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LOL I hate Craigslist!

post #1 of 15
10/13/08 at 8:53pm
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So in my search for employment I am exploring every possible opportunity, and this includes perusing the Craigslist classifieds. Desperate? You betcha! At any rate, I've been sticking to the Admin/Office jobs section and being fairly selective about the very few I apply to. Apparently I had a small lapse in judgement, because the following just arrived in my inbox:
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Hello Jennifer,

Thanks for contacting us. My name is Kendra. Let me give you some additional information about the position you are inquiring about.

One of the things our company does is operate cam sites for various websites. The position we are fulfilling is for a Chat Hostess on one of these sites. For this position you would be in front of a camera and chatting (using your keyboard) with customers. It is really that easy. In reality this is probably very similar to the conversations you already have online with your friends. Let me state that this is not a sales position and there is definitely no nudity in this position.

So what is the type of person we are looking for? We want someone that is fun to talk to. The users of our sites just want to carry on a conversation with someone that they find interesting. If you think you can chat and carry on an interesting conversation and you are used to emailing/texting on the computer then this might be the perfect position for you.

Profile: All of our Chat Hostesses are female and over 18 years old.

The office location: The location for this position is in Smyna off of Windy Hill Rd. (Exit 260 on I-75)

Attire: We consider the attire similar to what you might wear in a club.

For the next stage in the hiring process you can just fill out the questions below and send back to me. After I have a chance to review them I'll contact you via email and we can set up a time for a phone interview.

You can just reply to this email and cut and paste your answers back to me.


1) Phone Number:
2) How did you hear about us and what section:
3) Any questions that I can answer for you:
4) Please attach a recent picture of yourself:

Thank you,
Kendra
Well I can laugh or I can cry. I prefer the former. Maybe I could even have some fun with this... Feel free to suggest questions I should ask or post pictures I should send!
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post #2 of 15
10/13/08 at 11:56pm
I can tell you I did a majority of my job searching through craigslist. Although I did come across the occasional scam. The one thing I noticed is that after a while certain companies seem to be recycling their ads. Now that means either they haven't found anyone or that job doesn't really exist and it's some kind of joke.

Also, there are some employers who ask way to fucking much for such little cash.

And ironically I got my current job in all places. The freakin LA Times classifieds.
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post #3 of 15
10/14/08 at 12:36am
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You found a job? Yay!

I have noticed the ad recycling as well. Blah. But I know a couple of people who have found jobs through Craigslist, so I can't rule it out completely. Fortunately, I have a couple of employee referrals to a couple of different companies, so hopefully one of those will eventually come through. In the meantime, though, if you ever see some chick vaguely resembling me on a sketchy-but-not-nude chat site, I swear it's not me! I get that all the time, though. WTF? It's like I have a doppelganger, or something. That whore!
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post #4 of 15
10/14/08 at 12:42am
It was funny to find my old job in a Craigslist ad. No, I didn't apply for it.
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post #5 of 15
10/14/08 at 12:48am
You guys should, like, totally go out.
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post #6 of 15
10/14/08 at 12:57am
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I've seen a couple that sounded suspiciously like old jobs of mine. I almost hope that they were and that they were wishing they hadn't let me go. Stupid moody "doctors"!!! ;p
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post #7 of 15
10/14/08 at 1:01am
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Originally Posted by InTheShadows View Post
You guys should, like, totally go out.
Brilliant idea! Nothing beats a long distance relationship, with someone you don't know, that is completely lacking in sex. Nothing.
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post #8 of 15
10/14/08 at 1:02am
But we have webcams now! Virtual sex is 10x better than real sex, no disappointment.

I mean, his last name is Hocken. That isn't sexy enough for you?
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post #9 of 15
10/14/08 at 1:20am
Craigslist is a hive of scum and villainy.
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post #10 of 15
10/14/08 at 1:28am
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Originally Posted by Nexus-7 View Post
Craigslist is a hive of scum and villainy.
Of course it is. FWIW, I'm also looking in the Creative Loafing classifieds.
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post #11 of 15
10/14/08 at 1:41am
I got my job through Craigslist, a very good job with a small East Bay software company. Twelve minute commute, they bought me a nice laptop (and they said it was okay to use it for gaming too), four months after starting they gave me some management duties and a 10k raise, and they constantly say they want to me to be happy enough to stay for the next ten years. Then again, I have a knack for stumbling into cushy situations.
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post #12 of 15
10/14/08 at 11:27am
Jennifer, I'm looking at that e-mail and I'm still not seeing the problem here. Especially if you get me a password to that site. So I can make sure it's legitimate to protect your interests.
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post #13 of 15
10/14/08 at 10:58pm
I got ALL of my jobs from Craig's List, but I'm in high tech and live in Northern CA, where Craig's List seems to get the most/best jobs. You did need to beware the companies that post the same ad every week for a year. Those ads are legit: they just grind through people...
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post #14 of 15
10/15/08 at 12:22am
Jennifer, you should totally send me your name when you get hired that way we can, you know, haha, chat and stuff, lol
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post #15 of 15
10/15/08 at 12:25am
Do it for a couple of months, and then write a book about it. And then write a screenplay. And then give it to Speilberg. You'll be in Oscar city by christmas.
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