Boss dangles $250 gift card to employee he fired if he refers new potential employees: 'Every eligible candidate you refer [...] earns you an entry [to] receive a $250 Amazon gift card'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Mar 30, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Imagine getting let go by your boss over a year ago, only for him to reach back out and offer a gift card if you find him some qualified new employees. Here's the best part: instead of a personalized message, this dude framed his email as if his former employee was part of a "company alumni" group and that this referral process was part of a contest. From our perspective, a personalized message would still have been insulting but it would have been far more effective than this framing was. Still, though, there are far better ways to find qualified candidates than asking the people who were let go as a result of unforeseen layoffs. Here's an even better idea: how about hiring them back if they're still interested?

This thread was posted to Reddit by u/HyperlinksAwakening, who clearly has no plans to help their former boss out given how impersonal the message is, how insubstantial the so-called "reward" would be, and most importantly, the general lack of a desire to help the person who unjustly fired you. All of that is valid and makes sense to us, but clearly, it doesn't make sense for this delusional former employer. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a Karen coworker's temper tantrum. 

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    ✓ r/antiwork. Posted by u/HyperlinksAwakening 21 hours ago My former employer, who laid me off last year, is holding a contest for "company alumni" to refer new potential employees.
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    Alumni Referral Contest- 4 Days Remain! Inbox Hello 14:38 Unsubscribe to me ✓ ☆ This is a friendly reminder that there are only four days left to submit a referral for the Alumni Referral Contest! Every eligible candidate you refer through the External Referral Program earns you an entry into the Alumni Referral Contest. The drawing will take place on April 1st, and the winner will receive a $250 Amazon gift card. Don't miss out on your chance to win! Good luck! Alumni Network
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    ChubbyStoner42 · 21 hr. ago Award is granted on April 1st. Too bad you can't create a bunch of fictional people and submit them all to get entries. If/when you win, let them know it was your April Fool's Day joke.
    via u/HyperlinksAwakening
  • 04
    Hyche862 20 hr. ago Reply with "I actually like my friends and would never recommend they try for employment at this company"
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    UnAnimal1 19 hr. ago Two things stood out to me: Company alumni, what an interesting way to refer to their ex- employees. Playful yet nauseating. I suppose the cemetery is full of Earth alumni. What kind of company wants ex-employees --- either people who got fed up ans quit or the company decided to dispose of -- to refer people to work for them?
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    Horror_Cow_7870. 18 hr. ago A really desperate and mismanaged one.
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    Garrden 20 hr. ago Find the most toxic narcissist without a glimpse of self awareness and refer them to this job
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    yossarrian34 · 18 hr. ago You should report them to the state AG for running an illegal lottery: game of chance, consideration, and a prize. All the elements are there.
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  • 09
    Kovulwa 20 hr. ago "Unsubscribe"
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    Horror_Cow_7870. 18 hr. ago If that "unsubscribe" link is missing, refer the e-mail to the FTC. Bulk mailings are required to have a dedicated "unsubscribe" link contained in the e- mail.
    via u/HyperlinksAwakening
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    nihilishim 18 hr. ago I would flood the job with referals that i know 100% they wouldn't like just to waste their time.
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    Noneerror 9 hr. ago Oh look. The person who drew the name picked exactly who they wanted to win. What a coincidence. And a $250 gift certificate? It's throwing peanuts to the monkeys in the zoo.
    via u/HyperlinksAwakening
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    Majestic Lie_1518 15 hr. ago This is next level stupid, I never thought I'd see something like this company alumni I'm dead
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    FriarNurgle 4 hr. ago Submit a long list of incarcerated people
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    TransitJohn 11 hr. ago These fs are braindead.
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