My old consulting manager who made my life hell for 3 months asked me for a referral to my current employer. LOL

Just an objectively awful person: she’d talk negatively to me about people in the office I didn’t know and would be very unlikely to work with, share their performance reviews, etc.

Do I say no or make the referral and then block her internally? I assume she’ll look to someone else for a referral/apply on her own if I just say no

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No. Don’t make the referral. Do you think she has changed? She sounds like a toxic manger/employee. And if she acts the same way (which she will) it will reflect on you. Don’t introduce a person like this into your company.

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If she is deemed 'bad hire' it will reflect badly on you. If you like your job remember tigers don't change their stripes. Say No or put her resume in SPAM bucket and be silent

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Just ghost her 👻

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I would block that internally. I have prayed this would happen to me so I could ask them "do you really think I want/we should work together again". I get it may burn a future bridge but I think some of these crappy managers need to realize the consequences of their performance

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Yeah, I’m not courageous enough to do what she deserves. Thinking I’ll ignore and then still block internally so she doesn’t have a shot

I would do both. Not refer and let people internally know you were asked, declined, and why.

But how you decline is important. If this is the vindictive type who could possible ever impact you, phrase it carefully or act like you never got the request (unless it was a verbal request done one on one ....but based on description doesn't seem their style)

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Agree. Pretend you didn’t see it and simultaneously let the hiring manager or recruiter know internally.

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