I hate to admit that I did the same thing. I felt awful about it, but this guy was driving me insane. Always taking off for ‘union’ time, always moaning and complaining, always reporting me to the union for being ‘unfair’ to him.
So, when a supervisor from another department called me for a reference I gave the guy a fair enough one to be considered for the vacancy. He got the job and even though I pitied his new supervisor a great weight was lifted from me and I was able to be a better manager.
{{Here’s a prayer up asking that I be forgiven for what I did to _____ for giving him ____ at the V.A.}}
Buddy's supervisor was looking for a more permanent solution, I think. :-)