Meet David Tamarkin, site director of the food website Epicurious (owned by Condé Nast). David took to Twitter earlier this week to advertise for an “amazing job for a food writer who is at the beginning of her/his career”:

I have an amazing job for a food writer who is at the beginning of her/his career. Here are the details: — David Tamarkin (@DavidTamarkin) March 11, 2019

It’s a “full-time freelance position”:

This is a full-time freelance position based in New York City. Candidates should ideally already live in the NYC area. Relocation funds are not available for this position. — David Tamarkin (@DavidTamarkin) March 11, 2019

But people quickly questioned what he meant by “full-time freelance”:

What does “full time freelance” mean? — Nicole Cesare (@NicoleCesare) March 12, 2019

And David helpfully answered this question! “Paid hourly at 40 hours/week, no benefits”:

Paid hourly at 40 hrs/week, no benefits. — David Tamarkin (@DavidTamarkin) March 12, 2019

And that’s when the NYC Department of Labor got involved:

Hey @NYSLabor any thoughts on this? — Sara (@sarasneeze) March 13, 2019

BUSTED:

We've seen the tweets and have shared the situation with our Worker Protection team. They are now looking into it. Thanks for helping to bring it to our attention! — NYS Dept of Labor (@NYSLabor) March 13, 2019

Damage control time from David:

Some clarification on the EA job I tweeted about yesterday: This job will in fact be eligible for benefits, including health insurance, 401k, and sick leave. Also, “building 30 recipes a month” refers to a data entry task—it is not recipe development. — David Tamarkin (@DavidTamarkin) March 13, 2019

Good luck with the audit, dude.

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