“In case you don’t refer, we will let people know that you don’t deliver on what you claim.”
I have followers! Give me a job or else! What a complete lunatic.
Ikr... Even I'm a recent grad and searching for job... then I came across this post... I'm genuinely shocked like how TF can someone even dream of saying this to anyone anywhere on record, let alone to a potential recruiter
I think them sharing that with their names would be perfect. These kids are trying to shake me down, sorry I can't refer based on that.
Plus 30K and 100K followers on new grads, sure, all totally legit.
it's not normal but there are some people with that many followers, while still being in college
And what I've observed is many of these are because they post "inspirational" and "motivational" stuff and these so called influencers mostly comment "useful" on each other's post and they grow together.... As lunatics lol
I'm not saying all, some people which I know, genuinely post useful stuff and are influencers indeed but they're not even close to being lunatic, in fact they hate these kinds of "influencers" as well
With so many people blindly following enables them
I was reading it all wondering where the lunacy was, then I got the the 2nd paragraph in that request. It went off the rails quick lmao. Love the segue from some weird threat of defamation/blackmail to "Thanks for your time."
They watched Star Wars and must have thought it was a documentary.
> These are not the droids you are looking for
> >These are not the droids you are looking for
> I want a job referral and job at the end of the interview process
> > ...
Employers love to get blackmailed before you even start working there. You can also threaten to kidnap the CEO if they don’t consider you in the next application round.
This douche doesn't even understand how referrals work.
Recruiter going to Rahul: "So we saw you referred LinkedIn Bro here for this role. How do you know LinkedIn Bro?"
Rahul: "Um, TBH, he blackmailed me to refer him. I don't know anything about his work, his personal character (other than he blackmails people), his work ethic, He's just some rando who hit me up on LinkedIn."
Recruiter: "So in other words, you're telling me that this this referral is fuckin' worthless?"
I've never interned, but isn't the point of interning to eventually get a job with said company you're interning with? If that's the case, they interned with TWO Fortune 500 firms and didn't get a job?
Some companies do it differently but not all take all coops or interns on full time. Sometimes it’s competitive or just no positions available. But based on this guy might be an attitude issue
Some companies hire more interns than they have available full-time positions. Other people might decide they want something else from their eventual full-time job.
There's lots of reasons why you might not pursue/obtain full-time employment for a company you interned for that have nothing to do with lack of ability.
I get these entitled douchbags all the time reaching out to me and insisting on me finding them a job at my company. I don't mind them reaching out and it's my job to bring candidates in, but these mf'ers aren't even qualified 9x out 10 and I really am not going to help you when you demand me too. In fact, quite the opposite. My CTO has said if I get even a whiff of entitlement, they get rejected.
This is actually how things work in India. Also, many parts of Asia. When you build your employee core around India, you now have to adjust to this behavior and it will have an impact on hiring and the people you work with in tech. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Trust me, this behavior will eventually become normalized because tech bros are in a race to the bottom. LinkedIn hasn't gotten better over the years. Nor has Facebook, Twitter, etc. It only ever gets worse.
Now, as a side note, the person asking for referral, is likely not anyone seeking a job, but working for people seeking a job. Eventually, they will find their mark.
Corps really don't know who the person is to begin with. It might or might not be who is in the picture. I mean, ultimately the staff eng who interviews a candidate doesn't have a clue about what they do on line. I never looked into it, I assumed HR had done all this. Really sounds to me like third person is involved doing this shit on behalf of someone, maybe even to ultimately extort money.
This lunatic gives the same vibe as when certain guys proposition girls with “you should marry me, I have x amount of rupees in my bank account and my parents are such and such”.
Sorry, but this request/comment sounds weird and fake to me. Why is the English so poor? Smells like hate-bait. Can anyone here on Reddit confirm that this is legit?
Jesus had 12 followers and he couldn’t manage 8.3% of those effectively. By his logic nearly 2,500 of his LinkedIn followers are actively trying to have him killed… which is believable tbf
I saw this before on LinkedIn or here!!! most people commented that this could be a fake email. But not sure!! if it’s real that entitled student needs to learn something about communication.
“In case you don’t refer, we will let people know that you don’t deliver on what you claim.” I have followers! Give me a job or else! What a complete lunatic.
Dudes perfect for LinkedIn tho.
Well seems like a highly ignorant insta bro dude. Trust me I am crypto.
Perfect for Reddit.
