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TikToker Sparks Debate After Pretending To Be A Conservative Christian To Land A New Job

TikToker Sparks Debate After Pretending To Be A Conservative Christian To Land A New Job
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People who are struggling to make ends meet would go to great lengths to land a job–including falsely representing themselves to impress a potential employer.

TikToker @firelordnick posed as a conservative Christian for an online job interview and subsequently sparked mixed reactions based on his deceptive tactic.


In the since made private or deleted viral video, he wrote in the caption:

"Gotta chase the bag."

Meaning he endeavored to hustle hard for the money–even if it meant faking his faith.

@firelordnick

gotta chase the bag🤷🏽‍♂️ #fyp #foryou

Nick told his presumptive interviewer in the since unavailable video:

"I would love to ask supporters to donate to the conservative non-profit Christian Organizations."

The text overlay in the clip notified TikTokers he was:

"pretending to be a Christian to get the job."

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He then revealed the cross he was wearing tucked inside his turtleneck to the prospective employer and falsely claimed it was given to him by his grandmother.

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Nick finished the clip with:

"My faith is very important to me. So this would be an amazing fit.”

The video was viewed over 315,000 times before being made unavailable.

TikTokers gave Nick a mixed review of his performance.

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Some people suggested notes for improvement.

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He even received encouragement from someone claiming to have faith.

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Some users had a concern about the prospective work environment.

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Others found his situation relatable.

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He may have pulled the wool over the interviewer's eyes, but as of this writing there has been no update as to whether or not he landed the job.

With his account now unavailable, we may never know.

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