Recently, several startups in Silicon Valley were scammed by an Indian man named Soham Parekh, who used fake resumes and false information to work remotely at multiple companies at the same time, with a maximum of five jobs simultaneously. This incident not only shocked the founders of the affected companies but also sparked heated discussions on social media, with netizens joking and creating memes.
The incident started with a tweet from Suhail Doshi, a startup founder, who exposed Soham's various fraudulent behaviors, including hiding his real visa status and falsely claiming to be working in the United States. Suhail pointed out that this guy performed exceptionally well during interviews, making it convincing, but was fired within a week for various reasons. What surprised even more was that Soham was not only working at their company, but also holding 3 to 4 positions at other startups, with almost no overlap in his resume's work experience.
Netizens also began discussing this issue intensely, with some joking that Soham's resume is "90% fake," and even suggesting that this guy is a model of the new generation of "working class." More interestingly, Soham's personal website has an open-source application called "CheatingDaddy," which provides real-time AI assistance to users during interviews, sounding more like an application designed for cheating.
In this farce, many startup founders also shared their experiences of being deceived, and some even canceled their job trials after contacting Soham. Throughout this process, netizens not only expressed amazement at Soham's cleverness, but also began to reflect on the current state of the workplace. Many people questioned whether if employers can have multiple startups, can employees also hold multiple jobs at the same time?
As the discussion deepened, some netizens uncovered similar phenomena in multiple industries, such as construction, nursing, and even the civil service sector. Some people shared how they managed to juggle multiple jobs, and others mentioned the "outsourcing" phenomenon discovered as early as 2012, where work is outsourced to others to make easy profits.
This incident not only revealed fraudulent behavior in the workplace, but also triggered discussions about work-life balance. In the face of increasing life pressures, the phenomenon of professionals seeking multiple income sources seems to no longer be an exception.