alt Hacker NewsIs that even legal? Wouldn’t a fake job interview be, in a sense, tricking you into taking time off and working without pay?
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nradov • yesterday at 5:33 PM
Legality would be very jurisdiction dependent. It might be illegal in most developed Western countries, depending on the exact facts of the case. I suspect it wouldn't be illegal in China — unless the trick happened to hit a ranking Communist Party member.
I think it would be legal but unethical -- unless you also then gave the employee substantial compensation for their time and opportunity cost.