Okay so this might seem a little out there but how can I gently reject giving someone a referral? A friend I went to college with was laid off and wants me to refer them but I know that they are pretty awful at their job and a bit lazy. I don't want them on my team and I would feel guilty if I got him hired onto someone else's team. What should I do? I don't want to give them the referral but I also don't want to risk our friendship.

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Tbh at a firm the size of Deloitte, I’d just refer them. It’s not a small firm where their performance reflects on you. No one even knows or cares that your referred them, and you’d be helping a friend. Who knows, they might turn it around at this job

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You support your friend. No matter what. Period

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You can help them get referrals elsewhere

You can tell them you referred or there’s a technical glitch in the system and they can just apply from their end on the external website

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You can say that your firm has paused referrals for the time being but to try in the future

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