2025-06-18
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Your avatar is kind of weird.
Are you using something to change your camera view?
You're listening to a recording of David Machaldo.
He's conducting a remote job interview for a position in his cyber security firm.
Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face to cover it partially?
But David can tell that something's not right.
The candidate appears to be using a filter to disguise their face.
And they sound strange.
They ask David if his requests are a joke.
No, no, it's not a joke because I can see that you're using some kind of software.
The candidate refuses to put his hand in front of his face.
No, no, put it like this, in front of your face.
If you don't do it, we'll end the conversation right now.
David ends the call.
He was startled by the experience when it happened in March this year,