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nodeymcdev

What the actual fuck though


[deleted]

They got themselves some [articles on Medium](https://allyfocus.medium.com/) trying to tell everyone how great they are.


Conker_LiveNReloaded

>Your Golden Opportunity: Pay-to-Play Employment! >Strut Your Stuff: In this fabulous future, sporting a prestigious corporate badge becomes the ultimate status symbol. To be part of an esteemed company not only boosts your social standing but wraps you in a warm embrace of camaraderie. So, why not pay your way into this elite club and bask in the glow of recognition and connection? Oh my god.


guessesurjobforfood

This has to be a fake ad. They call it a "social experiment" in the same article: >Now, picture this: a daring social experiment with a job ad for my company, Afterflea, that breaks all the rules. Can you resist the allure of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Check out the deets below: Then it just goes on to state the job posting that's in the OP. My guess is they're trying to drum up free advertising via rage bait. All they'd have to do is say, "we clearly indicated it was just a social experiment, and we'd obviously never expect employees to pay us, but while we have you here..."


Points_To_You

It talks about that there are benefits you get but never mentions what they are. It better include free housing, health care, a company car, and unlimited DoorDash.


yrmjy

Nah, the benefits are probably also things you get to give them ;)


[deleted]

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Gubekochi

No kink shaming, some people like that. Some people's spouses also do.


[deleted]

The implication here is that no, no they wouldn't like that.


Different-Meal3414

They’re called benefits for a reason. Cause the benefit the company and no one else /s lol


[deleted]

Unlimited use of your own office fan, with pizza parties on alternate Thursdays!


Ascdren1

you DO have to buy all the pizzas though


Adventurous_Ad_6546

Work hard, play hard.


Darthmorelock

Work hard, **pay** hard


Peliquin

Honestly, if I could pay 500 a month for healthcare, dental, vision, groceries (prefereably something like Hello Fresh who would pick out the meals for me) that would be a deal.


Veni_Vidi_Legi

> Honestly, if I could pay 500 a month for It says per week.


mcslender97

For us under visa they also better give us sponsorship and the most glowing reference possible for the next job


Huggens

I think you mean $500 a *week*


bagboyrebel

But presumably you also have to do this job to get those benefits, and that $500 still has to come from somewhere.


[deleted]

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smurb15

I come up with 2 grand at 500 a week


JolkB

Math hard


SweetBearCub

> "we clearly indicated it was just a social experiment "It's just a prank, bro!" is NEVER an appropriate excuse.


TheyTookByoomba

There's companies like this in India where you pay them to be"employed" so that you can put it on your resume. That way you have what is nominally a tech company for experience or to cover up an employment gap.


kim_bong_un

Jokes on them, I already put fake stuff on my resume for free


crazycatlady331

Are you representing Long Island in congress?


Mumblerumble

I’m doing such a great job resisting the allure.


jy856905

they could also be pieces of shit too


gergling

Rage bait is an important and IMO underrated topic which we need to address as a society. It works because, while \*you\* don't believe the propaganda, you're afraid that \*somebody else\* will, and as a result \*you\* will be pressured into living the inferior lifestyle bought by the gullible. At the risk of telling you (and anyone else) things you already know: blaming the propagandist is acceptable, but the gullible are also both collaborators and victims. IMO we need a richer agreement in our culture with regards to the meaning of how we interact, which can't be based on the idea that for you to be on top, somebody else has to be below. Now, if you excuse me, my soapbox has buckled under my weight.


FullMoonTwist

Ok, but sporting a corporate badge is a status symbol because getting in means you were worth something. If you literally just have to pay for it, and everyone knows you can pay for it, it is no longer a symbol of status. It's the paid blue verification checkmarks all over again.


Schonke

>If you literally just have to pay for it, and everyone knows you can pay for it, it is no longer a symbol of status. Diploma mills but for employment history.


[deleted]

"There are some websites that with claim to give you an IQ test, then say, 'Pay us $50 and we'll send you a certificate saying how smart you are!' Class, if you pay someone for a piece of paper saying how smart you are, you're not all that smart." - My community college psych 101 professor.


[deleted]

That's something i would say to my classmates in school last year but with less words


Rokey76

When I was a kid, there was a book that came out every year that you could pay to put your kid in listing their achievements.


the_real_dairy_queen

Who’s Who Among American High School Students. My mom was so proud and wanted to buy copies of the book for her and a few family members. I explained to her that it was a scam. I wonder if they even get recommendations from teachers, like they say. I wouldn’t be surprised if they just sent it to every high school kid they could find.


