Woman loses a job offer after her former manager, who volunteered to be her reference, flags burnout concerns to the hiring company – FAIL Blog

She was upfront with her manager about burning out from constant client work. The manager was supportive, said the door was always open, and then volunteered herself as a reference. That last part is important because nobody asked her. She offered. And then a few weeks later, she got on the phone with a hiring company and led with concerns about burnout, like she was doing them a favor.