An old colleague has just asked for a recommendation for a role. The problem is, he’s fallen off the rails a bit in-terms of mental health. Awesome guy, but hard to give a genuine recommendation. Wyd?

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Maybe a job is all he needs to get back to a good place

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Not your place to fuck this guy over based on your thoughts about his current state. (Real or imagined) Comment on the work you did together and focus on that great guy part.

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Unless you are a mental health professional it is not your place to diagnose that. Only talk about the things you have experienced personally, not about what others have told you no matter how credible it is.

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Don’t ever bad mouth anyone, karma has long arms. Also you should help your fellow creatives when you can, especially if they were once “an awesome guy”.

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You should still provide one, it just won’t be positive. Anyone asking for a recommendation should be sure you’re getting a good one.

Alternatively don’t give one and try to stay out of it if you can.

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How do you know this about his mental health? Has he been unemployed for a while? And how long ago was it you worked with him?

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I would give a recommendation, mentioning only good things that you personally experienced or know about him. We need to help people with mental illness, it’s not their fault they are like that. I’m sure this person is trying hard to do the best they can at their job

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