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I got a message on LinkedIn about a job, it seems legit. The issue is as soon as I replied, she basically told me to apply as quickly as possible because it's time sensitive.

I don't know why this kind of rubs me the wrong way, I guess because I'm in a different time zone and I'm expected to literally drop everything for a job I might not even have an actual chance for.

Also she is the person who I would be working with, my potential future boss, and also the co owner of the company.

Am I overreacting? It just seems unnecessarily stressful idk. Also I'm very afraid of red flags now cause I ignored them at my last company and it was a nightmare.

Edit: I responded and asked some basic questions about the timezone/hours, and if applying in the next few hours would be ok, and she hasn't responded in over an hour. Now I'm wondering if I should even bother applying :/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

She said the pay is stated by me, and then she discusses it with the client to see how much they're willing to pay basically

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

She said the pay is stated by me, ...

"Hurry and apply immediately" and "You determine the compensation"? Fucking run. There is no way that's not a scam.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I men she'll probably get back to me and be like "the client said the most they can do is 18 an hour"

Anyway she hasn't even responded to my attempt at basic communication so I won't be applying cause I don't want to work for someone like that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

"you determine your own pay" is also a common MLM/pyramid scheme flag.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

Well based on the job description it doesn't sound this way, but who knows what'll happen

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

So it's a recruiter for a contractor company? They sometimes get bonuses if they fill the position within a certain time so it might be why they are so pushy. Also recruiters are working against other agencies so they will be super pushy or if it sounds like you are not on board they will just drop the conversation and move to another mark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

I just asked about what time zone the hours are in.. she just asked if it's a "full time job" and I also asked if I can apply within a few hours if that's ok.. she can say it's not and I'll try to do it quicker but idk how long it would take me to format my resume

Anyway guess she dgaf

She is the co owner of the company it's like a startup type thing where they find people virtual admin assistants