Think twice before you say something nice about someone on the Internet. The National Law Journal reports that lawyers are warning employers about the hidden dangers of giving glowing reviews of employees on LinkedIn, the popular business networking site that posts recommendations for job candidates.
“Plaintiffs’ lawyers, they fear, are scouring these sites, looking for evidence to dispute firings, as most LinkedIn recommendations are positive. So if a supervisor claims that an employee was let go due to performance problems but gave a rave review about him or her on LinkedIn — that, the lawyers stress, won’t look so good.
via Lawyers warn employers against giving glowing reviews on LinkedIn.
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