# I've been told to write my own letter of recommendation

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**Created:** [January 29, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-told-to-write-my-own-letter-of-recommendation/483536 "2009-01-29T13:41:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-told-to-write-my-own-letter-of-recommendation/483536/21 "2009-01-30T10:42:16Z")

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You’re in Iceland? Yikes!

I would add, “This is the greatest employee – nay, human being – in all of Iceland. In fact, he’s more like a superhuman when it comes to business. Without him, your company will surely fail and your life will end in misery. But with him, you will be the envy of all – and the success of your country!”

Seriously though, good luck with that. Sorry things are so rough over there.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-told-to-write-my-own-letter-of-recommendation/483536/22 "2009-01-30T15:45:32Z")

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> [@WormTheRed](#):
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> He has signed it, but will gladly do so again tomorrow.
> 
> Thanks for pointing out the mistakes! Most appreciated!

I’m not sure of the conventions there, but “recommend without hesitation” is even better than “highly recommend” and it’s what I would use for someone exemplary. If you still have time for edits 🙂

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