David from Russia

So apparently, I’m so good at job hunting that scammers are now creating brand‑new domains just to talk to me. This week, I was “recruited” by someone pretending to be from Calspan using the domain calspancareers.com ... which, fun fact, was created 48 hours before they emailed me. Yes. Two. Days. This scammer domain was basically still wearing its hospital bracelet. They sent me a whole questionnaire, job description, fake HR guy named “Richard Bowman” (who exists nowhere except maybe in a fanfiction forum), and expected me to just… go with it. Unfortunately for them, I have this annoying habit called checking things. So here’s what happened next: 🟢 Contacted the REAL Calspan 🟢 Reported the scam to the FTC 🟢 Reported it to the FBI 🟢 Reported the domain to the registrar 🟢 Verified the WHOIS data 🟢 Confirmed the domain was younger than a loaf of bread 🟢 Whispered “ #getfucked ” like a cybersecurity monk achieving enlightenment Honestly, at this point I’ve done more incident resp...

 Let me be blunt. It’s 2025. We’ve got high-speed internet, encrypted VPNs, cloud platforms, remote monitoring, ticketing systems, and full-blown virtual infrastructure. So why the hell are companies still dragging IT professionals into the office like it’s 1998? Seriously... what is the logic? We’re the people who literally built the remote work systems that kept companies alive during the pandemic. We maintain servers, patch security holes, deploy updates, respond to incidents, automate backups, and monitor uptime...all from a terminal. I can reboot your domain controller from my couch in 12 seconds flat while drinking bad coffee and wearing sweatpants. The only reason I should be commuting is if a data center is on fire. But no. Corporate America wants warm bodies in office chairs. They want to “see” you working. Never mind the fact that we’re more productive at home, with fewer distractions and zero soul-crushing traffic. Never mind the hours saved on commuting that we often r...