The 'interview' was six hours of live production edits.

A candidate applied for a software role at a Hong Kong startup. The CEO noticed they had expertise with a specific design tool and scheduled a series of late-night "interview" calls. During each session, the candidate was directed to edit production-level files — real work for real clients. After six accumulated hours, the CEO downloaded the finished files and vanished. No offer, no response, no payment. "I'd been used," the candidate wrote.