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Well, I was waiting for Goober to wade in with more
info., but I got the impression this was not a bait
and switch. That is, I got the impression it was not a
case where someone lied to you on the phone about
interviewing for a tech writing job and showing up and
you find out it's a rectruitment session for
encyclopedia salesmen.
I got the impression it was more about, you
interviewed at a bonafied company for a tech writing
position that existed, took the bonafide tech writing
job, and then something the employer promised or told
you was the case turned out to be not the case.
?
Goober? Close? You there? Bin fired? <g>
?
Cheers,
Sean
--- Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Must be one of the hiring techniques these people
> use.
>
> Years ago, in the midst of a career change, I called
> a firm for an
> information interview. Well, I sounded like a
> go-getter, he wanted to really
> talk with me. I went, prepared for some sort of
> interview, only to get
> pressured to participate in a pyramid scheme to sell
> water filters. You
> know, you recruit people who recruit people who
> recruit people...
>
