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[-] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 36 points 6 days ago

The fact that I’m wondering if it serious or a joke, is worrisome…

[-] skisnow@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

It's definitely a joke or some sort of weird art statement, the only thing that bothers me is that I once got my decade-old account banned from LinkedIn for posting a job that they decided was discriminatory because it had a language requirement, and yet somehow this has passed their filters?

[-] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

You say definitely but it could be serious. In China there are people who pay to work, to avoid being « flagged » as unemployed, which apparently is worse than paying for a fake job.

[-] missandry351@lemmings.world 15 points 6 days ago

Literally paying to work

[-] kiku@feddit.org 386 points 1 week ago

They finally found a way to make money off of AI

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago
[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 231 points 1 week ago

Is shit like this counted when they list the number of open job in the country?

[-] oxysis 84 points 1 week ago

Knowing how backwards things are here, yeah probably

[-] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 35 points 1 week ago

Yes, that's the point.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

Almost certainly, they're counting on their "audits" consisting of a script that looks for "$500 per week" in the descriotion to confirm that they're posting ads.

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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 106 points 1 week ago

Join, pay, request chargeback from your card company.

When they dispute it: “The position clearly says unpaid. So I won’t pay.”

Use AI to expand this argument to 10 pages. Bonus points for citing nonexistent court decisions.

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago

Also bonus times for writing those prompts on company time.

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 week ago

Bonus points for citing nonexistent court decisions.

That comes for free with using an LLM to make the argument.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 90 points 1 week ago

Getting really nervous when my office computer sign-on keeps prompting me to enter my credit card information.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Please report for organ harvesting on Thursday at nine.

[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Scheduling conflict. Can we do chloroform at lunch instead?

[-] bizarroland@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Sorry, your insurance doesn't cover that, so it would have to be out of pocket.

Bring a cashier's check for $7,400 to lunch and we'll take care of the rest! ❤️

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[-] pacology@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago

Amateurs. Just call the weekly fee tuition, the position a research assistant, and the company a university and they are all set.

[-] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 70 points 1 week ago
[-] i_dont_want_to 68 points 1 week ago

Hey, sorry overworked employees. I posted an ad to fill a position so we have enough wiggle room to let you breathe for once, but no one applied. Well, back to work!

[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 week ago

Everytime I hear about the need to pay to do a job, my mind immediately jumps to pyramid scheme.

[-] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

If you need to pay for something, it is a huge red flag.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Does whatever country this is posted from not have a minimum wage? Screenshot says USA, I thought they did have one?

[-] Eiri@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Yes, but since volunteering is a thing, they may think they're in the clear. Doubt they are though.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

this will be a competitive prompt engineer salary in about two years time.

[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 42 points 1 week ago

Apply just to not pay and have the position terminated

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

I get that the glib answer will be "so they can make money"

But what is the actual thought process they are pretending to go through here? Cause the experience of being a prompt engineer is not some sought after experience like how people pay to be movie PAs for free or work as an artist assistant.

[-] moog@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

That people would be so excited to "get their foot in the door of th prompt engineering job market" that theyd pay for the opportunity

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[-] SCmSTR 28 points 1 week ago
[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Unless there's actual hidden value here (possible), it's more like a joke. Chickens rarely cross the road and they're not getting paid.

[-] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago

Cross posting this to shitty million dollar ideas. This is the kind of out of the box thinking that we need to increase corporate profits and pump up those numbers. You are a real go getter here. good job.

[-] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 17 points 1 week ago

Just change your company name to be [actual company name] dba AI Prompt Engineer College, call this a class, done.

[-] Sibshops@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago
[-] enbee 7 points 1 week ago

yeah itd be a shame if they got flooded with bs applications

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[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago

I wonder if this job is targeted to a specific person so that the person it's for will apply, but no one else will

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Besides the obvious ripoff, is there some sort of fraudulent or tax reason why they would make the employee pay for it?

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Maybe so you can hire people from overseas?

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

big brain move

[-] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Dream job for the employer, that is.

[-] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 week ago

Just put me through 4 years of a paid training position instead of University already. Finding a job has been shit because of lack of experience.

[-] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Its also shit with experience. Just apply to literally everything and hope something in the salary range you want reaches out.

This is two years old if not older. Why is this popping up here?

[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Because it's still funny

[-] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

I've seen this meme before, therefore it is inconveniencing my internet experience and that is against the rules!

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

OH MY GOD I SAW SOMETHING OLD!?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!

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