The Job Service With Monkeys has provided my name to a number of potential employers who have contacted me. Some seem to be scams of the variety that involve me promoting illegal or unethical products, such as no-fee life insurance for old folks (we lend you money at a high interest rate, you spend that money on crappy insurance from us, then when you die or default, we own your home!) Some seem to be scams of the “business opportunity” variety.
One is a sales job with an apparently legitimate financial services company. One that advertises on national TV. An applicant would take the Series 7 exam, wear a suit, and sell financial services by telephone. The thing is, I know someone who worked there once, who tells me that everyone spends the day with cocaine, cold-calling, and sexual harrassment. Since she wasn’t into doing coke or being sexually harrassed, it was basically just telemarketing hell in fancy clothes.
Mmmm, fancy clothes.
Secretly Ironic 