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THE BALLAD OF DAVE GONZALES
Yes, I’ve been really confusing as of late. Between the emotional freak out of 11/19/09 to cryptic suggestions that I might be moving.
I’ll sum it up quick: I’m poor, and if I can’t get a job in about three weeks, I’ll be moving in January.
Good? Good.
Otherwise, here’s a good reason why I’m posting this track:
You might have noticed a description much like this on WhatIMadeInsteadOfMoney.com, where Jess Frantz and I have released a short, joke hip-hop/dance record (you can download it there for FREE, now).
The second HOB album will be flying at you with songs our group of friends made just for the sake of making songs, and I’m calling for submissions. If you want to.
The above “Ballad of Dave Gonzales” was written by Sir Elliott Goldbaum who was recording under the name The Doric Order for awhile. This track may not be on the final release, but a Doric Order song will for sure.
Why contribute your songs you made just for the f*ck of it? Because the WE MAKE SONGS SOMETIMES EP will be distributed in PHYSICAL DISC FORM as in: No Internet Downloads.
If you want to hear any of it, your best chance is to submit something, otherwise you just have to hope that you’re on the list Jess and I will make and have a very pretty disc personalized for you.
Because Eta Theta Beta is about making music because it’s fun, dammit.
Submit to me via e-mail at dave.m.gonzales(at)gmail.com.
If you want, you can even rap over one of my samples, like this one: LISTEN LINK, DOWNLOAD LINK.
Come on! Participate! It’s fun to make songs sometimes.
First Come Services HR Is A FreeCreditReport.com Scam
The Job Listing:
We need an administrative assistant to help manage this fast paced company. Job Responsibilities:
- Answering and screening phone calls for the CEO.
- Clerical work including copying, faxing and filing of all documents.
- Arranging all appointments and meetings
- Greeting all clients in a professional and polite mannerism.
- Greeting visitors and checking their identification.
$45,000 starting & 2 wk vacation and paid benefits.
So I applied and received this e-mail in return:
Hi Dave,
I see that you are interested in the job we posted on Craigslist. After reviewing your resume, we decided that we’d love to have you on our team! Let me tell you about the location. The hours are 10am to 6pm and we are located by Battery Park. The starting salary is $45,000 with 2 weeks paid vacation, sick days, and much more which will be discussed during the interview.
Before we schedule an interview, I need you to do a free credit check through our affiliated company. Go to this link ( http://twurl.nl/zg00lq ) and get your credit report, we will be automatically notified. Let me make a few things clear, we are NOT judging your credit score, nor do we get access to your private information. We do understand that a lot of people have less than perfect credit and financial problems, that’s the whole point of them applying for a job, right? Secondly, this absolutely CANNOT be worked around. It is mandatory! We deal with EXTREMELY sensitive data involving personal finances, investments, and retirement funds. Think of it this way, would you want the employees handling your financial information to get properly screened? I’m sure your answer would be yes!
If you do not agree with taking the credit check, please do not bother e-mailing to work around it, your e-mail will not be acknowledged. Also, please do not ask if you can bring in your own copy of the credit check or take the credit check during the interview. I hope you can understand!
Thank you,
Heather Clarke
And, after finding the link lead to FreeCreditReport.com, my response to “Heather:”
Hi Heather,
You think with all the catchy FreeCreditReport.com commercials, you guys would be bringing in enough business that you could avoid having to fool people on Craigslist into using your service.
I understand that my e-mail will not be acknowledged because I didn’t sign up for my free credit report (plus my automatically enrolled $14.95/month membership program charged to my credit card with no prior notification) mostly because I’m well aware that you will NOT be “automatically notified” because that process would be illegal without my written consent, which you do not have.
For a job that was asking for an administrative assistant that was handling “EXTREMELY sensitive data involving personal finances,” your application process seems a lot more like a scam that will charge me, the unemployed applicant, $15 dollars a month to monitor credit that is only getting worse because of scams like this.
On the off chance that First Come Services HR is a real company, despite your seemingly non-existence during a Google search, I thought I’d send along this helpful information, should you actually want people’s credit report. This is pasted directly from the fine print on the first page of FreeCreditReport.com, to which you linked:
FreeCreditReport.com is not affiliated with the annual free credit report program. Under federal law you have the right to receive a free credit report from each of the three nationwide consumer credit reporting agencies once every 12 months. To request a credit report under that law, go to www.annualcreditreport.com
As in: how dare you think I was stupid enough to sign up for a scam-billing service, then tell me there is absolutely no way around using FreeCreditReport.com. Thanks for wasting 20 minutes of my week.
Sincerely,
Dave Gonzales