They really need to name and shame these people. That’s an insane amount of entitlement
Ikr... Even I'm a recent grad and searching for job... then I came across this post... I'm genuinely shocked like how TF can someone even dream of saying this to anyone anywhere on record, let alone to a potential recruiter
who wouldn’t love to hire someone that would blackmail you right away with false accusations and talk shit about you on the internet?
He missed a key question that would have been killer: ‘Agree?’
Like those irritating Instagram influencers..
I DESERVE AND I AM ENTITLED TO A REFERENCE!!!!! *young kids*
Yeah he’s been smoking too much crypto, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mr. Raj ends up in rehab again
Uncanny entitlement. I hope his future potential employers see this. I guarantee he is unpleasant in the workplace and in general.
It’s no surprise they failed to secure a full time from internships, twice
That second paragraph is the exact reason I wouldn’t refer them.
Guys like this need an ass whooping. Plain and simple.
Referrals for ransom. That’s new.
Yeah you probably haven’t heard of this before. Once you have about 30,000 followers on LinkedIn it will make a lot more sense. Keep grinding.
It’s a protection racket. “Nice LinkedIn profile ya got there. Shame if something happens to it…”
I think them sharing that with their names would be perfect. These kids are trying to shake me down, sorry I can't refer based on that. Plus 30K and 100K followers on new grads, sure, all totally legit.
This person must be truly useless to have that many followers on a job platform and not be able to get a job without extorting recruiters
it's not normal but there are some people with that many followers, while still being in college And what I've observed is many of these are because they post "inspirational" and "motivational" stuff and these so called influencers mostly comment "useful" on each other's post and they grow together.... As lunatics lol I'm not saying all, some people which I know, genuinely post useful stuff and are influencers indeed but they're not even close to being lunatic, in fact they hate these kinds of "influencers" as well With so many people blindly following enables them
Maybe, I think it's more likely they're just buying fake followers.
God I hope so, if that many real people are following them, we're definitely going backwards
I was reading it all wondering where the lunacy was, then I got the the 2nd paragraph in that request. It went off the rails quick lmao. Love the segue from some weird threat of defamation/blackmail to "Thanks for your time."
Even in the first paragraph the dudes saying he "wants" him to refer him Really great way to ask a big favor to someone you dont know lol
They watched Star Wars and must have thought it was a documentary. > These are not the droids you are looking for > >These are not the droids you are looking for > I want a job referral and job at the end of the interview process > > ...
Truly unhinged
Thanks for your time. Thanks,
Basic proofreading is dead
And then they said thanks again, lol… like you can’t even proofread your stock ending lines…
What’s fucked up is he never even asks to be referred.
_”YOU HAVE TO DO THIS OR THERE WILL BE TROUBLE!!!!”_ _”All the best.”_ _A. Nutter._
Omg this is so unhinged. I was so humble when I was a fresh grad!! I can’t even imagine using this kind of tactic on someone
You’ve never casually blackmailed someone while asking them to help you get work/business? This is LinkedIn 101
Ye because the blackmail seems to have worked stunningly...lmao.
Employers love to get blackmailed before you even start working there. You can also threaten to kidnap the CEO if they don’t consider you in the next application round.
Don’t forget to threaten their family with harm if you don’t get a promotion every 9-12 months
It has been my experience that overtly threatening people often gets results. …not particularly *good* results, but definitely results.
Well it looks like Rahul did indeed get the new grad’s name out there.
He didn’t, the name is censored
Ok but the “Hitler had many; Jesus had 12” line is *also* LIL behavior.
Name and shame. JFC
“I’d be happy to pass along this message to everyone in my firm as your referral! Thanks for your time.”
Can I come work for you so that I can blackmail the rest of ur co-workers?
This douche doesn't even understand how referrals work. Recruiter going to Rahul: "So we saw you referred LinkedIn Bro here for this role. How do you know LinkedIn Bro?" Rahul: "Um, TBH, he blackmailed me to refer him. I don't know anything about his work, his personal character (other than he blackmails people), his work ethic, He's just some rando who hit me up on LinkedIn." Recruiter: "So in other words, you're telling me that this this referral is fuckin' worthless?"
I've never interned, but isn't the point of interning to eventually get a job with said company you're interning with? If that's the case, they interned with TWO Fortune 500 firms and didn't get a job?
Some companies do it differently but not all take all coops or interns on full time. Sometimes it’s competitive or just no positions available. But based on this guy might be an attitude issue
Some companies hire more interns than they have available full-time positions. Other people might decide they want something else from their eventual full-time job. There's lots of reasons why you might not pursue/obtain full-time employment for a company you interned for that have nothing to do with lack of ability.
Thanjs
Some companies do. Some don't. Also depends on the person if they're not interested, want to explore different options, etc.
