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Fake job seekers are flooding US companies that are hiring for remote positions

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182 points arizen | 1 comments | 09 Apr 25 12:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jacknews ◴[09 Apr 25 13:03 UTC] No.43631584[source]▶
Are they applying to all the fake jobs?
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ceejayoz ◴[09 Apr 25 13:08 UTC] No.43631629[source]▶
Yeah, this seems like a fair turnaround for the folks who've been wasting applicants' time for decades.
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bell-cot ◴[09 Apr 25 13:18 UTC] No.43631739[source]▶
> ...seems like a fair turnaround for...

Except the "them" who've been wasting applicants' time for decades is not the same as the "them" who are facing the flood of fake job seekers.

It's generally preferable that "justice" treats innocent parties and guilty parties quite differently.

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1. hackable_sand ◴[09 Apr 25 14:03 UTC] No.43632270{3}[source]▶
Idk dude. The schadenfreude is real. If a company wants to self-immolate to chase shadows, I will happily watch.