But the fired employee is the one who provides the recommendations and references. You think he is going to use the shop that fired him?

Any shop that he applies to would have to read between the lines and ask why he doesn't provide a recommendation from the shop he was just working for. I'm not an HR professional but I've taken university extension classes as a manager.

And with no legal action against the guy? The previous employer can't say a word.

Irulan has it absolutely right.
Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
don't give this cretin that kind of power over you. That is a choice you know. If you ran into him again, stand straight up and tall, look him in the eye with a look that says, "I know your gig and you KNOW what will happen if you so much as bat an eyelash at me".