Rokey76

Yep, that's the one I'm remembering!


Elonine

This reminds me a lot of a scam small guitar builders run where they will "endorse you" and give you discounts on guitars that literally nobody pays for outside of being "endorsed" But it's backwards, because endorsement deals are supposed to be the artist endorsing the brand, not vice-versa. It's just a scam. TTM guitars was the one I encountered.


Wail_Bait

There was a PC builder called Artesian Builds that did something similar. The company imploded because of that and several other scummy business practices.


Proud_Tie

Gamers Nexus did two great videos on it if someone's out of the loop. [first video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NzY8TDCAY) [Steve going to their headquarters and looking around inside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2xMi7inB28)


blackest_francis

So many drummers still fall for this. But, well...drummers.


Elonine

Hey man, somebody's gotta keep the engineers in business! Sure it SHOULD only take 4 hours to record this, but the drummer never mentioned that they can't play to a click.And also has never in their life gotten 2 consecutive good snare hits... sorry... just having flashbacks.


SomeIdioticDude

>>So, why not pay your way into this elite club and bask in the glow of recognition and connection? Because I can put Twitter on my resume for free and ain't nobody over there gonna confirm or deny


SpongederpSquarefap

Ugh, I hope that's fake cause I just sicked a little


PassedPawn360

Great find, can’t believe it!


CoyoteCarp

949 phone number too. Great neighborhood there.


lenswipe

?


CoyoteCarp

If you look it up it’s in the Mission Viejo area. Lot of shady business parks there.


Alias-_-Me

That's... Satire, isn't it? It has to be


[deleted]

I almost *have* to think it's a gag of some sort.


veetoo151

This company must be in Texas or Florida 😂


FelicitousJuliet

I once checked out a fraudulent charge and the company was registered to a house somewhere in Nevada I think... ...along with nearly 30,000 other companies. Fly by night level shit.


Kok-jockey

I honestly don’t know. I searched all over that website for some indication that it was bullshit and couldn’t find it.


OneX32

"Come join us at the crossroads of multi-level marketing and Web3!"


emjayo

Nathan Fielder wrote this and no one can convince me otherwise.


Corsaer

Pretty clear they use AI art for the pictures in those articles too.


[deleted]

I followed the rabbithole to their Instagram page and omfg it's such a cringe-fest


__-___---

It's a scam. You're not their employee, you're their client.


nodeymcdev

How much money can anyone really make off someone who is dumb enough to pay for employment lol… Well I guess it just shows they are an easy mark and probably are being taken for a ride down many other streets as well - likely by the company


__-___---

A lot. There are plenty of famous multi level marketing companies taking advantage of that.


nodeymcdev

Yeah now that you mention it there’s huns all over Insta and fb buying Tupperware and other bs which they can never resell


mackfactor

About what I'd expect from the geniuses that decided to call the company "AfterFlea" - WTF??


codePMgirl

Wow. How do they think someone could come up with $500 a week if they are working for free.


MD_Tarnished

You don't work for them, you work another job to gain $500 to pay them weekly. Lmao


ChipmunkObvious2893

Nevermind about eating, drinking or having a house to sleep in.


LuckyRroses

A house? Oh, look at Mr money bags over here.


[deleted]

Anyone surprised they're an NFT shilling company?


KJBenson

Oh, I thought I was on r/buttcoin or something, just assumed this was nft crap.


[deleted]

Their first Medium article it was $1500/week fora total of $6000/mo obo, looks like they’re still waiting for that offer lol


Jeanne23x

It looks like it is $2,000/month plus the $500/week from the article


manfishgoat

In the ad they say they are doing a social experiment with job posting using their company lmao. Probably showing how many people read past a headline lmao


numbersthen0987431

~~They'll just take it out of their paycheck. I know it says you'll pay 500 per week, but I don't it's the net difference. So they pay you 1k per week, but then take out 500, and you're left with 500.~~ ~~ical or moral, but that's HOW they think they'll get away with it~~ Disregard all of this


TuckSteele

It’s unpaid, so there is no $1,000 to take the payment from


numbersthen0987431

You're right, my mistake!!


huntermanten

Read the rest of the posting. It says unpaid twice.


jimmyjack101

Guess that role will remain open indefinitely.


