I've been applying for every position on Craigslist that I am qualified for. Well, except for the ones that are obvious scams. You know the ones- lots of misspellings, bad grammar, email to send résumé to is 'advert2918@hotmail.com'. That sort of thing. I felt that I was doing a fine job avoiding dumbasses, as I'm sorry- you do not want to get in the way of my quest for employment. Until this week I had received only one response that was fishy. Shit- that was the only response I'd received period. But Monday brought a response that just outright pissed me off.
The individual thanked me for my 'prompt' response first off- which is bullshit because I'm applying to positions that were posted days ago- then went on to say how TRUSTWORTHINESS and LOYALTY (all caps, cruise control ON) were of utmost importance, and that I needed to give them my bank account information so they could deposit money for me to order 'automobile parts'. Yeah. Seriously. I honestly want to know how many people they get to do this shit- because I doubt it is very many. Yes- that's right, this is me having some sort of semblance of hope in humanity. You must have lived in a cave for the past 5 years or be downright retarded to not know that any sort of shit like that = scam. Even without the warnings they post at the USPS (which are damn informational, I tell you) one just has to think "Hm. Asking for personal financial information just doesn't seem quite legit..." Damn straight. BECAUSE IT ISN'T. I got another today that even gave interview times, but first I had to fill out 'direct deposit' information. I clicked on the link out of curiosity. I might have been hoping for a newly leaked celebrity sex tape, but hell- what do I care about viruses? I USE A MAC, MOTHERFUCKER. The link asked for not only financial info, but for a social security number. You're. Shitting. Me. So again, I hold firmly to the belief that no one is stupid enough to provide this information without need. Need would be that you have been hired and they actually *do* need that shit in order to get you on payroll/tax roster/etc.
So I have come to the conclusion that Craigslist is a fucking joke. It has wasted my time and dashed my hopes upon jagged rocks and I hate it. I fully believe the weird dreams about bomb threats in WalMart last night were due to an underlying psychological disturbance from the scam responses. From now on, I'm sticking to the 'Best Of' section and 'Missed Connections' ONLY. Bah.
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