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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReddit users stick it to Kellogg's:
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NEW: Reddit users crashed the Kellogg's job postings website by submitting fake applications as Kellogg's is trying to permanently replace 1,400 striking workers who are demanding better pay.
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Reddit users stick it to Kellogg's: (Original Post)
tblue37
Dec 2021
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iemanja
(53,035 posts)2. Awesome!
RockRaven
(14,972 posts)3. I also saw a thing on Reddit where people were encouraging others to actually set up interviews
and such (i.e. go beyond just spamming the application site) and go as far down the hiring process as possible before bailing out/ghosting them, to really gum up the works at deeper hiring/staffing levels.
I don't know how effective that will really be, or what risks those people are taking on by doing so, but they are trying to do even more...
drmeow
(5,019 posts)4. LOVE THIS' nt
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)5. Reddit is good at this.
Wall Street Bets pushed back on a hedge fund takeover of GameStop this year, that really shed light on how corrupt hedge funds are.
It was fascinating to watch GameStock come back from the brink of extinction due to the subreddit.
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,554 posts)6. Aaaaaand...
and
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)7. Kick this one.