My former worker got laid off, so I recommended for him to expand his search online on this popular platform (we’re remote workers), because it’s difficult to find one.
Days later, he notified us that he got hacked after trying to open a file that a client sent him. His crypto and nft assets were stolen.
That client was from a category that I recommended. There are a lot of scammers online, not just under the category that I recommended; scammers are targeting people who are pursuing remote jobs online in general. He isn’t blaming anyone, but I feel so bad right now that I want to disappear. I wish I had not said a thing about which job they should include in their search.
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Your friend should have better common sense.
What you expect for someone who invests in crypto.
Oh wow, yeah I would also feel super bad in your shoes. Even though your culpability in this situation is low, for example if you told someone they should date more and they got murdered on a date, that doesn’t necessarily make it bad advice.
But, the polite thing to do in this situation is still to apologize. A simple, “I feel terrible this happened to you, and I am sorry that it was my advice that lead you to this situation.” Absolutely do **not** expand it with things like “Even though it really wasn’t my fault at all” or “Though you should have known better.” Apologies work best when they are simple and sincere.
>My former worker got laid off, so I recommended for him to expand his search online on this popular platform (we’re remote workers), because it’s difficult to find one.
Days later, he notified us that he got hacked after trying to open a file that a client sent him.
You can stop the post there. **He got hacked after trying to open a file that a client sent him.** That has nothing to do with you.