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The "Job".
The following is a true story, with the WhatsApp interaction reproduced verbatim (whenever possible) to maintain it's narrative content:
Recruiter: Salam, good evening
Me: Who's this, please?
Recruiter: My name is Farhana, I'm working with Yelp Inc. We got your contact from Jobstreet.com . We're offering full and part time online jobs, where you can work from home and get paid instantly. Can you spare me some few minutes of your time? I've some information for you that I think might interest you.
Me: You can tell me.
Recruiter: Our company primarily helps YouTube merchants do their online work. Our job is to help influencers gain likes or followers. The job is very simple. We work on YouTube to increase accounts' popularity and awareness, so we need people that will subscribe on the YouTube channel. We will pay them each subscription RM15. So, the more you subscribe, the more money you'll get instantly. So if you wish, I can give you a "trail task", after which you will be paid RM15 instantly. It takes just a maximum of 5 minutes. So do you care for a "trail task" now? All you need to do is either, like , comment or subscribe to earn RM15 instantly.
Me: I don't recall that JobStreet is currently collaborating with Yelp. Can you give me any evidence on this?
Recruiter: We got your contact as a recommendation from our advertisements on social media platforms.
Me: You just told me that you got my contact from JobStreet. I personally don't recall JobStreet as a social media. I think that JobStreet is an online job bulletin board. In this case, I'm wondering where exactly did you get my contact details from, Farhana? And what's your full name, please?
Recruiter: Like I said, your contact details were recommended to us. Our company primarily helps YouTube merchants to do their online work. Our job is to help influencers gain likes or followers. The job is very simple. We work on YouTube to increase accounts' popularity and awareness, so we need people that will subscribe on the YouTube channel. We will pay them each subscription RM15. So, the more you subscribe, the more money you'll get instantly. So if you wish, I can give you a "trail task", after which you will be paid RM15 instantly. It takes just a maximum of 5 minutes. So do you care for a "trail task" now?
Me: This you've informed me and I understand in general. Thanks for your info. But, can you please answer my questions? I've another question for you: Who recommended to you my contact details?
Recruiter: Please... You need to understand my statement. We have your contact as a recommendation from our advertisements on social media platforms. If you're not interested in the program let me know. Thanks.
Me: First, you said you got my contact from JobStreet, which isn't a social media platform. Assuming that what you said was true, may I know which social media platform recommended my contact details to you? Is it Facebook? Instagram? Tik Tok? Snapchat? Or others?
Recruiter: Yelp Inc.
Me: From what I know, Yelp isn't a social media platform.
Recruiter: OK.
Me: By the way, how do you know that I'm not interested in the program?
Recruiter: I KNOW SERIOUS PEOPLE WHEN I TALK WITH THEM, AND YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE ONE.
Me: Are you now assuming that I'm not interested in this program just because I asked some questions?
Recruiter: YOU'RE MORE BASED ON KNOWING IRELEVANT THINGS.
Me: As a citizen of Malaysia and of the world, can't I have the freedom of speech to even ask some relevant questions when it regards to my data security under Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010?
Recruiter: My dear, it was nice talking to you. Have a nice and lovely day, Mr. Smart.
Me: Finally, someone remembered to be polite again. It was nice talking to you too, except the part when you were being rude and can't answer my questions satisfactorily.
Recruiter: NOW, I BELIEVE IN THAT SAYING: COMMON SENSE IS REALLY NOT COMMON. AND HONESTLY, YOU'RE THE MOST BORING PERSON THAT I'VE TALKED WITH. TRUTH BE TOLD.
Me: I also remembered a saying that goes: "Do not throw pearls to pigs." They won't appreciate it. By the way, you're just a little bit better than a beggar and a pig combined.
Recruiter: Empty vessels truly make loud noises. Hahahaha. So, Mr. "pig eater", you're a Muslim... my ass.
Me: Good night. I'm going to get busy again. I hope that you don't contact me again. Again, you've another baseless assumption that I'm eating pork. In fact, I like eating seafoods. Didn't your parents ever teach you about manners and etiquette when talking to people?
