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Re:Ask HN: Established company planning same thing as 1-man ... by chatmasta on Saturday August 16, 2014 @05:15PM (#8187607)
Lying is not always bad. In this case, it actually works out better for the employee:

OP lies -> More employee leads -> More companies interested

Employees want as many companies on board as possible, so they win.

Re:Ask HN: Established company planning same thing as 1-man ... by afarrell on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @07:58PM (#8200478)
If the OP is successful. If not, then the job-seeker just wasted effort. Which is fine if 1 OP does it, but if many people copycat...