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Re:Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @05:31PM (#8044718)
I told him at the end of last week that I didn't like the bait and switch he pulled on me and that I would not work with him again. I didn't take the call he set me up on. He said how he had to repair damage with the client he was courting with my resume.

He kept trying to pitch opportunities Monday to which I didn't respond.

He sent an email to my boss with my resume yesterday.

It's entirely too convenient to be stupidity.

EDIT: I just found out from my boss that there was no prior back and forth between the recruiter and him when the recruiter sent him my resume. My boss didn't respond to emails or calls. The recruiter just sent him my resume.

Re:Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @01:11PM (#8043151)
I even doubt incompetence. If he has my resume with my current job listed on it and pitches to that exact same job, it's purposeful and malicious.
Re:Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @12:45PM (#8043005)
I'd like to but they don't really have the right people to contact on their site. I also figured I should break off contact in the case that I speak with a lawyer. From what I've learned in the past, the next person to contact them should be a lawyer.
Re:Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @11:25AM (#8042502)
I told my employer I was planning on leaving, then changed my mind. Both my employer and I are happy with my work. I was seeing what else is out there. This definitely feels like malicious intent.
Re:Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail on Wednesday July 16, 2014 @11:22AM (#8042478)
I'm not too worried about losing my job. I told my employer I was planning on leaving, then changed my mind. I'm part of the hiring committee for my current employer. So I was surprised when I saw my own resume sent out by my boss. I was able to piece together the timeline when my boss told me when the recruiter sent my resume to him.

Ask HN: Recruiter Blackmail

I was working with a recruiter while looking for a new position. He pulled a bait and switch on me where he pitched one job to me and then scheduled a phone interview with another. After that, I told him I would no longer work with him.After all of this, he pitched my resume to my current employer, I'm guessing to get me fired or tarnish my reputation. Do I have any legal recourse? What should...

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Re:Why did your startup fail? on Friday April 12, 2013 @09:01AM (#5538168)
The general public is apathetic towards politics.
Re:Lulu: An App No One Should Accept on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @10:15AM (#5525238)
Hopefully we still have a few good men on the inside.
Re:Lulu: An App No One Should Accept on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @09:48AM (#5525091)
If there ever were a service deserving of an indefinite DDOS, this would be it.
Re:SimCity mod demonstrates the possibility of offline play on Thursday March 14, 2013 @11:20AM (#5375515)
That's kind of like touching a boiling pot of water to see if it's hot. You know you're going to get burned, but you have to check anyway.
Re:Get 50GB of Box free for life on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @01:20PM (#5208491)
Excellent. I've been trying out Dropbox lately. I will give Box a go and do a write up comparing both.