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Got this just a bit ago:

"Hi stupidbird, this is Anna with jobrecruiter. I found your resume on ziprecruiter and I'd like to call you about a low-rent job that's so far below your skill level that it's not going to pay anywhere near what you're making. What's a good time to call?"

My reply:

"Hi Anna, I don't have a resume on ziprecruiter, if there's one there it's been placed without my permission. Can you send me a link?"

No reply of course, and I haven't used that email address in about two years due to it being in one of the many, many LinkedIn breaches. Why would you start out a contact with a direct lie? I realize it's a template but still. It makes you look really bad and lazy and I certainly don't want to speak with you.

Got this just a bit ago: "Hi stupidbird, this is Anna with jobrecruiter. I found your resume on ziprecruiter and I'd like to call you about a low-rent job that's so far below your skill level that it's not going to pay anywhere near what you're making. What's a good time to call?" My reply: "Hi Anna, I don't have a resume on ziprecruiter, if there's one there it's been placed without my permission. Can you send me a link?" No reply of course, and I haven't used that email address in about two years due to it being in one of the many, many LinkedIn breaches. Why would you start out a contact with a direct lie? I realize it's a template but still. It makes you look really bad and lazy and I certainly don't want to speak with you.

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Wow, never had one that bad. I have had people try to get me in the door, but the companies always jew out and try to pay well under market wages for the position.

Oh, I have some bad news for you. Quite often it is the shop telling you the company won't pay so they can make more shekels off you. If you don't take the job they will just keep trying to find someone who will and will lie to them and the corp to get the deal done.

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Many of them are. A few of them I've had contacts on the inside and they apologize and go "That's all they'll authorize." Too bad.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Many of them are. A few of them I've had contacts on the inside and they apologize and go "That's all they'll authorize." Too bad.

That's the only ones you can believe and they also might be lied to. Are you actually looking for a contract?

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No. In fact, my profiles specifically state no contract-only positions. They don't read it, of course, but I can call them idiots.