Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve heard a lot about the “Great Resignation” and a massive job churn that has some employers scrambling to find workers.
But as the Deseret News previously reported, many experts instead couch the turnover as a massive opportunity for workers to trade up to better jobs.
A Pew Research Center study said most workers who quit were reacting to low pay, limited opportunity for advancement and a demoralizing sense they weren’t being appreciated at work. As the Deseret News said of that study’s findings, “Most didn’t quit working entirely; they just quit their employers. Many quitters traded up for better benefits, better pay and more flexibility, Pew found.”
If you’re among the job seekers, the Federal Trade Commission recently issued a consumer alert that says scammers are paying attention to the job market, too. And they’re trying to hurt you.
The commission warns that fraudsters are pretending to be well-known employers, then posting jobs that are not real. The goal — and this is familiar territory with scammers — is to get personal information or money.
The jobs they post, the agency warns, pay well, promise that you can work remotely and often offer to provide money to set up a nice home office. That’s where the scam begins. They send you a check to get you started on your work. Once the check clears, they tell you to send back part of the money, which they’ll use to buy a…