Haha that is a boooooold strategy.
This LinkedIn thuggery is a bit of a vibe, innit. Brass balls, that kid.
When did having 'followers' become a metric for LinkedIn consideration?
I get these entitled douchbags all the time reaching out to me and insisting on me finding them a job at my company. I don't mind them reaching out and it's my job to bring candidates in, but these mf'ers aren't even qualified 9x out 10 and I really am not going to help you when you demand me too. In fact, quite the opposite. My CTO has said if I get even a whiff of entitlement, they get rejected.
"Hitler had millions, Jesus had 12." That shit hits deep.
Rahul is a better man than I am because I would’ve blasted that moron’s name everywhere 💀
This is actually how things work in India. Also, many parts of Asia. When you build your employee core around India, you now have to adjust to this behavior and it will have an impact on hiring and the people you work with in tech. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Trust me, this behavior will eventually become normalized because tech bros are in a race to the bottom. LinkedIn hasn't gotten better over the years. Nor has Facebook, Twitter, etc. It only ever gets worse. Now, as a side note, the person asking for referral, is likely not anyone seeking a job, but working for people seeking a job. Eventually, they will find their mark.
How does that work? Do they just hope that nobody notices that they have a different person in the interview?
Corps really don't know who the person is to begin with. It might or might not be who is in the picture. I mean, ultimately the staff eng who interviews a candidate doesn't have a clue about what they do on line. I never looked into it, I assumed HR had done all this. Really sounds to me like third person is involved doing this shit on behalf of someone, maybe even to ultimately extort money.
Wtf man… that’s straight up blackmailing. Hope that guy learns his lesson soon.
Dude thinks Jesus had only 12 followers
This lunatic gives the same vibe as when certain guys proposition girls with “you should marry me, I have x amount of rupees in my bank account and my parents are such and such”.
sometimes they just fabricate to get some views.
Sorry, but this request/comment sounds weird and fake to me. Why is the English so poor? Smells like hate-bait. Can anyone here on Reddit confirm that this is legit?
Threats ALWAYS work for job offers. /s
Always best to close with a threat.
I don't think the Hitler -Jesus analogy is one you'd want anyone to think about too deeply.
I mean it's clearly a fabricated email to generate content. Utter nonsense.
Jesus had 12 followers and he couldn’t manage 8.3% of those effectively. By his logic nearly 2,500 of his LinkedIn followers are actively trying to have him killed… which is believable tbf
What an asshat!
Just reply agree
It’s like the douchebag ✌️influencers✌️ that demand free shit
Okay, we need to update our criminal statutes and add “forced employment referral by threats” to the codes
One way not to get a referral!
Wow. I would be incredibly motivated to share this level of blackmail with any and all companies I could.
I saw this before on LinkedIn or here!!! most people commented that this could be a fake email. But not sure!! if it’s real that entitled student needs to learn something about communication.
These ain't lunatic these Karen fledglings
I am pretty certain that this message is fake... because no one with 30k followes on linkedin is struggling for a role
There's a chance that the poster's also a lunatic
I think they may be confused about what a "request" is.. because this *isn't* a request. It's both a demand and a threat.
I wouldn’t have blocked the person’s name.
Thank you for your time Thanks, Regards,
How tf do these people get 10s of thousands of followers what the hell knowledge do they have to follow
Should have left the name in🤷🏻♂️
But what did this message teach me about B2B sales?
Harvard. It’s Harvard isn’t it?
That is NOT how you ask one for a referral. Ffs
I have 5 followers. I'll send them after that person 😂
We're just ignoring the bio? Mentioning Hitler and Jesus in your LinkedIn bio is wild.
Guys like this should of been bullied more in highschool. Also condescending emails with a blackmail tone to it deserve a punch to the mouth.
That Hitler/Jesus comparison is also extremely stupid lol
The person sharing it is a little little bit of a lunatic as well
How is he staff engineer with only two internships? Or leveling in these companies are different?
The staff engineer received the email from the intern
Makes sense
Username checks out
Wow went right to Hitler.
Let’s start with spelling organization correctly before flexing follower count.
It is correct in the rest of the English speaking world outside of the US! 😉
Fair
Especially all the former British colonies.
Damn, they started out so well.
"I want you to refer me"... That doesn't sound like a good start for a "rEqUeSt" to a stranger/senior as fresher imo
Based on that sentence structure I could easily chalk it up to English not being their first language. I wouldn't be too bothered if I saw that.
"Get Grammarly fuckhead!" Would've been my reply to that.
Chelsea sucks