120 + 26 points
Fake Real Jobs are the New Real Fake Jobs by Pieces, mock piratey turtle
May 30th, 2006 1:49 AM
How to build an army in 120 points
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Here is the job listing we posted on craigslist:
Forces of Good seek Sidekicks to defeat the evil army of Oliver that has invaded what was once a peaceful utopia and turned it into a raging battlefield.
Qualifications:
-playfulness
-good spirit
-sense of wonder and adventure
-lots of free time
-digital camera
-internet access
-loyalty (absolute)
[we varied some of the qualifications based on the city]
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posted it in 7 cities, including Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Boston, Austin, and all sorts of other places. it was up for about an hour before Craigslist deleted them all for violating the “no posting in multiple cities” agreement. (they also permenantly blocked my email from further posts. its a good thing i was using a specially created defeatoliver@gmail.com for just that purpose.) in that one hour we received 7 responses:
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“I have no idea what you're talking about, but I have to say, I'm rather curious.”
“Hello, my name is ***** and I saw your ad on Craigslist... I have attached my resume although I'm not sure if the information is relevant to this specific position. I have a digital camera, and a great deal of free time - my band is taking a break for a few weeks and I only have class part of the day on Mondays and Wednesdays, I also have internet access from my best friend/ex-boyfriend's apartment during the day. What duties would this position involve? Can you send me more information?
I look forward to hearing from you!”
“I just have to know, what is the job cause you got my attention”
“this sounds fun i want to do it”
“Okie dokie.... then please tell me what this is about....”
“I am playful... have good spirit... sense of wonder and adventure... lots of free time, own a digital camera and have internet access... am disgustingly loyal... have snuck around spying on a friend's husband who was having an affair (requiring stealth)... and am discreet when necessary!!!”
“Sounds great but are we really doing?”
“I saw your ad on craigslist and was intrigued. Can I get more information about the job? Thanks!”
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Anyone who responded, got a email response explaining the idea of the game and the kinds of things we would want them to do.
Not only a Real Fake Job, but Fake Real Advertising for sf0. once we figure out how to get around craig’s autoblocking, we’ll be back at it, in more cities, and internationally! anyone that joins as a result of this task I will add to my “invite to sf0” task page, marked with a *.
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Here is the job listing we posted on craigslist:
Forces of Good seek Sidekicks to defeat the evil army of Oliver that has invaded what was once a peaceful utopia and turned it into a raging battlefield.
Qualifications:
-playfulness
-good spirit
-sense of wonder and adventure
-lots of free time
-digital camera
-internet access
-loyalty (absolute)
[we varied some of the qualifications based on the city]
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posted it in 7 cities, including Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Boston, Austin, and all sorts of other places. it was up for about an hour before Craigslist deleted them all for violating the “no posting in multiple cities” agreement. (they also permenantly blocked my email from further posts. its a good thing i was using a specially created defeatoliver@gmail.com for just that purpose.) in that one hour we received 7 responses:
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“I have no idea what you're talking about, but I have to say, I'm rather curious.”
“Hello, my name is ***** and I saw your ad on Craigslist... I have attached my resume although I'm not sure if the information is relevant to this specific position. I have a digital camera, and a great deal of free time - my band is taking a break for a few weeks and I only have class part of the day on Mondays and Wednesdays, I also have internet access from my best friend/ex-boyfriend's apartment during the day. What duties would this position involve? Can you send me more information?
I look forward to hearing from you!”
“I just have to know, what is the job cause you got my attention”
“this sounds fun i want to do it”
“Okie dokie.... then please tell me what this is about....”
“I am playful... have good spirit... sense of wonder and adventure... lots of free time, own a digital camera and have internet access... am disgustingly loyal... have snuck around spying on a friend's husband who was having an affair (requiring stealth)... and am discreet when necessary!!!”
“Sounds great but are we really doing?”
“I saw your ad on craigslist and was intrigued. Can I get more information about the job? Thanks!”
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Anyone who responded, got a email response explaining the idea of the game and the kinds of things we would want them to do.
Not only a Real Fake Job, but Fake Real Advertising for sf0. once we figure out how to get around craig’s autoblocking, we’ll be back at it, in more cities, and internationally! anyone that joins as a result of this task I will add to my “invite to sf0” task page, marked with a *.
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posted by Oliver X on May 30th, 2006 5:34 PM
I caught one of your agents today red-handed. You might want to add stealthiness to your list of qualifications.
posted by mock piratey turtle on May 30th, 2006 6:09 PM
stealthiness *was* one of my qualifications, in certain cities! (see the person who was talking about spying on her friends husband) and you are absolutely right about the phone interviews. I didn't read the task closely enough, and had thought it was bonus points for interviews... got some lined up for today and tommorow. will post the results.
Cute. But you forgot to tell us about your phone interviews.