Hi HNers,<p>I worked at a very large (100,000+ employees) corporation in California more than 5 years ago. I need an experience letter from that employer for my immigration process. The letter is supposed to document tasks performed and that I really was hired as a software developer and not as a janitor.<p>I contacted the manager there and he pointed me to HR. The HR then gave me a generic employment verification letter (which does not have job duties). They said that I should ask my manager for a letter with job duties and that they have no policy against writing such a letter.<p>When I contacted my manager again, he became unresponsive. No reply to emails or phone calls. He still works for the company and I had a friend check if he was logging into their IM system everyday.<p>Basically, he is screwing me and not writing me the letter. Very unprofessional.<p>Now, I really need the letter for my immigration process and they wouldn&#x27;t accept any other proof of my employment there.<p>Does anybody know how I could ask for such a letter from that manager?<p>Thanks
Ask HN: How do you deal with an ex-employer who is not writing a reference ltr?