If you have to write a letter of recommendation for a fired employee,
here are a few suggested phrases.
Lexical ambiguity |
| For a chronically absent employee
| A man like him is hard to find.
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| For a dishonest employee
| He's an unbelievable worker.
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| For a lazy employee
| You would indeed be fortunate to get this person to work
for you.
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| For the office drunk
| Every hour with him was a happy hour.
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Structural ambiguity |
| For a chronically absent employee
| It seemed her career was just taking off.
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| For a dishonest employee
| Her true ability was deceiving.
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| For a stupid employee
| I most enthusiastically recommend this candidate with no
qualifications whatsoever.
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| For the office drunk
| He generally found him loaded with work to do.
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Scope ambiguity |
| For an employee who is not worth further consideration
as a job candidate
| All in all, I cannot say enough good things about this
candidate or recommend him too highly.
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| For an employee who is so unproductive that the job
is better left unfilled
| I can assure you that no person would be better for the job.
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Other |
| For a lazy employee
| He could not care less about the number of hours he has to
put in.
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| For an employee who is not worth further consideration
as a job candidate
| I would urge you to waste no time in making this candidate
an offer of employment.
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| For a stupid employee
| There is nothing you can teach a man like him.
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