Scam or not a scam, that is the question...

In reply to Nick_Comstock:

No but possibly a vagarmpit?

I assume you are kidding in asking if this is a scam. If not, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can make you a great deal on.

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

Any port in a storm I say.

In reply to pinchvalve:

Does this bridge have a manual transmission and is it RWD? If so I'm interested

EvanR wrote: Do people actually work for $650/week gross? What is that, like $400 after taxes?

That's $16.25/hr on a 40 hour week, which is considered VERY extravagant by many employers. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

gamby wrote:

EvanR wrote: Do people actually work for $650/week gross? What is that, like $400 after taxes?

That's $16.25/hr on a 40 hour week, which is considered VERY extravagant by many employers. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Nope. It confuses me even more. Why are people willing to do that, when they have a choice?

I chose to join a Trade Union. My job pays $29.46, plus a benefit package worth another 25%. There are plenty of people in my city, doing essentially the same job I do, but they didn't join a trade union. They make $20-22/hr and ZERO benefits.

Mostly, these are the people who sit around and badmouth Trade Unions. Rather than enjoy the prosperity that comes from having some say in how the employer treats them (including compensation) they choose to work for lousy wages because "Unions are evil".

Nope. Sorry, no sympathy.

In reply to EvanR:

Dude, you are in Las Vegas!

That perspective is completely out of line in some parts of the country.

I'm pretty sure anyone who had the choice to work for $29.46 plus benefits would take it.

I know a lot of skilled workers who would be pretty happy to work for $12 per hour.

Be thankful you have a choice, instead of complaining about those of us who do not.

SVreX wrote: In reply to EvanR: Dude, you are in Las Vegas! That perspective is completely out of line in some parts of the country. I'm pretty sure anyone who had the choice to work for $29.46 plus benefits would take it.

Another CHOICE. I was making $17 doing the same thing in Michigan. I got in my car (this being GRM, I assume most of you have a car) and drove to Vegas, where the money is.

Darn that Constitution and the "Freedom of Movement" clause.

EvanR wrote:

gamby wrote:

EvanR wrote: Do people actually work for $650/week gross? What is that, like $400 after taxes?

That's $16.25/hr on a 40 hour week, which is considered VERY extravagant by many employers. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Nope. It confuses me even more. Why are people willing to do that, when they have a choice? I chose to join a Trade Union. My job pays $29.46, plus a benefit package worth another 25%. There are plenty of people in my city, doing essentially the same job I do, but they didn't join a trade union. They make $20-22/hr and ZERO benefits. Mostly, these are the people who sit around and badmouth Trade Unions. Rather than enjoy the prosperity that comes from having some say in how the employer treats them (including compensation) they choose to work for lousy wages because "Unions are evil". Nope. Sorry, no sympathy.

I know a hard working kid who decided to stick up for himself and joined the bricklayers union and went through their apprentice program. He mostly spends his time waiting by the phone for a call to come in and work for $42/hour plus some amazing benefits. For a couple of months a year, he actually gets to work.

Way I see it there is a cycle to all things...The mobs made the unions, the unions made the middle class and the middle class killed industry in NA by becoming parasitic rather than symbiotic. Now the middle class is dying because they have nothing to feed off. All this has happened in the past and will happen again.

gamby wrote:

EvanR wrote: Do people actually work for $650/week gross? What is that, like $400 after taxes?

That's $16.25/hr on a 40 hour week, which is considered VERY extravagant by many employers. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

yeah … doubt that any of the assemblers at my plant made that much …if any did they were very few … when I retired I was making $13.40 … I'm sure there were a few making more than I did .. but not many … the funny thing is that they now have 4 full time people doing what I did by myself (with the occasional day help.. when parts availability would back up, and then all land at once)

EvanR wrote:

SVreX wrote: In reply to EvanR: Dude, you are in Las Vegas! That perspective is completely out of line in some parts of the country. I'm pretty sure anyone who had the choice to work for $29.46 plus benefits would take it.

Another CHOICE. I was making $17 doing the same thing in Michigan. I got in my car (this being GRM, I assume most of you have a car) and drove to Vegas, where the money is. Darn that Constitution and the "Freedom of Movement" clause.

A) I wouldn't want to live in the SW part of the US …

B) I had family obligations that would have precluded ANY move of even a portion of that magnitude

In reply to EvanR:

The right to a choice does not always equate to the ability to relocate.

I know HUNDREDS of people who could not afford the gas for a cross country trip.

I work with several dozen people who do not have papers that would allow them to cross state lines.

Some people have sick parents. Children. School systems. Cultural ties. Criminal records. Divorces that mandate particular living locations. Illnesses that prevent them from living in particular areas, or moving at all. Or just plain fear.

Sure, I've made choices. And I don't regret them. And some of the choices I have made now prevent me from making other choices...

..and I am Ok with that.

I live where I do for MANY, MANY reasons. Some better than others. But my life is the sum total of those choices, and they certainly now in part define what I can and can't do.

I am good with my life, and don't measure myself with a paycheck. Frankly, living in LV is my idea of a living hell, regardless of the paycheck.

EvanR wrote:

gamby wrote:

EvanR wrote: Do people actually work for $650/week gross? What is that, like $400 after taxes?

That's $16.25/hr on a 40 hour week, which is considered VERY extravagant by many employers. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

Nope. It confuses me even more. Why are people willing to do that, when they have a choice? I chose to join a Trade Union. My job pays $29.46, plus a benefit package worth another 25%. There are plenty of people in my city, doing essentially the same job I do, but they didn't join a trade union. They make $20-22/hr and ZERO benefits. Mostly, these are the people who sit around and badmouth Trade Unions. Rather than enjoy the prosperity that comes from having some say in how the employer treats them (including compensation) they choose to work for lousy wages because "Unions are evil". Nope. Sorry, no sympathy.

You gotta be berkeleying kidding me, right!? You honestly believe that those jobs are out there for everyone!? Your perspective is so far removed from any form of reality that I'm aware of I just can't comprehend it. Get berkeleying real.

I strongly believe you were being recruited as a money mule, or were about to be hit with an advance fee fraud scam.

Either fraudulently obtained funds were going to come to you for you to process and move, or you'd get a fake check or money order, often on an international account to deposit in your account. Typically, you'd take some for yourself as pay for your services, then send the rest on using a non reversible payment method. When the instrument you deposited is returned to your institution, your account is debited the full amount, and you're out.

I'd suggest reporting it to the IC3 if you're in the USA.

Just got this follow up email from a completely different person but it was in the same thread as the original.

Dear Applicant,

We have received your email and would like to thank you for your interest in our open job position.

We are currently in the middle of processing applications and have several other applicants along with you that we are considering, so you can consider yourself on our short list to be hired.

To help speed up the process I would like to ask you to visit our job application page and complete the online questionnaire so it can be automatically added to your resume in our system. Once you entered all of the needed information, someone from our office will contact you in the next day or two regarding setting up an interview date and time.

Application Page Address = http://careerprime.us/

With regards,

HR Department

Well, my apologies if I offended anyone. We all make our choices. If you have family issues which prevent you from moving, I totally respect you for that. In fact, I think you're a better person than I am.