I got a message on LinkedIn about a job, it seems legit. The issue is as soon as I replied, she basically told me to apply as quickly as possible because it's time sensitive.

I don't know why this kind of rubs me the wrong way, I guess because I'm in a different time zone and I'm expected to literally drop everything for a job I might not even have an actual chance for.

Also she is the person who I would be working with, my potential future boss, and also the co owner of the company.

Am I overreacting? It just seems unnecessarily stressful idk. Also I'm very afraid of red flags now cause I ignored them at my last company and it was a nightmare.

Edit: I responded and asked some basic questions about the timezone/hours, and if applying in the next few hours would be ok, and she hasn't responded in over an hour. Now I'm wondering if I should even bother applying :/

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[–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm just worried cause I responded quickly, also has some basic quick questions, and it's been almost an hour and I haven't heard back from her. So I'm wondering if she just doesn't want to deal with me anymore. And it's furthering my red flag detector tbh

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Based on other information you shared, it kind of sounds like they get a commission on the number of applications they provide for the "client". They probably don't know or care if you're qualified for the position.

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