Management 101 pt3

I should add, latest part of management dictat is; well first a tiny bit of history ...

We have countless jobs up for grabs at the moment and two of the guys I supervise are applying for some of them. That's the history ... the dictat is:

"They can't ask you to be their referee, it has to be the head of the building they work for."

Oh right - so if I want a reference, I'm allegedly not allowed to go to the people who ...

• know me best
• know my work best and
  
• will definitely be on my side

but then I've come to expect this kind of crap and guess what, I'm not paying it any attention. I didn't sign up for this, it isn't in my contract and they can't make me.