$ "Unethical" pro-tips - Taxes, gibs, etc.

[Gender: Xenomorph]

You will be treated like a leper if you have an employment gap. The industry uses 3rd party hiring consultants who tell these companies that everything is a red flag.

I hate recruiters/HR/recruitment agencies. I think they're the reason IT companies are "always hiring" and IT employees "can never get into the job".

A bunch of faggots that come from outside, know nothing about the industry they work with, and just cross-check CVs and applications. Do people even read cover letters? Every job spot I see that has something like: PLEASE WRITE A CUSTOMIZED COVER LETTER, YES WE DO READ THEM, will take about 2 hours to slap you with a generic "we moved on with other applicants..."

Pretty much all the people circumvent them and try to talk to people in the companies for a job. "3rd party hiring consultants" do nothing but poach talent, devise intricate 5-step recruitment exams that nobody bothers to fulfill, and shitpost on Linkedin about how people don't deal with their shit.

/rant

 

[Kendall Motor Oil]

I hate recruiters/HR/recruitment agencies. I think they're the reason IT companies are "always hiring" and IT employees "can never get into the job".

A bunch of faggots that come from outside, know nothing about the industry they work with, and just cross-check CVs and applications. Do people even read cover letters? Every job spot I see that has something like: PLEASE WRITE A CUSTOMIZED COVER LETTER, YES WE DO READ THEM, will take about 2 hours to slap you with a generic "we moved on with other applicants..."

Pretty much all the people circumvent them and try to talk to people in the companies for a job. "3rd party hiring consultants" do nothing but poach talent, devise intricate 5-step recruitment exams that nobody bothers to fulfill, and shitpost on Linkedin about how people don't deal with their shit.

/rant

I've been going through recruiters and haven't had luck. I don't know how else to get a job aside from direct hire.
Do cover letters even do anything? I've been told they don't.

 

[CreamyHerman’s]

Look into being over-employed if you're working remotely.

 

[EyeBP]

Set up a paid call line (the way phone sex lines used to work). Depending on your country u can still do it with say $20 flagfall and then $20 per 30 seconds. Call people from the number using a computer but terminate once it rings once (spoof the number obv so your bait line is never congested). A percentage of people will call you back and ca-ching. They don't even know until their bill comes in. A good number will dispute but that takes forever and u can just agree to waive the per 30 second charge and keep the flagfall for free money.

Bit old school but worked like a charm back in the day until enough complaints rolled in that the line got shut down and then u just start a new one. Its not technically illegal as the people are not forced to call u.

 

[Gender: Xenomorph]

Do cover letters even do anything? I've been told they don't.

Depends whom you ask lol.

Recruiters: Yea bro we totally read those twice over. I hired 10 people on cover letters alone.

Everyone else: I don't have a cover letter and I got this great high paying job.

I write a cover letter to pretty much sumarize my CV (1 - 2 paragraphs) in case someone bothers to read it. (Noone has yet)

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

Never tip anyone

Thats not even unethical. Fuck tips.
Waiters should get a wage like everyone else.

 

[Kuritan Deplorable]

Thats not even unethical. Fuck tips.
Waiters should get a wage like everyone else.

If only it were so easy. They get regular wages here, and the expectation is still to tip.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

and the expectation is still to tip.

is this America?

Does anywhere else even have such a crazy tip culture? American employees do the bare minimum standard service required and already feel entitled to 20% (minimum) from every customer they meet, then act insulted like someone just took a shit on their grandmother's grave when they don't get it.

 

[Chongqing]

Set up a paid call line (the way phone sex lines used to work). Depending on your country u can still do it with say $20 flagfall and then $20 per 30 seconds. Call people from the number using a computer but terminate once it rings once (spoof the number obv so your bait line is never congested). A percentage of people will call you back and ca-ching. They don't even know until their bill comes in. A good number will dispute but that takes forever and u can just agree to waive the per 30 second charge and keep the flagfall for free money.

Bit old school but worked like a charm back in the day until enough complaints rolled in that the line got shut down and then u just start a new one. Its not technically illegal as the people are not forced to call u.

This is now extremely illegal in the US.

 

[Hack for crack]

This thread is LAME
so I will share my one GOLDEN unethical life pro tip

Want to always get a free rental car?
When you rent a car from a rental store, come back an hour later. You found a bag of weed in the backseat! You're outraged! They give you the rental time for free.
Works better if your child "found" the bag of weed.
I have never paid for a rental car anytime I travel.

 

[Kuritan Deplorable]

is this America?

Does anywhere else even have such a crazy tip culture? American employees do the bare minimum standard service required and already feel entitled to 20% (minimum) from every customer they meet, then act insulted like someone just took a shit on their grandmother's grave when they don't get it.

Canada. We've got the worst parts of every western nation bundled up here.

 

[Elbereth]

Insider trading. Do it just once and you'll look like you got lucky.

Once? A lot of CEOs in medium and small companies gets away with it on daily basis.

 

[reptile baht spaniard rid]

for rental cars never choose the "they fill the tank for you" bullshit and always fill the tank with the highest ethanol blend crap you can find.

If you're nice, make sure the car can take it first, but other who gives

 

[NoReturn]

If you own index funds (ETF's) in a taxable account you can capital loss harvest by selling your shares and buying a different but virtually identical index fund from another company e.g. selling SPY and buying VOO.

Can I automate this somehow? This seems like, to be effective, I'd need to check/monitor every day.

