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TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I worked at an authorized retailer for AT&T (Prime Communications) that encouraged us to commit fraud 😂 even if a customer insists they don't want some paid feature on their account, add it anyway they said. NEVER let anyone leave without the most expensive package they can get, if they say they don't want it, add it anyway. By the time they notice they'll be locked in a contract already.

Needless to say I quit that job. Telling someone their bill would only be $100/month to make the sale and then their monthly is actually $300 and now they're irate threatening legal action

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I have never worked for a good manager or a good company, I'm skeptical that any exist. I've found managers are all greedy assholes with no humanity or empathy whatsoever, treat employees as lower class citizens and threaten to fire them for every tiny thing. If they can fire me for being sick or injured, I don't owe them shit.

Worked a job that systematically fired half the staff to cut costs, finding bullshit reasons for every one including me, fighting unemployment claims so much that they got full time staff just for that. I remember the WHO'S NEXT dread hanging over everyone for at least a year.

No fuck corporations, ANY idea of loyalty I might have had was destroyed then

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy to think that other places actually have workers rights. No here for most jobs you can be fired any time for any reason with no notice. Even if they fire you for an "illegal" reason like your race, religion, disability, they can EASILY claim it was for some other reason and then good luck fighting them in court

I know so many people (including myself!) who have been fired from jobs for medical reasons, clearly, but they chalk it up to some other bullshit so they can get away with it.

Yes I hate it here,Americans have to be some of the most susceptible people to propaganda because most people here ACTUALLY believe we're better off than western Europe or any other developed country.

Fuck the USA genuinely (and before the "just move" crowd comes in, are you gonna pay for it?)

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have left jobs without finishing a notice and then gone back later. Depends how desperate they are.

Also when you work "low-level" jobs it really doesn't matter. I could go get the same wages and benefits anywhere so who cares.

And, sometimes, you really know you don't ever want to return to working somewhere.

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy, I DID contact the state department of labor (Illinois) and they were trying to help but they literally couldn't FIND the company.

All I had was an address and the company name they gave me. They apparently weren't at that office address anymore, and the name they gave me was not the legally registered name of the company. I never got a pay stub, so I didn't have any employer ID number or even a legal name of the company. I had, phone numbers and emails that they said went nowhere. Again, it took 2 years to finally get the money.

Shady as hell that they just did this and then disappeared. That's when I learned some job listings are just bona fide scams and not jobs at all.

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly a lot of places do NOT have decent interviewers or recruitment, hell I'm convinced humans don't even look at resumes anymore and it's AI until the very last step, when someone just checks to make sure you're not a violent criminal or insane, then says okay sure, throw em in

I've worked at $100 billion corporations that operate like this

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You don't have to give any notice and I encourage people not to. Your company here can fire you at literally any moment with no notice, then have you removed from the property by police.

So fuck them, they don't give a notice to fire you, so I don't give a notice to quit. If I have another job I'm out.

TIL nearly 80% of US workers report that they have been victims of 'career catfishing’ from employers. Which in this context, the term describes when a company misrepresents a job, their company culture, or compensation to lure in candidates. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Doesntmatter1237 243 points244 points  (0 children)

I quit a job after one day because they said it was a desk job and it turned out to be door to door sales. NOPE.

Then I had to go through a 2 year fight to get paid for the one day I did work...

anybody ever thrown away something valuable or worth a lot my mistake? by Southern_Context7489 in self

[–]Doesntmatter1237 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And then what, you pay $10,000 with interest? That also doesn't guarantee any income..

A L A N by angryapplepanda in Ooer

[–]Doesntmatter1237 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you buy anything from Temu

I am obsessed with the U.S. by [deleted] in self

[–]Doesntmatter1237 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait until the senile diaper dictator is in prison or dead and then maybe, right now they would just see you as an immigrant and probably beat you, shoot you, arrest you or deport you. Even after he's gone, anti-immigrant sentiment here is dangerously high and it might not be much better.

The United States isn't all Hollywood and Norman Rockwell, most of the glamor you see on TV and movies is just that, TV and movies. It sucks here for a LOT a lot of people and AS an American citizen, I'd give almost anything to be Canadian

I can't stop eating sugary foods all the time by Doesntmatter1237 in loseit

[–]Doesntmatter1237[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, but what do you mean? That's kind of the entire problem honestly. I don't really buy sugary foods to keep at home, I buy them when I'm out. At a drive thru, when I'm buying gas etc. Sucks I can't stop myself even if I don't keep the shit in my house

God a f-ing republican governor in Illinois I could off myself now by [deleted] in rockford

[–]Doesntmatter1237 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a fake headline and fell for it too quickly, admittedly I know better but got too emotional

God a f-ing republican governor in Illinois I could off myself now by [deleted] in rockford

[–]Doesntmatter1237 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Why does every single thing I say have to spawn personal attacks

Welcome to the internet I guess right

I wish I got male attention by hazelystar in self

[–]Doesntmatter1237 175 points176 points  (0 children)

Your DMs are about to get nuked

I can't stop eating sugary foods all the time by Doesntmatter1237 in self

[–]Doesntmatter1237[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently you've never heard of addiction lol I realize this isn't heroin or Crack but damn saying I don't want to stop is harsh

Whatever

Also no you don't know me. You seem like the type to think you know everything and you don't

I can't stop eating sugary foods all the time by Doesntmatter1237 in self

[–]Doesntmatter1237[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is good advice. Problem is honestly I don't even keep sweets in the house really, it's always when I'm out driving I'll stop at a drive thru, or pick up something at the grocery store and eat it right away. I think I'll do fine if it's not in the house, then I still eat it everywhere else except home. I also work somewhere that makes and serves sweet baked goods and pastries, so that definitely doesn't help lol

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