I got a message on LinkedIn about a job, it seems legit. The issue is as soon as I replied, she basically told me to apply as quickly as possible because it’s time sensitive.

I don’t know why this kind of rubs me the wrong way, I guess because I’m in a different time zone and I’m expected to literally drop everything for a job I might not even have an actual chance for.

Also she is the person who I would be working with, my potential future boss, and also the co owner of the company.

Am I overreacting? It just seems unnecessarily stressful idk. Also I’m very afraid of red flags now cause I ignored them at my last company and it was a nightmare.

Edit: I responded and asked some basic questions about the timezone/hours, and if applying in the next few hours would be ok, and she hasn’t responded in over an hour. Now I’m wondering if I should even bother applying :/

  • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
    22·
    24 hours ago

    Dang, this reminds me of how genuinely helpful /r/Scams is and how we could develop an equivalent, thriving community here on Lemmy.

    Anyway, vet the company and have a friend read the messages, or share them here. Do not do anything involving money (you should only be gaining it, not having to part ways with it), and the app sure as heck shouldn’t ask for your SSN at this time.

    • Oka@sopuli.xyz
      19·
      23 hours ago

      How to avoid getting scammed:

      • DO NOT SEND MONEY
      • DO NOT ACCEPT MONEY OR CHECKS
      • DO NOT GIVE CREDIT CARD DETAILS
      • DO NOT OPEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHILE SOMEONE IS CONNECTED TO YOUR DEVICE
      • CALL THE INSTITUTION THAT THE OTHER CLAIMS TO BE AND VERIFY THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDED
      • DO NOT PAY FOR SOMETHING YOU KNOW IS STOLEN OR ILLEGAL TO PURCHASE
      • BE AWARE OF COMMON SCAM SCRIPTS AND TACTICS
      • IF YOU FALL IN LOVE ONLINE, MEET THEM IN PERSON
      • DO. NOT. SEND. THEM. MONEY.
      • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        13 hours ago

        DO NOT ACCEPT MONEY OR CHECKS

        And don’t send it back if you were forced to receive it and they demand it back, like via Venmo or Zelle.

        • Oka@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          17 hours ago

          It’s not a good idea to send them pictures of your face. They can use it for identity theft.

      • redlemace@feddit.nu
        8·
        22 hours ago

        ALSO DO NOT SEND COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENT bank-card, passport, driving licence, not even from your librarycard

    • Djfok43@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      24 hours ago

      She hasn’t asked for anything suspicious yet, I’m more so worried it’s a toxic company and they won’t treat me well :/

      • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        13 hours ago

        Oh, so you think it’s legit and the company just sucks. Yeah, that’d be nearly as bad. What about reviews on Glassdoor or elsewhere?

        • Djfok43@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          9 hours ago

          I couldn’t find any. Just on some random website there were like four 5 star reviews. Either way she ghosted the fuck out of me so Im not going to apply. Absolutely pathetic how desperate she was to then ghost me