I got a new job. I am beyond excited. The last thing to finalize is the new job needs to speak with my references and confirm their letters of rec. I have great references, but 2 of them are disorganized. They are artsy people, they haven’t gotten back to my new bosses yet. I am freaking out that they are going to cost me this new job. I’ve reached out and reminded them but nothing is moving.
They certainly could lose you the job, their flaky behavior might interpreted as a lack of support for your candidacy.