I’ve got a potential employer who I’m trying to strong arm into giving me an offer letter by telling them this other company also wants me. Is it illegal if I create a fake document to show them?

  • Rom [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Illegal? Probably.* Unethical? Fuck no. Lie on your resume, lie on your housing application, lie to get a raise. The whole fucking system is trash, don't play by their rules.

    Probably better to use a fake company though, your potential employer is probably going to google it and might even give them a call.

    *I am not a lawyer.

    • Lussy [any, hy/hym]
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      1 year ago

      Fuck, do you really think it’s illegal? Really do not give a fuck about the ethics of it.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Who knows have you looked at the US Code? No one knows what is or isn't illegal, you need literal teams of lawyers and even then it comes down to the whims of some idiot in a robe.

      • Rom [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I'm going to be honest I don't really know and I'm just guessing. Again, I'm not a lawyer lol. After a cursory google search I would amend that to "it depends on what you're lying about and who you're lying to." If it's not a government job you're probably fine.

        But seriously anyone who knows more about this please call me a turbolib and correct me because I'm mostly just talking out of my ass.

        I think the biggest risk in this situation is them saying "we can't match that so we rescind our offer" and you're shit out of luck.

      • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        worst thing i think could happen is they somehow find out and they fire you. it's probably only illegal if youre trying to get into a licensed position, medical field, etc

      • spectre [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Idk why people won't call this "fraud" which is illegal. You aren't allowed to just make up documentation of something that isn't real, and use it to lie to people, especially when money is involved.

        Does that mean you shouldn't do it? Idk/IDC tbh

        What sort of consequences would you face? Idk, depends what legal jurisdiction you're in, but it's gonna be a problem in most of them

        Would this even get prosecuted? Probably not criminally but idk, you're probably liable for a civil suit if the company has all their shit in order and thought they could get damages from you.