My coworker recently told me he moonlights doing an online job while working our normal job. I asked him what he does and he said that it’s hard to explain but there’s a powerpoint that explains when i get hired. He said it’s all legal and we get paid $10 an hour and pay goes out every week. He showed me he’s made an extra $250 this week on an excel spreadsheet. I think it sounds like a great opportunity/s

Anyway what flavor of scam do you think this guy is part of? I’m thinking mlm because he’s trying to bring others into the fold, but I heard him tell someone else theres a fee to join, and that screams pyramid scheme.

  • OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
    28·
    2 years ago

    If he has to explain that it’s legal, and refuses to tell you what it is until you get hired, it’s a scam. Probably an MLM he got sucked into.

  • adj16@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    2 years ago

    I like how you can tell who didn’t read your whole post by them giving you real advice about not taking this job

      • candybrie@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 years ago

        Even if you miss the /s, the second paragraph makes it pretty clear that was sarcasm. Unless you know people who think getting scammed is a great opportunity.

  • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    2 years ago

    The fee to join makes this absolutely a scam, but everything else reminds me of trying to explain my work for Appen. They do extremely strict NDAs and pay similarly, it’s legit but it also kinda sucks, or at least all the projects I was on sucked.

  • defunct_punk@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 years ago

    100% a scam and your coworker is either naive and needs someone to tell him that too or is an asshole who’s trying to get out of the hole he’s put himself in by recruiting other people

  • zerbey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    Sounds like a scam, but hey hear him out it may be legit. Don’t draft that resignation letter just yet. I can tell you, with almost complete certainty, that it’s an MLM scheme and you should just walk away.

  • Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 years ago

    Yeah, hard to say the exact nature of the scam. It could be some kind of ponzi, paying out the teeny “wage” from the fees coming in from new recruits.

  • Chainweasel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    I had a similar experience and it turned out a be a MLM scheme, If you’re not going to be given any details on the job before you take the job then I definitely wouldn’t take it.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    14·
    2 years ago

    Whyy don’t you try and explain what it is?

    Some negative people in here but I’ve hired several of my former colleagues to work nights and weekends for me. I pay much better than their current roles .

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        15·
        2 years ago

        Well I asked them so I’ll wait continue benefit of charity.

        I’ve hired people to answer phones, label data, do advanced ml, all kinds of stuff. Its a job. And I use slide decks to present to them about what we do.