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I have this buddy of mine who is looking for employment in my company. His hiring manager knows about his attitude problems after speaking to his former colleague (taking medical leave almost every single week, showing up late for work on days he decided to come and generally irresponsible and does not take ownership of his work at all).

However, that's not all. This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies from his previous workplace but there was never a formal case. He was just discharged when his contract ended.

Would it be appropriate to share such information with his hiring manager?

His hiring manager is a good friend of mine from university.

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  You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
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  Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
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  I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
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  yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
  – Kilisi
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  This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
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I have this buddy of mine who is looking for employment in my company. His hiring manager knows about his attitude problems after speaking to his former colleague (taking medical leave almost every single week, showing up late for work on days he decided to come and generally irresponsible and does not take ownership of his work at all).

However, that's not all. This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies from his previous workplace but there was never a formal case. He was just discharged when his contract ended.

Would it be appropriate to share such information with his hiring manager?

His hiring manager is a good friend of mine from university.

professionalism

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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by solarflare, Michael Grubey, gnat, Twyxz, Lilienthal♦ 2 hours ago

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  You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
  – Kilisi
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
  – Amanda
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
  – jcm
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
  – Kilisi
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
  – BSMP
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I have this buddy of mine who is looking for employment in my company. His hiring manager knows about his attitude problems after speaking to his former colleague (taking medical leave almost every single week, showing up late for work on days he decided to come and generally irresponsible and does not take ownership of his work at all).

However, that's not all. This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies from his previous workplace but there was never a formal case. He was just discharged when his contract ended.

Would it be appropriate to share such information with his hiring manager?

His hiring manager is a good friend of mine from university.

professionalism

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I have this buddy of mine who is looking for employment in my company. His hiring manager knows about his attitude problems after speaking to his former colleague (taking medical leave almost every single week, showing up late for work on days he decided to come and generally irresponsible and does not take ownership of his work at all).

However, that's not all. This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies from his previous workplace but there was never a formal case. He was just discharged when his contract ended.

Would it be appropriate to share such information with his hiring manager?

His hiring manager is a good friend of mine from university.

professionalism

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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by solarflare, Michael Grubey, gnat, Twyxz, Lilienthal♦ 2 hours ago

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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by solarflare, Michael Grubey, gnat, Twyxz, Lilienthal♦ 2 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
  – Kilisi
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
  – Amanda
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
  – jcm
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
  – Kilisi
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
  – BSMP
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 3 more comments

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
  – Kilisi
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
  – Amanda
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
  – jcm
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
  – Kilisi
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
  – BSMP
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
– Kilisi
9 hours ago

You're contemplating going out of your way to make trouble for your buddy?
– Kilisi
9 hours ago

Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
– Amanda
9 hours ago

Just an email or phone call away, not really that difficult
– Amanda
9 hours ago

1

1

I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
– jcm
9 hours ago

I think 'snitch' is a terrible word that only serves to perpetuate a perverse culture of silence. That said, there really is nothing to report here but an unsubstantiated accusation.
– jcm
9 hours ago

yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
– Kilisi
7 hours ago

yep, easy enough to make accusations without proof, but I'm just surprised you're trying to sabotage a 'buddy'. I must have a different interpretation of the word.
– Kilisi
7 hours ago

This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
– BSMP
7 hours ago

This buddy of mine has been accused of stealing office supplies... Who made the accusation and who told you?
– BSMP
7 hours ago

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How much have you seen personally?

In general, I've found that it's hard to know the whole story. There are situations where you have first-hand knowledge of co-workers violating policies or otherwise being obtrusive. However, you've said that you were told by a former co-worker that the potential employee was on medical leave weekly: Does the potential employee have any legitimate medical issues? Or, perhaps, does the former co-worker have any reason to exaggerate the claims that you've laid out?

Benefit of the doubt.

In general, I've found it's best to give the benefit of the doubt to individuals when you don't have first hand accounts of misbehavior. This will often circumvent the question of "being a snitch."

On being a snitch.

That said, being a snitch is a real concern: I've often had to balance my opinion on 'the right way to do something' with the perception that I'm over-concerned about what somebody else is doing on their own time. It can seem petty and excessive. I've found it helpful to stage the question in your own moral standpoint:

1. Are you sure that the potential employee stands guilty as accused? You may be preventing someone from gainful employment based on a rumor, or you could be saving your employer months of pain.


