Friday, January 22, 2010

The Day the Earth Stood Still


"This is an Affirmation that your experiences and Qualifications where found suitably qualified for the requirements of Atlas Group Inc...

Job Location: London, United Kingdom
Resume Work Day: 6th April, 2010
Contract Duration: 24 Months – 2Years (Renewable)

The Company shall pay Employee salary of £ 6,207 GBP (six thousand two hundred and seven British pounds) every month after tax deduction...

Employer will provide Allowance as follows:
* Hazard/Inconveniences: £455.00 (Monthly),
* Car Maintenance: £2,783.00 (Monthly),
* House & Furnishings: £ 8,841.00 (Yearly),
* Entertainment & Recreation: £756.00 (Monthly),
* Travel & Events: £1,863.00 (Monthly). Travel shall be by business class/first class."
This is a story of a typical aspiring juvenile who was proposed with such a great offer, perhaps THE IDEAL JOB! Imagine a salary too much higher than his present job!

(Wouldn't you grab it? Of course, you would! Who could possibly reject such an offer of comfort and pleasure!)

But instead of jumping up and down with intense joy, he sat still in front of his monitor, perhaps still in spectacular shock with eyes that were about to cry. It seems to him that it was the day the Earth stood still.

"Lord, I am seeking for Your will. If this truly is Your will, I wanna thank you! Praise be unto Your Name!

Lord continue to guide me please", these were the words he heard his mouth uttered silently.

Amidst the delusions of a comfortable life in his minds, he tried to google for the company details. "Atlas Group Inc." was typed in. One prominent blog-site appears among the search results.

Anyone from (London) UK ever heard of ATLAS GROUP INC.?
A sudden gush of inexplicable doubt came rushing through his overwhelmed mind. "Why would anybody ask the World Wide Web if he has HEARD of the company? Didn't the company exist in the first place?", he exclaimed to himself.

Out of intrigue and intense curiosity, he plunged in to the said site.

DO NOT REPLY - Its a SCAM!

Hi! I also received the same email or employment opportunity.... you are right.. it's a scam....

I live in Jordan. I just received similar contract letter... I think this is a fraud... certainly

I got the same letter and after i filled in the information i was offered a job with a total salary of 12,800 pounds with the position of senior sales manager... i'm sure it's a scam!!!!!

This is too funny. I am an American ExPat residing in Jordan and I received a similar job offer as a Chemical Engineer in UK. I had the same weird feeling about the whole thing...
There the site boldly displayed the emotions of a number of disappointed young professionals who received the same offer. The page was filled with somewhat feelings of anger and frustrations, of cautions and multiple warnings from the same people who were exploited.

"Lord, thank you. This is indeed not Your will at the moment. Thank you for my current job. Thank you for saving me from losing this job you've given me. Still, praise be unto Your Name!", these were the last words he murmured to himself as he clicked the Close button of his internet browser.

(By the way, the man in the story is myself...)
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Indeed, God knows what's best for us.

"O LORD, you have searched meand you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise;You perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down;You are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongueYou know it completely, O LORD.You hem me in—behind and before;You have laid your hand upon me.Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?Where can I flee from your presence?If I go up to the heavens, you are there;If I make my bed in the depths, you are there.If I rise on the wings of the dawn,If I settle on the far side of the sea,even there your hand will guide me,Your right hand will hold me fast.If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide meand the light become night around me,"even the darkness will not be dark to you;the night will shine like the day,for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being;You knit me together in my mother's womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;Your works are wonderful,I know that full well." -Psalms 139:1-14
© 2010 Erickson Ibana

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