• scott@lemmy.org
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    2 days ago

    They need to disguise their nationality not just because they can get paid more by impersonating Westerners, but due to the extensive international sanctions North Korea is under

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        1 day ago

        I just see people calling this a scam so much when sometimes it’s literally just people getting a job when they’re not allowed to be paid. That paired with “they pretend to be westerners so they can get paid more” like well why is it that westerners get paid more than Asians? Just a real interesting quote.

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          1 day ago

          I guess because Russia and China, the countries they worked in, think Westerners can code better than North Koreans?

          I don’t know if I’d call it a scam so much as slavery.

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            7 hours ago

            The article says he worked from China, for US and European companies. Which explains both the pay difference and the concern about the sanctions.