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Would you respond to an anonymous message like this? | And more

kd42 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:07:00 +0000

Forum: Business issues
Topic: Would you respond to an anonymous message like this?
Poster: kd42
Post title: And more

[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:
And I'd also mark it as spam. Even more if it's from a bridge for lions. [/quote] They recently added hyenas, pigs, and an army of macaques.

Would you respond to an anonymous message like this? | no!

Zea_Mays — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:31:00 +0000

Forum: Business issues
Topic: Would you respond to an anonymous message like this?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: no!

And I'd also mark it as spam. Even more if it's from a bridge for lions.

Would you respond to an anonymous message like this? | @Christine

Samuel Murray — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:11:00 +0000

Forum: Business issues
Topic: Would you respond to an anonymous message like this?
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Christine

[quote]Christine Andersen wrote:
I like to think the best of people who contact me with potential jobs, but did not feel happy about this one. [/quote]
Clearly the sender did not know what their message would look like when it is received by recipients.

Would you respond to an anonymous message like this?

Christine Andersen — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:17:00 +0000

Forum: Business issues
Topic: Would you respond to an anonymous message like this?
Poster: Christine Andersen

Late on Friday afternoon, I received a mail in my Outlook in tray with this message:
_____________________________________________

[ProZ.com] You have received an on-site message

Please login to ProZ.com and visit [url removed] to view your message

Sender: user_4xxxxxx
______________________________________________

When I logged in, this was the message:
______________________________________________

We are hiring Danish Analyst (Remote)
We are hiring Danish Analyst (Remote)
Apply via this link to learn more:
[url removed] .............
______________________________________________

I like to think the best of peple who contact me with potential jobs, but did not feel happy about this one.
Thanks, but no thanks, I am not desperate for work and did not respond.

The link contained the name of a large international agency that has contacted me several times before, but I have never succeeded in working for them. I once spent a weekend (unpaid of course) trying to install and understand how to use their software, and others have actually had to pay to use it. I believe there is a free trial, but it is impossible to cancel without paying for at least a month.

I have not reported the mail as spam, but I considered it!