(And the recruiter was silenced forever...)
Recruiter: Salam, good evening
Me: Who's this, please?
Recruiter: My name is Farhana, I'm working with Yelp Inc. We got your contact from Jobstreet.com . We're offering full and part time online jobs, where you can work from home and get paid instantly. Can you spare me some few minutes of your time? I've some information for you that I think might interest you.
Me: You can tell me.
Recruiter: Our company primarily helps YouTube merchants do their online work. Our job is to help influencers gain likes or followers. The job is very simple. We work on YouTube to increase accounts' popularity and awareness, so we need people that will subscribe on the YouTube channel. We will pay them each subscription RM15. So, the more you subscribe, the more money you'll get instantly. So if you wish, I can give you a "trail task", after which you will be paid RM15 instantly. It takes just a maximum of 5 minutes. So do you care for a "trail task" now? All you need to do is either, like , comment or subscribe to earn RM15 instantly.
Me: I don't recall that JobStreet is currently collaborating with Yelp. Can you give me any evidence on this?
Recruiter: We got your contact as a recommendation from our advertisements on social media platforms.
Me: You just told me that you got my contact from JobStreet. I personally don't recall JobStreet as a social media. I think that JobStreet is an online job bulletin board. In this case, I'm wondering where exactly did you get my contact details from, Farhana? And what's your full name, please?
Recruiter: Like I said, your contact details were recommended to us. Our company primarily helps YouTube merchants to do their online work. Our job is to help influencers gain likes or followers. The job is very simple. We work on YouTube to increase accounts' popularity and awareness, so we need people that will subscribe on the YouTube channel. We will pay them each subscription RM15. So, the more you subscribe, the more money you'll get instantly. So if you wish, I can give you a "trail task", after which you will be paid RM15 instantly. It takes just a maximum of 5 minutes. So do you care for a "trail task" now?
Me: This you've informed me and I understand in general. Thanks for your info. But, can you please answer my questions? I've another question for you: Who recommended to you my contact details?
Recruiter: Please... You need to understand my statement. We have your contact as a recommendation from our advertisements on social media platforms. If you're not interested in the program let me know. Thanks.
Me: First, you said you got my contact from JobStreet, which isn't a social media platform. Assuming that what you said was true, may I know which social media platform recommended my contact details to you? Is it Facebook? Instagram? Tik Tok? Snapchat? Or others?
Recruiter: Yelp Inc.
Me: From what I know, Yelp isn't a social media platform.
Recruiter: OK.
Me: By the way, how do you know that I'm not interested in the program?
Recruiter: I KNOW SERIOUS PEOPLE WHEN I TALK WITH THEM, AND YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE ONE.
Me: Are you now assuming that I'm not interested in this program just because I asked some questions?
Recruiter: YOU'RE MORE BASED ON KNOWING IRELEVANT THINGS.
Me: As a citizen of Malaysia and of the world, can't I have the freedom of speech to even ask some relevant questions when it regards to my data security under Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010?
Recruiter: My dear, it was nice talking to you. Have a nice and lovely day, Mr. Smart.
Me: Finally, someone remembered to be polite again. It was nice talking to you too, except the part when you were being rude and can't answer my questions satisfactorily.
Recruiter: NOW, I BELIEVE IN THAT SAYING: COMMON SENSE IS REALLY NOT COMMON. AND HONESTLY, YOU'RE THE MOST BORING PERSON THAT I'VE TALKED WITH. TRUTH BE TOLD.
Me: I also remembered a saying that goes: "Do not throw pearls to pigs." They won't appreciate it. By the way, you're just a little bit better than a beggar and a pig combined.
Recruiter: Empty vessels truly make loud noises. Hahahaha. So, Mr. "pig eater", you're a Muslim... my ass.
Me: Good night. I'm going to get busy again. I hope that you don't contact me again. Again, you've another baseless assumption that I'm eating pork. In fact, I like eating seafoods. Didn't your parents ever teach you about manners and etiquette when talking to people?
(And the recruiter was silenced forever...)
