Okay, people. Show of
hands, please. How many of you either got a job or made a hire on
LinkedIn? Hands, please. Yes, that
boy in the back… Yes, you may go to the bathroom.
No one here? Not
surprising. What a tangle the site has become. But why pick on one when
so many other sites are doing the same thing… or should we say not doing
the same thing?
Well, if you’re out of
work, when you fill out the on-line forms and post your resume, at least you
feel like you’re doing something productive. Of course, the product of
your something productive will be a flood tide of baloney in return. If you’re out of work, you’ve probably had
your fill of bologna by now.
Sites with fake jobs by
the dozen will send you poorly worded, ungrammatical invitations to “make a
fortune in your spare time” by forwarding packages or stuffing envelopes or
some similarly silly non-job. These people are playing games. The game is
to get your personal information and then either use it to spy on you or sell
it to someone else whose nonsense will jam your inbox.
We warn people that the
IRS does not call you at dinnertime -- or ever. We warn people that there are
no Nigerian princes or their widows ready to pay you big bucks if you’ll just send
them a gift card or a small check (with all your numbers there-on) so they can
ship you that truckload of money. But the “job offers” should be dumb
enough to light up your self-detection warning system.
Unfortunately not.
It’s tough to believe that
people are as gullible as they seem to be. Or maybe tough is the wrong word.
The right word might be “astonished.”
If you want to lose
money, do it the old fashioned way. Join a multi-level marketing company.
Or gamble. At least there’ll be some excitement as you watch your rent money
disappear before your very eyes and your friends, neighbors and relatives drown
in a sea of overpriced and useless vitamins, miracle laundry soap and prepaid
legal services.
SHRAPNEL:
--Who won the dem
candidates debate last night? No one. There are just too many people on
the platform and too little time for each to say anything important.
I’m Wes Richards. My
opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®
Comments? Send ‘em
here: wesrichards@gmail.com
© WJR 2019
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