And I didn't answer because I wanted to see if they were willing to play my little game. I responded her email telling her to call me on Tuesday between 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM, and to call me to a different number. Since I didn't pick up the phone, Natasha sent me an email asking me for a better time to call. I knew she was calling but I did not pick up the phone just to see if they Crossover was serious about getting in touch with me. That somebody was a certain Natasha Haynes who first tried to call me at 8:46 PM on a Monday night. Naturally, I passed with flying colors, because a few days later they sent me an email telling me somebody from Crossover would call me to continue the application process. ![]() The ad sent me to a Crossover website where they "tested" me by asking me five questions about social media and advertising. Of course, being a social media expert for years, and having the portfolio and the skills to prove it, I answered their ad on Linkedin. They were asking for a Social Media Content expert. So after doing some research on Crossover I decided to play their game and actually apply for a job with them. In other words, YOU are the one who is providing and paying for the infrastructure for Crossover for a salary that's not even on par with American market standards to begin with.Īnd they have the nerve to spy on you using YOUR computer and YOUR internet connection while you work in YOUR home.Įven Edward Snowdem would probably freak out with that level of violation to your privacy in your home through your computer. Oh, because that's the other thing If you work for Crossover you will be using your own computer, your own internet connection, and your own work space. ![]() The NSA would be proud of such invasive violation of your privacy. Do a search for Crossover on Quora and you will find some horror stories about this draconian method of spying on workers, including not getting paid because the photo from the webcam was too dark, or because you went to the bathroom and forgot to turn off the spyware program from Crossover. Ah, because they only offer hourly wages with no overtime. This is supposedly so they can confirm you are working the hours you're supposed to be working. Yes if you accept a job from Crossover, you will be required to install a spyware program from Crossover that will monitor you by using your webcam to take a picture of you at random every 10 minutes on average. Because it turns out if you actually lower yourself to Crossover's salary standars, you have to agree to their draconian methods of keeping tabs on you. Exactly the same problem that has been crippling the American economy for years.Īnd that's just the tip of the iceberg. By offering jobs with lower middle class wages just because they are a "global" company, not only they are lowering the standards of the middle class in America, but they are also taking American jobs overseas. They may seem like "competitive" rates in Pakistan, but the United States is NOT Pakistan.Ģ. Some people on Quora have complained the pay rates offered by Crossover for programmers are actually far below the market rates in the United States. I find two fundamental problems with this:ġ. In reality, once you look at some of the reviews people have published on Quora about the company, it feels more like an outsourcing company that hires people from third world countries for jobs in the United States. Such an offer reeked of scam, so I decided to do a little investigative journalism about it.Ĭrossover portrays itself as a "global" talent provider. ![]() ![]() A few days ago I saw an add on Linkedin from a company called "Crossover" offering a job for 80K per year working 100% from home.
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