I'm in PP in a large metro area in which there are other PP groups and academics. Let's say I have an applicant coming to interview. The other practices in town have dirty laundry. This could be anything: bad group dynamics, ongoing or forthcoming litigation, senior partners looking to capitalize on juniors, suboptimal care.
How does your group or how do you personally approach this issue?
1) Do you inform the applicant of said problems out of some moral obligation?
2) Do you inform the applicant of said problems because you want your group to look best in their eyes?
3) Do you tell the applicant to ask the other group about something in particular knowing it is a problem there (tip them off)?
4) Do you bite your tongue and keep it above board because you don't want to start a flame war between competing groups or for some other reason?
Obviously there are variables here: how badly do you want the applicant, what the dirty laundry is, past history with other regional groups, etc.
For the prospective applicants out there:
1) Would you want this information or would this create some element of distrust with the group that told you?
Personally, if I am asked a direct question about another group by an applicant, I don't spread unsubstantiated claims but tell them to ask partners within the group in question. Just curious if other people do it differently. I understand in the end, we in private practice are running a business and do what is needed for survival of the group to some extent.
How does your group or how do you personally approach this issue?
1) Do you inform the applicant of said problems out of some moral obligation?
2) Do you inform the applicant of said problems because you want your group to look best in their eyes?
3) Do you tell the applicant to ask the other group about something in particular knowing it is a problem there (tip them off)?
4) Do you bite your tongue and keep it above board because you don't want to start a flame war between competing groups or for some other reason?
Obviously there are variables here: how badly do you want the applicant, what the dirty laundry is, past history with other regional groups, etc.
For the prospective applicants out there:
1) Would you want this information or would this create some element of distrust with the group that told you?
Personally, if I am asked a direct question about another group by an applicant, I don't spread unsubstantiated claims but tell them to ask partners within the group in question. Just curious if other people do it differently. I understand in the end, we in private practice are running a business and do what is needed for survival of the group to some extent.
