riverripper wrote:
I know after it came out that I was going to be applying another engineer thought it was a good idea and asked one of the same people who is doing my rec and he got a "why don't you wait a year." Basically our manager did not think he was ready and thus wasn't willing to give him a rec. He didn't sink the kid though, he told him that he hasn't really had any leadership chances and that he will be able to give him a much strong rec next year after he proves himself.
I'm not in your position, so I can't really sense the underlying motives, but 1 thing is for sure. BS is everywhere in business in terms of promotions, raises, bonuses, and especially these rec letters.
It could be that this person is not ready, but it could also be that they don't want to lose another person so soon after you left. My hunch is that they don't want people to think these rec letters will be spit out for everyone. Not necessarily because they think this guy is not ready.