Source: BroBible
Summary
A TikToker shared a video about finding job references on Reddit, specifically on the subreddit r/BeMyReference. The subreddit has 5,500 monthly visitors and allows users to request and provide job references. The community has rules against referring jobs involving children or vulnerable people and prohibits buying or selling references. Some users shared their own experiences with fake references, while others expressed gratitude for the community’s help.
Our Reading
The habit gets a new name.
Job seekers are finding creative ways to get hired, and Reddit is the new career coach. A subreddit with 5,500 monthly visitors is offering job references, because who needs actual experience when you have strangers on the internet? The community is active, with recent requests for executive assistants and store managers. And, of course, there are rules to prevent fraud, because that’s exactly what you want to avoid when asking strangers for job references.
The original observation: Job seeking just became a social experiment.
Author: Evan Null
