u/peppiminti wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
"Cooperating" as in knowingly signing it off as paid? From my experience being listed as a reference, background check calls are super quick and usually only verify employment title and employment dates. They don't specifically ask if the position is paid or not during the call
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I'm saying that people at Codesmith are aware of people lying and support them in various ways (I'm being vague) to help the person.
There are a LOT of people at Codesmith who are not W2 full time employees. So let's say a friendly prep instructor or a Fellow or Mentor does it. "It wasn't us it was our contractors!" isn't going to hold up.
It's more complicated than it seems yeah but based on the messages I've gotten so far, I'm going to hold my tongue, but Codesmith is on notice and maybe this behavior has finally caught up with them.