2. Would you feel comfortable working with the potential employee? If it doesn't bother you personally, what motivation do you have to mention something about someone's past?

Also, as some comments have reflected, the word 'snitch' casts the conversation in a negative light. You're not a snitch by telling your employer something important about a potential employee. You are a snitch if you happened to have been involved in the scheme to pilfer supplies from the previous employer.

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I think the answer is very easy here:

1. If you are 100% sure he was stealing with evidence, then you can give a hint to the hiring manager if you really want.


2. However if you have even 1% doubt and only hints/possibilities of him "maybe" being a thief, then it's best to just leave it.

In my opinion, I would just let him loose and leave it for someone else to catch him and for him to get in trouble in the near future. So far it seems like petty theft.

As he gets more confident it should snowball and get him into a lot worse crimes, and of course the consequences will get worse which will have a better chance of fixing his behavior. As compared with right now if someone was to tell him "stop stealing pens".

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How much have you seen personally?

In general, I've found that it's hard to know the whole story. There are situations where you have first-hand knowledge of co-workers violating policies or otherwise being obtrusive. However, you've said that you were told by a former co-worker that the potential employee was on medical leave weekly: Does the potential employee have any legitimate medical issues? Or, perhaps, does the former co-worker have any reason to exaggerate the claims that you've laid out?

Benefit of the doubt.

In general, I've found it's best to give the benefit of the doubt to individuals when you don't have first hand accounts of misbehavior. This will often circumvent the question of "being a snitch."

On being a snitch.

That said, being a snitch is a real concern: I've often had to balance my opinion on 'the right way to do something' with the perception that I'm over-concerned about what somebody else is doing on their own time. It can seem petty and excessive. I've found it helpful to stage the question in your own moral standpoint:

1. Are you sure that the potential employee stands guilty as accused? You may be preventing someone from gainful employment based on a rumor, or you could be saving your employer months of pain.


2. Would you feel comfortable working with the potential employee? If it doesn't bother you personally, what motivation do you have to mention something about someone's past?

Also, as some comments have reflected, the word 'snitch' casts the conversation in a negative light. You're not a snitch by telling your employer something important about a potential employee. You are a snitch if you happened to have been involved in the scheme to pilfer supplies from the previous employer.

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How much have you seen personally?

In general, I've found that it's hard to know the whole story. There are situations where you have first-hand knowledge of co-workers violating policies or otherwise being obtrusive. However, you've said that you were told by a former co-worker that the potential employee was on medical leave weekly: Does the potential employee have any legitimate medical issues? Or, perhaps, does the former co-worker have any reason to exaggerate the claims that you've laid out?

Benefit of the doubt.

In general, I've found it's best to give the benefit of the doubt to individuals when you don't have first hand accounts of misbehavior. This will often circumvent the question of "being a snitch."

On being a snitch.

That said, being a snitch is a real concern: I've often had to balance my opinion on 'the right way to do something' with the perception that I'm over-concerned about what somebody else is doing on their own time. It can seem petty and excessive. I've found it helpful to stage the question in your own moral standpoint:

1. Are you sure that the potential employee stands guilty as accused? You may be preventing someone from gainful employment based on a rumor, or you could be saving your employer months of pain.


2. Would you feel comfortable working with the potential employee? If it doesn't bother you personally, what motivation do you have to mention something about someone's past?

Also, as some comments have reflected, the word 'snitch' casts the conversation in a negative light. You're not a snitch by telling your employer something important about a potential employee. You are a snitch if you happened to have been involved in the scheme to pilfer supplies from the previous employer.

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up vote
4
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up vote
4
down vote

How much have you seen personally?

In general, I've found that it's hard to know the whole story. There are situations where you have first-hand knowledge of co-workers violating policies or otherwise being obtrusive. However, you've said that you were told by a former co-worker that the potential employee was on medical leave weekly: Does the potential employee have any legitimate medical issues? Or, perhaps, does the former co-worker have any reason to exaggerate the claims that you've laid out?

Benefit of the doubt.

In general, I've found it's best to give the benefit of the doubt to individuals when you don't have first hand accounts of misbehavior. This will often circumvent the question of "being a snitch."

On being a snitch.

