Krytie TV Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I had a talk with my new supervisor of 4 months about a month ago where we talked candidly, in an off the record kind of way, about our career goals. I explained to him that I am seeking to enter management and was concerned that the opportunity does not realistically exist at this current agency. I also told him that I would have a difficult time staying in this situation and that would likely move on should the opportunity arise elsewhere or if I was able to get in at govt. level and he agreed with me. He even said that too many people see this position as a comfortable place but thinks people should only use it as a waypoint. He was supportive of my view. Well, I'm interviewing for a state position tomorrow and was wondering if it would be considred u8nethical for me to ask him to be a reference, assuming he felt he could give me a positive one. I think he would be a great reference and would hate to miss the opportunity to use it. Do you see a negative to coming out and asking him? To clarify, he is my current supervisor at my current position. Link to post Share on other sites
milvushina Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 The last time I applied for a job I was in a similar situation. I work for the state, and my job was dead end. While my boss encouraged me to do something more challenging, we talked about me getting a letter of reference from him and agreed that getting a letter from your current boss is rather weird. I can't find a reason to call it unethical. I guess normally you want a prospective boss to think the current one does not want to encourage you to leave, or help you to leave. Anyway, in my situation I decided not to do it, too bad I know, but I just decided it was unorthodox. Good luck getting a state job! Not the easiest thing to get but once you're in it's not very easy to lose either. Link to post Share on other sites
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