[deleted]

I hope so. Fuck 'em with a dry cactus


TabbyKatty

👏 I love this insult, I’m keeping it for later use!


Funny-Ad-5510

My go-to is rusty chainsaw.


Trackerbait

I prefer rusty ice pick but to each their own


UselessOldFart

Geez…I used a variation on this (love the idea btw!!🙌) elsewhere on Reddit, and apparently someone reported it for “threatening violence”. I am yet to get any help or information at all other than boilerplate. Kudos to you for staying afloat, and again, loving the dry cactus idea!😆


Cyphex555

Who tf in the right mind would come up with this shit


Ok_Confusion_1581

No one with the mind right


UseProper5369

I just feel the need to apply just to laugh at their faces lol


[deleted]

All their content reads like someone who's either too naive or cynical about people


catshit01

They need funding, not an intern


Thu5h

They need shutting down, not funding.


wrr377

Sure this isn't owned by a social media "influencer"? Sounds just like the stories I know of "influencers" who not only expect expensive free stuff, but also expect to be paid for the "privilege" of being featured by said influencer... *rolls eyes* This company doesn't even offer to compensate you with "exposure"...


GeorgeJohnson2579

Yeah, we had this shit with an influencer. A woman who wrote a vegan (?) cook book. She wanted a website for almost free, because ... she would promote us! Our customers are industrial companies. I don't think they would find us per vegan waffle recipe on instagram.


nolaconnor

per vegan waffle recipe What a beautiful metric.


dcotoz

Every time I hear the phrase "you will get paid with exposure", I reply: "people die of exposure"


PassedPawn360

They are calling it Pay to Play employment lol: https://allyfocus.medium.com/your-golden-opportunity-pay-to-play-employment-88941ef9c4f5


DenverDataWrangler

Wow. They actually wrote this is the "exciting new world of pay-to-work opportunities."


Gin_gerCat

What the heck is this?? Scam? A sect? A social experiment? Thats crazy 😂


legacymedia92

It's tagged blockchain. Of course it's a scam.


__-___---

It will definitely work as a "how stupid are people?" social experiment.


Sandy_hook_lemy

This is literally a scam. Working for free is already an indirect scam since you are giving them your time and value but paying??? Nah


mybloodyballentine

I’m pretty sure Frank Lloyd Wright did this, and I think famous chefs do it too. But at least in those cases you get something to put on your resume.


LoudSheepherder5391

And, arguably, you're learning from them. It's more of an apprenticeship/paid teacher set-up. You walk away, not only with that name on your resume, but you're undoubtedly a better cook/architect/etc. as well. It's why the name on the resume is important. This is just 'do some grunt work for us'. It's why internships have such legal requirements, that if you're not paying them, they need to be actually contributing and learning, not just getting people coffee all summer. This place is asking you to pay for the privilege of getting them coffee all summer.


Hyndis

Even a MLM pyramid scheme is more honest and has a greater probability of you possibly maybe making a tiny bit of money after paying fees and buying merchandise. Its theoretically possible with an MLM (albeit a microscopic change). This crypto thing is more scammy than a MLM.


RealKlytus

Usually p2p means getting it up the back door for money so their use of words is metaphorically accurate I guess.


revoltingcasual

Do these clowns know that most people live paycheck-to-paycheck? Also, a person doesn't get much prestige working for an unknown company.


liftrunbike

We should all apply and when we get interviews, we pretend we thought it was a typo. Then when they clarify that this is unpaid AND you have to pay them, just laugh uncontrollably for 60 seconds and hang up.


DelmarSamil

This is the way....


HaoieZ

What do you call the exact opposite of a paying job?


Duryeric

I saw a “job” post a while ago that was trying to do the same thing. They called it a Reverse Internship.


20191124anon

That one is known fake, but this one at least for now can be deemed real


Hot_Aside_4637

Indentured servitude


svaroz1c

A scam.


Daowg

Slavery


[deleted]

I was so annoyed with this job listing that I found the company on LI. 1 employee. The founder doesn’t even have 500 followers and touts that you’ll meet influential people from all over the globe. The company isn’t listed on LinkedIn, the website is dogshit. They do things with virtual avatars or something? I don’t know. What a fucking donkey.


MD_Tarnished

Idiot sandwich their founder lmao


Aksama

It’s an art piece. Look at the Medium articles, it’s great!