That said, being a snitch is a real concern: I've often had to balance my opinion on 'the right way to do something' with the perception that I'm over-concerned about what somebody else is doing on their own time. It can seem petty and excessive. I've found it helpful to stage the question in your own moral standpoint:

1. Are you sure that the potential employee stands guilty as accused? You may be preventing someone from gainful employment based on a rumor, or you could be saving your employer months of pain.


2. Would you feel comfortable working with the potential employee? If it doesn't bother you personally, what motivation do you have to mention something about someone's past?

Also, as some comments have reflected, the word 'snitch' casts the conversation in a negative light. You're not a snitch by telling your employer something important about a potential employee. You are a snitch if you happened to have been involved in the scheme to pilfer supplies from the previous employer.

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BSMP

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How much have you seen personally?

In general, I've found that it's hard to know the whole story. There are situations where you have first-hand knowledge of co-workers violating policies or otherwise being obtrusive. However, you've said that you were told by a former co-worker that the potential employee was on medical leave weekly: Does the potential employee have any legitimate medical issues? Or, perhaps, does the former co-worker have any reason to exaggerate the claims that you've laid out?

Benefit of the doubt.

In general, I've found it's best to give the benefit of the doubt to individuals when you don't have first hand accounts of misbehavior. This will often circumvent the question of "being a snitch."

On being a snitch.

That said, being a snitch is a real concern: I've often had to balance my opinion on 'the right way to do something' with the perception that I'm over-concerned about what somebody else is doing on their own time. It can seem petty and excessive. I've found it helpful to stage the question in your own moral standpoint:

1. Are you sure that the potential employee stands guilty as accused? You may be preventing someone from gainful employment based on a rumor, or you could be saving your employer months of pain.


2. Would you feel comfortable working with the potential employee? If it doesn't bother you personally, what motivation do you have to mention something about someone's past?

Also, as some comments have reflected, the word 'snitch' casts the conversation in a negative light. You're not a snitch by telling your employer something important about a potential employee. You are a snitch if you happened to have been involved in the scheme to pilfer supplies from the previous employer.

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answered 8 hours ago

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I think the answer is very easy here:

1. If you are 100% sure he was stealing with evidence, then you can give a hint to the hiring manager if you really want.


2. However if you have even 1% doubt and only hints/possibilities of him "maybe" being a thief, then it's best to just leave it.

In my opinion, I would just let him loose and leave it for someone else to catch him and for him to get in trouble in the near future. So far it seems like petty theft.

As he gets more confident it should snowball and get him into a lot worse crimes, and of course the consequences will get worse which will have a better chance of fixing his behavior. As compared with right now if someone was to tell him "stop stealing pens".

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answered 6 hours ago

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I think the answer is very easy here:

1. If you are 100% sure he was stealing with evidence, then you can give a hint to the hiring manager if you really want.


2. However if you have even 1% doubt and only hints/possibilities of him "maybe" being a thief, then it's best to just leave it.

In my opinion, I would just let him loose and leave it for someone else to catch him and for him to get in trouble in the near future. So far it seems like petty theft.

As he gets more confident it should snowball and get him into a lot worse crimes, and of course the consequences will get worse which will have a better chance of fixing his behavior. As compared with right now if someone was to tell him "stop stealing pens".

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

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I think the answer is very easy here:

1. If you are 100% sure he was stealing with evidence, then you can give a hint to the hiring manager if you really want.


2. However if you have even 1% doubt and only hints/possibilities of him "maybe" being a thief, then it's best to just leave it.

In my opinion, I would just let him loose and leave it for someone else to catch him and for him to get in trouble in the near future. So far it seems like petty theft.

As he gets more confident it should snowball and get him into a lot worse crimes, and of course the consequences will get worse which will have a better chance of fixing his behavior. As compared with right now if someone was to tell him "stop stealing pens".

share|improve this answer

answered 6 hours ago

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I think the answer is very easy here:

1. If you are 100% sure he was stealing with evidence, then you can give a hint to the hiring manager if you really want.


2. However if you have even 1% doubt and only hints/possibilities of him "maybe" being a thief, then it's best to just leave it.

In my opinion, I would just let him loose and leave it for someone else to catch him and for him to get in trouble in the near future. So far it seems like petty theft.

As he gets more confident it should snowball and get him into a lot worse crimes, and of course the consequences will get worse which will have a better chance of fixing his behavior. As compared with right now if someone was to tell him "stop stealing pens".

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answered 6 hours ago

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