Has anyone written their own reference from work? Is it worth it or just stick to standard?

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The company I work for is making me (and several others) redundant for financial reasons.
They’ve offered me option of writing my own reference beyond standard confirmation of dates and job title.

Has anyone done this?
Ive had a go and it sounds horribly cheesy. Tried using ChatGPT too.

Just wondered if it was worth it or just stick to standard and give names of people who would give personal reference

Surely a reference is meant to come from someone else, isn’t that the point?

Well yes but they’ve offered to agree some wording over the standard if I tell them what I want.

Shoddy organisation to even consider this.

Why would it be shoddy? It seems fairly standard practice.

I think it is somewhat standard, but I'd hate it too. But I'd also want an actual reference not just the standard times and dates.

Do you have a colleague who maybe feels the same about it and you can have a go at writing one for each other?

I wrote my own, then my manager tweaked it. Why not, if they are offering it. I got a job very quickly after my redundancy, I’m sure my glowing reference didn’t hurt.

Sounds insane but I'd comply and then look for another job

It's never standard practice to write your own reference.

Have a look on LinkedIn at jobs in your area. Throw the JDs into Claude and ask for a concise summary of the main skills. Use that as the basis for your reference so that it discusses your strengths in those areas.