Ask HN: I received an offer, and the company asked me not to tell the recruiter
[Random advice from the internet]<p>Take the job because you need it and to realize that you are going to work for a business that thinks that it is O.K. to do what they are doing.<p>In different circumstances, my advice might be different. Here your immediate need is not frivolous. The option is employment versus unemployment not increasing an existing salary. This is business. The issues are contractual. They are not moral and not ethical.<p>This isn&#x27;t an &quot;It&#x27;s not about the money.&quot; It&#x27;s about the money all around. High volume cold calling and holding candidates for kingly ransom is the business model.<p>Good luck.