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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on reason.

Fired for cause, or laid off because not enough work available etc?[/quote]

Fired for cause. [/quote]

I would sure a hell make sure the young adult understands fully how to do better in the future, and how this could have long-reaching consequences. Hopefully it's low stakes, but when I've had lackluster intern, I've declined to serve as a reference and I've also made a note about their eligibility for re-hire within a company. Hopefully this was low-stakes, but a teachable event :/  How is your young adult reacting? Does s/he understand what happened? Was it truly egregious, or...  employer could over-react also, and an intern is easier to fire than to put resources into training better, so if it were an honest mistake, lack of knowledge, not asking for help instead of trying something...  versus showing up for work drunk, surfing the internet all day, propositioning a boss...[/quote]

I suspect it was showing up drunk or absenteeism but I have legitimately no idea. It could be anything. Child doesn’t know we know, yet. [/quote]
I imagine you helped dc get this internship? [/quote]

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