i have witnessed the same practice against a tech that has to work in Polk county know because he was told that he could no longer work in Orlando because he "dropped a route for CFCC". He did infact refuse a route because it was a very weak route and yet the "good ole boys" had huge money routes. This particular tech is not a hack and is very capable of doing any install. He is now a lead for Kablelink and is doing very well. By the way CFCC has tried to rehirethis tech since then.
This is CABL.com posting #182513. Tiny Link: cabl.co/mVDV