If it looks too good to be true, it likely is. More so in this era of unhinged online scams.

If you're desperate with nothing to lose, you can take the risk and give it a go. However, be aware that an extra info that you give out, any link you may click or any app they might require you to install can have malicious motives.
If you chat by video, try to see whether it's a deepfake on the other side. Check the voice on whether it has that artificial tinge.

Do your due diligence and don't trust easily. Verify every step. And any type of pressure to inspire you into taking a leap is a definite proof of a scam.

My dns adblocker rejects the site outright, so that's a 10 tonne anvil.

Looks like a scam to me

Man , it feels like you are writing about my country Syria , some how it seems we imported this toxic culture too !

Seems like CEO and Corporate behavior is consistent every where !

Man... Same shit everywhere even in other countries (like the middel east) that took the work culture from you took mostly the bullshit

Same

For some extreme act of luck I got my last job at Hacker News around two and a half years ago, from one of the "Who wants to be hired?" posts. Since we finished the product and it's in its launch state now I'm looking for a job.

I guess this month's "who wants to be hired?"/"who is hiring?" posts are closing comments today.

Friends and acquaintances.

Sometimes the ones that look like fun are actually highly toxic. And vice versa.

Treat managers like you treat mushrooms

Don't eat managers you find in the wild?

I have no idea where OP is, but here in the US, workman's comp is something that's completely different. That's to financially assist people that are injured on the job.

You're thinking of Unemployment. Constructive Dismissal, such as cutting hours, does not shield them from Unemployment claims. It does however, make it a tougher process.

Yeah, I really don't think lying would've been a great choice, and I kinda stand by it, the guy can be petty and I don't want him screwing me over anymore than he has. I just want to get somewhere else, maybe IT help desk, but electrical and HVAC would be a good pivot since we do a lot of electrical and troubleshooting, just need the certs

Treat managers like you treat mushrooms; feed them shit and keep them in the dark.

You learned a powerful lesson

Management is the enemy and you are to lie to them because they are scum

Good luck finding new work

Yep, you did it wrong. To your boss and the boss' lackeys, you're happy as a clam and a company man... until the day you aren't.

They don't want to fire you, because of workman's comp, so they'll cut your hours, and call you out on stupid rules that no one follows, because those rules only exist to harass people into leaving.

It’s over, buddy. You should be looking for a new job. Time is running out.

The correct response is always to lie and tell your boss what they want to hear. The only thing you owe is what's listed in your job description; beyond that you keep up the facade until you're ready to grab on to the next opportunity. Absolutely honesty is rarely a good thing in the workplace.

Hear hear

Depending on your exact location it will vary a lot and depending on your experience level and stage of your career it will change too.

That said, if I were speaking with a young person just entering the workforce there are a few good options. They depend on what you are interested in, happy to do, and how much money you feel is able to drive you to do stuff you don't like.

First off, some things are flaky. Being in tech right now is risky because all of the tech bros are trying to automate jobs. Even before the current AI trend firing whole teams was a common practice for financial reasons and made the industry unattractive.

Other things are rock solid. We have been using indoor plumbing for centuries, an alternative seems unlikely, so chances are plumbing will remain a reasonable job for a full lifetime. The same goes for electricians, some forms of construction, and so on. Trades is what we call them in Australia and they are as close to guaranteed as anything. They also pay well here and lead to owning your own business, managing your own clients, and making good long term decisions to build your own wealth.

The next set of needs are to do with demographs. Right now in the western world there is a population of people reaching the age where they need care. That means support workers, nursing, aged care, physiotherapy, and other allied health services. These are growth industries and will be so for the next 15 years or so. This is a good time to get in as the people in power are impacted by or soon to be impacted by the quality of those services, so funding is not as hard to get approved.

After that, different countries have really different needs. In Australia we have a big problem with truck drivers right now. Lots of truck drivers quit or died during the pandemic and very few young people have taken on that role because of all of the hype around self driving cars. That technology is a fairly long way off and honestly I don't see it happening in the next 10 years to any significant degree. 10 years of good pay would make studying something else much easier and so it may be a good option for a period of time.

If you have a look at immigration rules for your country you will probably find that certain professions are given priority. Those are in demand roles with not enough workers, so you may have a good opportunity there depending on the case.

Other than all of that, don't do a job you can't morally stand to do. Don't do a job you already hate. Don't stay at a job because it seems safer or easier. Be willing to move to another job within 2 years. Longer than 2 years and you are probably missing out on income growth.

A good job is one you do because you like it. If you can afford it right now, send as many CVs as you want and go to the interviews with a mental state that they have to convince you, not the other way around. Be picky and choose one that seems cool.

If you can't afford to be picky, pick whichever one pays most per hour, save as much as possible and never stop sending CVs around.