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I am not able to connect with people therefore I'm not liked in my job. How in such situation I can collect references? I am doing my job well (I'm computer programmer), I can cooperate in team but nobody really likes me so nobody wants to give me references. I'm currently looking for new job, I have asked coworkers from my former job for references but nobody responded me. What can I do in such situation?

Wow, that's very frustrating to say the least. And not to mention unfair.

The method of initial email and follow-up phone call?

Yes mail & phone. Two people that I contacted, promised me to give references but after that they've done nothing.
I wonder what I have done wrong.
Do you have any advice how to collect references in future?

Can you get your boss/manager to give a reference, if not the HR department may be able to.

Many companies only give fairly non-specific references so (provided you have not been in too much trouble) they will not detail what your colleagues thought of you.

Have you been asked to provide references?

You may be surprised, but most companies don't do that in that way anymore. They know anyone you give them is going to say good things about you already. Firms like LexusNexis are commonly contracted to do any background/drug tests related to employment - and their services can include contacting former employers for references (if the company includes that in their package). For $60, its one less thing internal HR has to worry about and they get a complete background/credit/criminal/reference report delivered to them within days.

Ha. The last person who said they'd give me a job reference didn't give me one at all and I just ended up thinking, so why did I end up working here? o yeah, its because I got selected to from the grotto after a polite enquiry from me to see if there was any vacancies.
I used to work in a garden centre, but i wasn't there very long and i'd just split up with someone too, so I was feeling a bit fragile at all costs.
Anyway, to find out all the prices of different composts, you had to keep checking this book, almost like for answers because half the time the barcode was soiled and it was frustrating.
Anyway, this geezer so called manager, used to be on jobseekers so he told me, for quite a lengthy time, five years I think. And I still wanted the job, so I was silly. He put some old boy in charge of me, who was losing patience and accuracy with things as I was not a quick learner. no I just hadn't needed to scan barcodes from a book before, o and they wanted me to clean up the store and print out labels, yeah I know, so old fashioned, it wasn't even a warehouse.
He blamed me for everything that went wrong and was going on in there, only because he couldn't cope with having a crush on one of the staff, which became apparent after working hours.

I joined LinkedIn, and I have gotten some recommendations from people there. I have a history of having problems with my managers, though, so I don't have any of the recommendations that would seem like the most effective ones.