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What is with the job ad with the gift basket email? - ??

Posted: Sep 08, 2011

Does anyone else find it odd that there is a job posting and the email is for some gift basket designer or whatever. Just when I think things can't get any worse.....

So is this a company that designs gift baskets for patients and then transcribes the reports after delivery? Times are tough, so I guess everyone needs 2 jobs. Yikes!

Don't know, but that is - pretty funny!

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Maybe they put the reports In the gift basket?

Here's a marketing idea for you--
Custom reports delivered onsite daily, nestled in our equisite baskets surrounded by your choice of exotic fruits or relaxing bath salts!

HAHAHA!! - ??

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Oh man! Why didn't I think of delivering my reports with bath salts and fruits. This by the line gig is for the birds! Too funny :)

MT job - gift basket email? - seen it all now

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I saw that, too! I seriously wouldn't even apply to that one - makes me envision a home-based gift basket business with a frantic gift basket owner trying to run both at the same time. Toooo "iffy" for me!

I think this was accidentally done... - anon

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Perhaps, the recruiter has another business on the side and accidentally put his/her other business e-mail address in by mistake. I saw a VERY similar job posting elsewhere, but it was for Advantec MT and showed a different e-mail address which made much more sense.

I don't think so... - MT

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Because it leads with "GBDC Transcriptionist" (GBDC = Gift Basket Designer Creations).

It is strange... - exact duplicate of Advantec ad except...

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for the name of the recruiter and contact info. Why the same exact ad word for word for what appear to be 2 different companies? Seems very odd. I would be hesitant to send my info to this supposed transcription company.

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