My employer won't give me a reference
Question
I worked for a well-known bar chain for more than four years in the central production unit. Now that I have quit this job I am finding it impossible to get a reference from this employer.
I gave four weeks' notice before I left this job, but after working two of them my car blew up, so I had to get a lift and two trains for the third week. However, in the final week I could not get to work and explained this to my manager. Now he is unwilling to provide a reference, even though I had been in the company for a long time.
Do you have any suggestions about how to get round this? I was also put in a tricky position when I was asked about my reasons for leaving the job. This was not done in private but with my manager present and he was one of the reasons I wanted to leave.
What the expert says
Nick Gourley, UK sales director, Blue Arrow
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