Hi
Recently a pal of mine, who works for a company, lets say employer A went to look for another job. They applied directly to another company in the same industry, let’s say company B.
Company B contacted my pal to confirm receipt of his/her application and will revert in due course.
Apparently on their own steam, Company B contacted another company D for a reference for my pal. No references were quoted on my pals CV and no one from company B asked if it was OK for them to contact company D. Company D was, up to recently partnered with Company A, her employer. If my pal had known that company B wished to contact D for a reference they would have point blank said no.
Now my pal is stating that everyone in his/her work place knows that they are going for a job in company B. It has not been said directly to my pal, but all of his/her friends have gone back to and told him/her that even all the directors know.
Basically Company B contacted company D who in turn contacted his/her employer "A" and shot their mouth off.
Any suggestions as this put my pal in a little sticky situation especially if they do not get the other job, as David Brent once said "they would not be looked upon favourably".
My pal does not want to upset the employer B as they would really like the job but seriously wishes to confront D, any thoughts.