Reached out to a guy on LinkedIn, admittedly, this is what you might call a cold message. I asked him for a referral. On the plus side, he said yes! On the negative side, his yes depends on my giving him $150. This was after we haggled back and forth. Now he is waiting for me to transfer the money to his PayPal. Should I do it?

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Absolutely not

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Don’t pay for a referral in advance. Tell him that if you get hired as a result of his referral you will take him to lunch!

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Absolutely not

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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No and also why?! I would never provide a referral to someone that I don’t know at least professionally.

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did he give you the referral? if not then don't pay

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I know people are desperate these days but is this question for real ?

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I would contact someone from that company because what kind of nonsense is that??? PLEASE don’t do that!

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Surely you jest

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No.

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