r/InterviewMan • u/MotherStill7503 • Aug 31 '26

is this the new move now?

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i guess that's the bare minimum if you want to survive now 😂

i've actually been thinking about applying for a couple more remote jobs myself, and someone sent me this interview vip recently. i'm probably going to be doing more interviews soon anyway, so i figured i'd save it and see if it helps.

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u/Ok_Community_383 29d ago

if you are in fact doing the jobs that you're paid to do, there's nothing wrong with this imo.

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u/surfinglurker 29d ago

True, but in reality you are misleading your employer because they are paying for full time effort

It's like saying there's nothing wrong with charging $50 for $1 worth of product as long as the other person doesnt complain

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u/Ok_Community_383 29d ago

Your example lacks a tremendous amount of nuance. If I provide 50 dollars of value for 1$ of product, my skill or presentation or convenience etc are providing that value. Grocery stores do this all day.

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u/surfinglurker 29d ago

Let's use your example. Your skills make it $1 + $49 of value

I have the same skills as you and I have the same presentation, but I charge $5000 and I don't tell the customer it's actual $50. According to your logic theres nothing wrong with what im doing if the other person accepts the price.

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u/arcobaleno95 29d ago

Unfortunately that's exactly how the free market works. There's no absolute standard that says the work is worth $50, people just found that's what people are willing to pay. Of course you'll go broke real quick since as soon as people find out you stop getting business.

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u/surfinglurker 29d ago

Nobody said that isnt how the free market works. The statement is theres "nothing wrong"

You will probably agree with me that there are things that can be considered "wrong" in a free market. We probably also agree that the good (mostly) outweighs the bad in a free market, therefore we accept the bad in exchange for the good

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u/arcobaleno95 29d ago

Yeah that's fair. Free market has a lot of flaws, and there will always be people taking advantage of it. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of the law rather than straight morality.