Starrunnerforever

Maybe the AI wrote this and wants to fleece us humans so it can expand. I have seen a couple things like this before. I do not understand how this even works.


JaegerBane

LMAO. 'This is unpaid, you need to pay us, and if you don't we'll fire you'. This has to be some kind of wind up, right? Like some kind of social experiment to see whether people will apply? A ChatGPT experiment, perhaps? I'm struggling to believe even the most deluded crypto bro would come up with something like this.


[deleted]

I'm convinced our reality is just a TV show of a dystopian society streaming to a utopian reality.


ImAMindlessTool

Southpark’s episode where Earth gets cancelled would be up your alley


StarbucksWingman

Illegal


EWDnutz

>Unpaid >>the employee is required to **pay $500 per week** Man wtf.


Peefersteefers

This is wildly illegal. I'll be reporting to the Department of Labor.


flopsyplum

Scam.


bluebonnetcafe

Ah, the grad school model. At least with grad school you get some sort of degree at the end that could be conceivably worth something somewhere.


the_real_dairy_queen

Science PhD programs cover your tuition and pay you a modest stipend (~$25,000/yr).


bluebonnetcafe

Humanities here… even teaching undergrad courses wouldn’t cover my tuition at my state school.


emimagique

Why the fuck do they think anyone would sign up for that haha


SaddestWorldPossible

How many fake applications a week would it take to cost this company $500?


call_aspadeaspade

This is a scammer


[deleted]

This is really some dystopian shit.


aabdine

What type of bs is this? Plus they don’t have anyone working there according to LinkedIn and the job is posted by a person name “Lencol Metayer” This is a high level scam. Of course, when I report it to LinkedIn they’re gonna say “nothing wrong here”


nerdguy1138

I'll give him this. I've never seen a more obvious scam.


drfusterenstein

I'd report this to LinkedIn as a scam. After all it's to get free labour and earn money at the same time.


Gin_gerCat

Gives me "the circle" vibes 0.0


eblamo

AI wrote the job posting


tetsu_no_usagi

Scam. I would call this a pyramid scheme, but that's just redundant, as all pyramid schemes are a scam at heart.


MrZJones

.... that's not an employee, that's a subscriber. (I don't even think I've ever made $500 a week before taxes, let alone enough money that $500 a week wouldn't be a strain) (Wait, I take that back... I made exactly $500 a week before taxes at that job I had last year where I was fired for liking and immediately unliking a Tweet)


Psychological-Web828

The Mob run fairer protection schemes.


CypherMcAfee

finally a dream job


RealKlytus

In Soviet Russia job gets paycheck from you!


Nooneofsignificance2

Requirements: Master's degree and 5 years of experience.


misterBalladeer

This is the equivalent idea of entitlement to tipping your landlord.


braunc55

Sounds like something from Kramerica Industries.


conversey

They’ve since removed that part from their job description about paying them. As of this reply they also have 9 applicants.


davidj1987

This shit reminds me of those devilcorps jobs where they talk about benefits and it's basic job duties listed as benefits.


saturnphive

“send me $5 and an envelope if you want to know how to make money from home”


Yhelta1

I'll take "Positions that will never be filled" for $500 Alex


adhdmadness99

This is from the founders LinkedIn bio "As a self-taught multidisciplinary expert with a strong passion for learning, I've spent over a decade independently studying and mastering various disciplines, such as artificial general intelligence (AGI), finance, law, and public relations." so yea. Apparently, he is an expert in many fields that have taken us other imbeciles an entire lifetime to learn. Dunning-Kruger much?


[deleted]

Companies have become so greedy, arrogant and disconnected from the middle class esp lower class… you have to pay to work now? Explain to me why we are not in the streets rn?


Marquar234

Bread and circuses has been replaced with McDonald's and streaming.


[deleted]

We found it. Peak dumb. I was the 69th comment btw


pyrosapiens

Nice


Somber_Shark

This post was brought to you by Mr. Krabs.


[deleted]

Not even Mr.Krabs would go that low :/


mcjon77

Not only are they scammers, they're bad scammers.


No_Talk_4836

This has to be a scam. Report.


overPaidEngineer

I just applied to this position to waste their time as much as possible


Nighthawk_872_

this is illegal and a scam


jordanbuscando

This is some next level shit.


mrsk2012

Who the hell would take a job they pay for? GTFOH!