 

[Dr. Dude]

This is a low-IQ one I'm assuming many already do, but if you need folding tables/chairs or other sort of cheap furniture for an outing or gathering of some sort, just buy what you need from your local Target/Walmart/local mega-retailer of choice. So long as you don't remove the tag you can easily return it once you're done. If they ask why you're returning it you can just give some vague answer about it not being the right size for what you need, because whoever is working the counter probably won't care to press the issue.

Furthermore, this can basically work with any sort of non-perishable good that has minimal and non-invasive packaging. I've done it with fiction books several dozen times (assuming I can't find it on libgen or whatnot in the first place.)

 

[ten dollars off]

Screw over scumbag sellers on eBay. I've come across a lot of accounts that are obviously just some shmuck who works at an E-Waste or electronics recycling center, takes junk home, and will blatantly sell things as working or tested, despite it being obvious they haven't even plugged them in. Things like some obscure computer networking device from the 80s, a Polaroid camera they likely don't have the film for, and so on. They're basically rolling the dice and hoping it will work. If it doesn't, they'll just refund you the money.

If you can determine that the item doesn't work based on the photos, buy it, and then file a claim that it doesn't work. Most of the time they'll just give you a refund and you'll have an item you can repair or use for parts.

Note: I am not advising you do this to sellers who sell their items as-is, untested, or not working. Just the ones who waste the time of buyers by listing all of their junk as working.

 

[Big Miss Steak]

A word of caution to those considering lying on their resume, I've worked for companies before that ran background checks on everyone who signed an offer letter (offers had language about being contingent on a successful BC). The BC would flag the person if they were unable to get an HR rep on the phone who could provide proof of employment for each position. Caused some massive delays in hiring people who had worked overseas before. Not all companies do this but more and more will start to.

If you have to go to the hospital or ER, say you think you might be pregnant. You get higher priority, triage be damned, even if there's another guy there with his arm dangling from a scrap of tendon. In this day and age, would probably still work if you're male. Saying you have abdominal pain is another way you can get ahead of a few people since that's automatically considered urgent. Friend of mine has no insurance and goes to the ER for fevers and toothaches and such, and pulls the "I might be pregnant" card every time.

 

[EyeBP]

If only it were so easy. They get regular wages here, and the expectation is still to tip.

Not here. Never tipped anyone. No idea why I would choose to pay more than the advertised price. Service worker wages suck but then thats why its not a viable long term career.

 

[glass_houses]

sell pirated dvds on ebay

Yeah, don't do this. People who are moderately serious about collecting- like me- lose their shit if the DVD that's been out of print for twenty years and took them five years to track down arrives and turns out to be pirated. I have even narced to the governmental authorities on one occasion, I was that pissed off. I doubt that said authorities actually gave a shit, but that's beside the point. What is the point is that sending things through the mail generally requires a traceable mailing address. You don't want that.

You want to make money off of eBay in a scumbag way, list a shitload of desirable crap that ends at the same time, pocket the money from all the buyers, and then disappear into the ether without sending anyone anything. Wait a while, make a new profile, and rinse and repeat. Have had that done to me a few times over the years.

A word of caution to those considering lying on their resume, I've worked for companies before that ran background checks on everyone who signed an offer letter (offers had language about being contingent on a successful BC). The BC would flag the person if they were unable to get an HR rep on the phone who could provide proof of employment for each position. Caused some massive delays in hiring people who had worked overseas before. Not all companies do this but more and more will start to.

I've actually had several occasions where I've worked with people from overseas and I've come to seriously suspect that what was on their resume was... inaccurate. Unfortunately I didn't get very far when I tried to express my concern, and I was shouted down with howls of, "Racism!" each time. You may get away with lying on your resume, but I strongly recommend that you consider your minority status before you do so. That shit makes you teflon. Just remember that if you do con your way into a job and you don't know what you're doing, your co-workers will have to pick up your slack and they will fucking hate you and will try to bring you down by any means possible.

If you have to go to the hospital or ER, say you think you might be pregnant. You get higher priority, triage be damned, even if there's another guy there with his arm dangling from a scrap of tendon. In this day and age, would probably still work if you're male. Saying you have abdominal pain is another way you can get ahead of a few people since that's automatically considered urgent. Friend of mine has no insurance and goes to the ER for fevers and toothaches and such, and pulls the "I might be pregnant" card every time.

Asthma attacks will always get you to the front of the line. It takes a while for a person to bleed out, but asthma can kill you very quickly. They don't take chances with it. I've been to the ER for asthma a couple times, and I was taken straight in and put on oxygen each time.

 

[Reticulan Joe]

Depends whom you ask lol.

Recruiters: Yea bro we totally read those twice over. I hired 10 people on cover letters alone.

Everyone else: I don't have a cover letter and I got this great high paying job.

I write a cover letter to pretty much sumarize my CV (1 - 2 paragraphs) in case someone bothers to read it. (Noone has yet)

I work in IT and have been on numerous hiring committees, and we absolutely do look at cover letters. We might be in the minority, though. A bland, generic-sounding cover letter is fine, and we can overlook a few spelling errors as long as their not too egregious, but sending a cover letter that was customized for a different job at a different employer is a huge "do not call this person" flag and happens surprisingly often.

These's also sometimes the profound disconnect you sometimes see between a well-written resume and a cover letter that reads:

Dear sir, I came to know from indeed that you are going to recruit some COMPUTER LAB TECHNICIAN
Sir I want to apply for the post. The about me I already describe in my cv.
Thanking you yours faithfully <Subcontinental name goes here>

Yeah, sorry dude.

On occasion from those same guys you'll also see bundled in their CV & cover letter bundle a list of relatives on both sides of their family. As a totally atomized, disspirited American, it is rather charming to know that shameless nepotism is still thriving in other parts of the world.