The thing that stood out most to me, though, is that it WASN'T too good to be true. It was just shiny enough to be attractive, but not so shiny as to be suspicious. They weren't offering sky-high salaries, just top of the range (which you'd do if you wanted to attract top talent). The benefits etc. seemed generous but rational - again, r…
The thing that stood out most to me, though, is that it WASN'T too good to be true. It was just shiny enough to be attractive, but not so shiny as to be suspicious. They weren't offering sky-high salaries, just top of the range (which you'd do if you wanted to attract top talent). The benefits etc. seemed generous but rational - again, reasonable if you want top talent. Remote staff? Sure, that was a rare perk a few years ago, but not now. This guy got the tone EXACTLY right, especially in an industry that's USED to being lowballed and professionally disrespected.
I like to think, had I followed up on the listing, that I would've run screaming at the mention of "deferred pay". But what about someone who'd been furloughed for a year and was getting desperate? Or someone starting out? It's way too easy to fall for these things, especially when you WANT to believe (as you say)
Yes, Katya, if it sounds too good to be true, we should pass. If it sounds just good enough to be true, we must do thorough research before committing to anything. In the past year, I've been surprised by how seemingly good jobs quickly turned into intolerable situations. Had I done a little more research, this could have been avoided.
Alas, sometimes, too, you just can't figure it out until too late. Not something like this - I suspect there were signs, but either people were siloed enough not to see them adding up or they really just didn't want to believe they'd been conned. Rather, with a few past positions I've had and friends have had, where you realise far too late WHY that job was open....
The thing that stood out most to me, though, is that it WASN'T too good to be true. It was just shiny enough to be attractive, but not so shiny as to be suspicious. They weren't offering sky-high salaries, just top of the range (which you'd do if you wanted to attract top talent). The benefits etc. seemed generous but rational - again, reasonable if you want top talent. Remote staff? Sure, that was a rare perk a few years ago, but not now. This guy got the tone EXACTLY right, especially in an industry that's USED to being lowballed and professionally disrespected.
I like to think, had I followed up on the listing, that I would've run screaming at the mention of "deferred pay". But what about someone who'd been furloughed for a year and was getting desperate? Or someone starting out? It's way too easy to fall for these things, especially when you WANT to believe (as you say)
Yes, Katya, if it sounds too good to be true, we should pass. If it sounds just good enough to be true, we must do thorough research before committing to anything. In the past year, I've been surprised by how seemingly good jobs quickly turned into intolerable situations. Had I done a little more research, this could have been avoided.
Alas, sometimes, too, you just can't figure it out until too late. Not something like this - I suspect there were signs, but either people were siloed enough not to see them adding up or they really just didn't want to believe they'd been conned. Rather, with a few past positions I've had and friends have had, where you realise far too late WHY that job was open....