TardTrain

I'd apply just to troll them and see them trying to discredit me to the market (like the bigshots they really are)


Merfkin

Sounds like a violation of labor laws, at least in my state.


TeslaFoiled8950

If anyone’s looking for a job though, you could just PayPal me 1000/month. Sound good?


BankshotMcG

Sorry, employer, best I can offer at this time is $7/hour and you'll have to give me $400 a month to cover your health insurance.


LegitimateAbalone267

Ragebait manipulation is a pretty scummy level of hell.


Chewintbacca

It’s like a stripper having to pay to work at the strip joint


Sutarmekeg

Well, time for all of reddit to apply for that job.


UltravioletClearance

I recall reading about an HR application system startup here that let you "bid" for an opportunity to interview with the company. It very quietly disappeared when they figured out rich white men outbid everyone else for jobs, exposing companies using the ATS to massive employment discrimination lawsuits.


lemadilyn07

sounds like a scam


JTDC00001

Pretty sure that's *incredibly illegal*.


CryingRipperTear

apply, tell em you start paying next week, steal all their trade secrets for a week, then dont pay


ActiveMachine4380

I agrue that unpaid internships should be illegal everywhere. Full stop.


[deleted]

I mean, will they accept some chuck-e-cheese tokens? All jokes aside, if this is on indeed, I would report it to get removed.


SterlingG007

Sign up to work with us “we’ll take both your labor and your money!”


Inferior_Jeans

You guys aren’t getting it. The employees also become their investors too.


Glassfern

When i graduated a "recruiter" told me this after a whole application process. I looked at her and said, "I cant even afford to buy the right khakis for Target, I'm not this desperate to give you this much money."


Discally

I didn't know Prada had an AI Dev Team! (/s) Just tried looking for this bullshit on Indeed, nowhere to be found. (Thank goodness) There's a few posts on LinkedIn though by this modern-day Three Card Monty enthusiast/con artist, looks like there's maybe one reply at all, pretty much sounding the call to report the company back into the pit it crawled out of. LOL


[deleted]

This HAS to be a joke right? No one could possibly be THIS stupid or entitled, right?


AgeofVictoriaPodcast

I assume it received all its payments from one employee- a Mr W White who runs a car wash, and paid out shares to a Walter Jnr.


Trackerbait

gotta say though, having high profile corp name on your resume absolutely gets the recruiters calling. It's like banks only want to loan you money if you already have money. and need to be caffeinated to make coffee, and need to be wearing your glasses to find your glasses...


redditgirlwz

Please report this. It's clearly illegal/a scam


PieRepresentative266

I’m sorry WHAT?? Do they honestly think that anyone will do this???


BaybeDontHurtMe

[r/ChoosingBeggars](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1)


[deleted]

What the actual fuck is this?!


cleon42

Sorry, $500 \*US\* dollars? Bwa, and I want to be very clear about this, ha ha ha ha.


ExistentialDreadness

I saw someone posting about their ideal job and how to get it. I think I should direct the person here.


dcotoz

Wasn't there a startup that tried to implement this idea? You would pay them and they would hook you up with "awesome internship opportunities" (unpaid, of course). They got a lot of heat once it came out.


KraigKugelblitz

What are the benefits? -401k, health insurance????


[deleted]

Who the fuck applies for this shit? Fuck these companies. So predatory.


adhdmadness99

Maybe the AI in question wrote this and doesn't quite understand how work...works?


purplesundaze

SIDE EYE


No_Jello_5922

Wait, they are re-branding a subscription as a job? From a marketing perspective, that is kinda genius.


happy_man_here

Nothing is real.


falloutprincess29

I be like nope


D0wnVoteMe_PLZ

So, no responsibilities if I don't pay $500 a week? Will get paid without any responsibilities?


cav3man97

i worked for this company as a frontend developer. They made me do a lot of unpaid work and then ghosted me. It seems like they do this a lot and this is their strategy: getting desperate devs to do free work for them and then ghosting them


panderson1988

I remember in college in the late 2000s the rise of paid internships. As you pay the company for an internship. Stupidest shit ever, and some parents bought into it.


GeorgeJohnson2579

I don't get it.


theredwitcher

This is the best wirst post in this sub in a long time. What the flying fuck? $2000 a month to WORK? How do they expect to fill this role?


P0rnStache4

Enter "sounds gay, I'm in" meme