Who is running Craigslist?
Ok, I have had enough!
For years now I have maintained this blog site to share insights and news bites about the economy and general business topics that might be useful. After some procrastination and a bit of free time, I have decided to use this site for what it was really meant for…ranting about something.
I’m still going to provide legitimate, valuable news info regarding the economy, but I am also going to have fun with this blog site by pointing out the painfully obvious mistakes business managers make. It’s like I am going to use this site to share what “grinds my gears” like Peter did in that episode of “Family Guy” where he had a spot on the local evening news talking about things that grind his gears.
For example; this past October I had a terrible expereince while staying at a La Quinta hotel in Houston, Texas that got me so frustrated and pissed off that I vowed to never stay at a La Quinta again. I thought of blogging about it but was just too busy to write, and a little too pissed of to stay focused enough to write. I will actually get to that blog soon but today was the final straw, which again prompted me to use this blog site to heckle, embarass, and educate business owners in how to “not” operate your business.
So last week and today I am trying to post an ad to hire over 100+ Americans for legitimate employment via Craigslist but I notice that my ads continued to be deleted. According to CL, I find out that they have a policy that does not allow them to post ads for employment that are “work from home” ads.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
You can STILL actually hire a call girl from Craigslist or get a random BJ via Craigslist postings BUT I CANNOT PUT OVER 100+ AMERICANS TO WORK??
First their response was:
Apologies for the trouble, but we are not able to accept job opportunities
that require any of the following:
* fees/costs of any kind (upfront or periodic)
* club membership
* recruitment of other members, sub-distributors, or sub-agents
In addition, craigslist cannot accept:
* franchise offers
* multi-level marketing opportunities
* distributorship arrangements
My ad is NIETHER of these.
Next I get this response:
Sorry, we do not accept appointment setting positions from home.
Thanks,
craigslist customer service
Ok, but I can post an ad if I am a pimp and I need to put my girls to work?
If you go to Craigslist into the “casual encounters” section, you can actually hire a call girl. Still. Regardless of what came from that murder case in New York. Call girls and their pimps have found a way around Craigslist’s filters. BUT I cannot place an ad for ligitimate employment.
What gives Craigslist? Why are your policies so random and lopsided?
I’ll post the La Quinta story later this week. That one is a doozy!
It’s actually entertaining for me to poke fun at ignorant business managers.
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Another update:
According to CL, their policy is that you cannot post a Multi-Level Marketing ad for employment but I found this ad last Tuesday:
MLM Ground Floor Super Opportunity – Advanced Child Safety Software (Plano, TX)
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Date: 2009-11-17, 12:09AM CST
Reply to: job-pb8vn-1469572779@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
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Direct Sales/Network marketing MEGA Opportunity. Full or part-time career in Advanced Child Safety. Protects children from sexting, bullying, online sexual predators, texting while driving and more. Every parent in America is going to want this software to protect their children’s cell phone and PC from a very dangerous online world. Email today familysafetynow@yahoo.com or call Dan at 214-687-7991 for the opportunity of a lifetime.
Hiring Organization: Dan at WebSafety
Location: Plano, TX
Compensation: Full Commission
Telecommuting is ok.
This is a part-time job.
This is at a non-profit organization.
OK to highlight this job opening for persons with disabilities
OK for recruiters to contact this job poster.
Phone calls about this job are ok.
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 1469572779
Update:
Today 11/18/09 I found an ad on Cl that reads:
MLM Ground Floor Super Opportunity – Advanced Child Safety Software (Plano, TX)
Date: 2009-11-17, 12:09AM CST
Reply to: job-pb8vn-1469572779@craigslist.org
PostingID: 1469572779
But Monday my ad had received this email from CL:
Apologies for the trouble, but we are not able to accept job opportunities that require any of the following:
* fees/costs of any kind (upfront or periodic)
* club membership
* recruitment of other members, sub-distributors, or sub-agents
In addition, craigslist cannot accept:
* franchise offers
* multi-level marketing opportunities
* distributorship arrangements
Our accounting department will issue a credit to your charge card, debit card, or corporate account. (Credits usually take 1-5 business days to
appear.)
Thanks,
craigslist operations
Isn’t this contradictory?
What in the world is going on at Craigslist??
Why do we use Craigslist?