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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A coworker who I used to supervise and still works in my division (of about 35 people), has been listing me as a reference on job applications.  I got two calls yesterday from employers wanting to get my feedback on this coworker.  So, he is applying for other jobs.  No one else in the division knows about this.  Should I be protecting the coworker and not reveal this information.  Or, should I warn his supervisor that he's looking to leave?

My boss thought that I needed to share this type of information with his supervisor.  But, after I did (after the first phone call), I felt a little guilty about not talking with the coworker first.  So, after the second call, I did talk with the coworker and let him know that I had told his supervisor.

One of the jobs he applied for was within our agency -- so it was only a matter of time before this news got out.  On the other hand, I'm not sure its useful to tell the supervisor.  [b]I'm confident that the employee won't be retaliated against or somehow punished for applying for another job.[/b][/quote]

I'm also a new poster.  You don't know who your supervisor or your co-worker's supervisor have told, so even if the 2 supervisors are nice people, that doesn't mean that others are too.  So, you can't really be confident that the employee won't be retaliated against.  I agree with all the other posters, that was so mean of you.  Why even talk to your boss about it in the first place?  So odd.  The co-worker didn't ask you to be a reference, so he either 1) trusted you or 2) was naive or 3) was young.[/quote]

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