Thread: So Desperate For Work

This story is so sad :3078: I really do feel so sorry for these men, they were so desperate for work that they tattooed themselves.

Fooled job seekers stuck with face tattoos

Fooled job seekers stuck with face tattoos

Two Indonesian job seekers have been fooled into having their faces tattooed in order to receive non-existent government jobs.

The pair had their faces permanently inked after village chief Sawiyono told them he had received a text message from a government official offering them work as Jakarta intelligence officers.

The official, who said it was a job requirement to have their faces tattooed with dragons, was later discovered to be a hoaxer — but not before Nanang, 30, and Bambang, 40, had already undergone the painful and disfiguring procedure.

The three men believe the anonymous trickster was a kind of "mystic", as they didn't feel in control of their actions when following his strange instructions.

"I was half conscious when the shop owner tattooed my face, and didn't think it was a con," victim Bambang said.

"I just realized it was a con on Friday night. I was shocked and I cried."

A horrified Sawiyono realised he had been tricked when double-checking the bizarre request with a legitimate government representative.

"I am fully responsible for the mistake and I will do my best to help the men remove their tattoos,'' Sawiyono was quoted as saying.

"I don’t know why I believe that person.

"I feel half conscious when I follow the man's instructions."

Indonesian police say that the tattoo incident was the third hoax of its kind to have been pulled recently.

The men have filed a police report and are being treated in a local hospital.

WOW... this is CRUEL!

I cannot beleive that it was a prank, its a poor country and these men would have been desperate for work, well look at the tattoos, of course they were desperate

This is horrible. Very pity. They badly needed a job but the consequence is unbearable.

It really made me feel sad to read this. It sounds like work there is hard enough to come by without pranks like this being played, and with such horrific consequences too. I feel very sad for them.

What about a job application first. Do you believe the story is accurate?

Originally Posted by MakeMoneyOnline

What about a job application first. Do you believe the story is accurate?

Yes I do beleive its true, it wasnt a hoax and was also on the news here on tv. It was definately real.

An unfortunate situation. The way they kept trying to fob off their responsibily for their own actions with the 'I was under a spell' crock was a bit silly, though.

Originally Posted by Rhiannon

The three men believe the anonymous trickster was a kind of "mystic", as they didn't feel in control of their actions when following his strange instructions.

Sounds like a face-saving excuse (if you'll pardon the pun). Embarrassed to admit they were duped, resorting to "mystical" answers seems like a semi plausible (although dubious) route out of their situation.

On the plus side the publicity from this story might get the men a job (even if it is a Yakuza extra in a movie).

Another plus is that the tatts don't actually seem to be that bad, well Nanang's isn't too good (looks a bit like makeup), but I think Bambang's is pretty good. I've seen worse in Glasgow (bad spider face :sshocked.

ouch, Its like the story of the Morecambe Bay Cockel pickers in the UK last year.

Mind ya I have people all the time asking for work, They should try getting a job in the real world, much easier.

Cheers
Sean

That is just horrible. The one of the man on the right, doesn't even look like a tattoo at all to be honest. People can be so cruel in the world nowadays.

It's bluntly.. simply.. foolishness..

Stupidity, if you would.

That is just sick and sad

Originally Posted by sean14592

ouch, Its like the story of the Morecambe Bay Cockel pickers in the UK last year.

Mind ya I have people all the time asking for work, They should try getting a job in the real world, much easier.

Cheers
Sean

How much do Cockel pickers make?