Fishy Recruitment Is Fishy

    One of the people closest to my heart is Ms Tiddly (not her real name) because she's just a big-hearted woman who loves what she does: singing and teaching singing. We've known each other for a few years and we love her to bits.

   So when she told me that she recommended me to one of her friends- or acquaintances, rather- she told me they were looking for a model, I was like, "sure." That guy acquaintance of hers- we shall call him William- contacted me through my FB asking if I was interested. So after I talked to him on the phone this afternoon, he gave me his girlfriend's number so that I can arrange meeting their, um, boss. Let's nickname their recruiter Mother Violet (LOL).

After talking to William and then his girlfriend, I am convinced that they are some sort of elitist-ish type of sex traffickers or something along that line.

*The salary is ridiculously HUGE (Salary allegedly ranges from P100k to P170k). For 5 days rehearsal and 5 days "leisure time." If they have that kind of money, why would they stoop down to letting amateurs like me to be at their "fashion show?" They keep emphasizing that local celebs will be part of it (riiight).




*One of the biggest, suspicious signs was both of them asking if I knew how to massage. I've been in enough go-sees and auditions to know that THAT is one question you don't want to hear in any job application unless you are applying as a masseuse.

*They said that if I was to meet Mother Violet, she would most likely challenge me by asking me to sit on some guy's lap or buy him a drink... and to pass the "challenge", I must comply. (I was on the phone sounding casual while my face was all DAFUQ) They added that it's ok coz it's not some random stranger she's asking me to entertain. They said she asks her driver or nephew to pose as man strangers for the challenge.  I managed to keep my composure on the phone while trying not to yell, "WHO DA FUCK IN THEIR RIGHT MIND ASKS WOMEN TO SIT ON THEIR DRIVERS FOR A MODELING JOB"

*I checked William's FB and his model girlfriend's as well. They have pictures being in other parts of the world but they don't have any pictures of fashion shows or even pictures of anyone going down the catwalk.
If I were really part of the modeling world, first thing I would do is post my hot self sashaying down the catwalk. My professional model friends all upload their catwalk- fashion show pictures for the world to see. But these couple's photo albums don't even have photos of any fashion show or even any of their models.

*They said that I would need to accompany Mother Violet tomorrow to Nueva Ecija (if that's really where we're going supposedly), along with another "model" so that she'll see how I interact with others and if I was a really dedicated sort of person blah blah blah. I asked what type of transpo they're taking. They said that Mother Violet wants to try the experience of commuting by bus (cue more alarms in my head) and that everything is taken cared of, that I don't have to bring anything.

*William called me again, sounding quite agitated that it was taking me so long to decide. Of course, I declined.

 *My sister added that if he was legit, he should be really popular and we should have other common connections with him on FB such as our professional model friends and other up-and-coming figures that we were close with. Suspiciously, he only knows Ms Tiddly.


I texted Ms. Tiddly about William if she had known him long. She said that she met him at one of her Sunday events since they were both Born Agains. They weren't that close or anything. I texted her about all the conversations we had and she confirmed my suspicions. She apologized profusely and told me that it was wise that I declined.

I can only imagine who are those poor girls who fell for this.

Awkward Turtle