‘Listed as remote for visibility’: Employer tries to game LinkedIn with false job details, enraging social media

An in-person remote position sounds like an oxymoron, but that’s exactly what athletic supplement company Inno Supps was advertising in a LinkedIn job posting that’s gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

Though its listing for a senior copywriter was labeled as remote, job seekers were quick to call out the fine print at the top of the job description: “Please apply only if you are willing to eventually work onsite in Henderson, Nevada,” it read. “While this role is listed as ‘remote’ for visibility, it is an onsite position and requires in-office presence.”

Inno Supps was apparently looking to capitalize on the gap between the demand and supply for remote work. A 2025 LinkedIn report showed that while the level of job seekers looking exclusively for remote work has stayed close to its mid-pandemic peak, the supply of those roles has dwindled as more and more employers insist on a return to the office.

But advertising a role as remote when it’s actually in-person is a recipe for angry applicants, as the response to Inno Supps’ listing makes crystal clear.

‘The employment version of clickbait’: Social media comes for Inno Supps

When a screenshot of Inno Supps’ post made its way to X, it quickly went viral, amassing 2.3 million views. 

Several users said that lying in a job listing destroys a company’s credibility. “We lied to you in this job posting but trust us, it’ll never happen again,” quipped one user in response to the post.

It also encourages applicants to match the company’s behavior, other users said: “If HR isn’t going to be honest about the job posting(s), why should I be honest on my resume?” one poster asked.

“This is the employment version of clickbait,” wrote another user.

Several posters also used comparisons to highlight the unfairness of falsely advertising any aspect of a role. “While this role listed the salary as ‘$1,000,000’ for visibility, it is actually $10,000,” imagined one user.

Inno Supps has not responded to Fast Company’s request for comment.

Loopholes in LinkedIn’s policies

Is a job posting like Inno Supp’s actually allowed on LinkedIn? At first glance, it seems in violation of LinkedIn’s Job Policies, which state that “the primary location of the role, along with any relocation and travel requirements and/or conditions, should be plainly visible within the post.” Any job post violating those policies will be taken down after review.

But Inno Supps’ post may fall into a gray area. The fact that the role is actually in person is plainly visible within the post—just not in its heading.

Still, the listing contradicts itself, meaning it may also violate LinkedIn’s policy that “job posts must contain truthful, accurate, and complete information about the jobs they promote.”

Fast Company has reached out to LinkedIn for clarification on whether Inno Supp’s job posting violates its policies.

The posting has stopped accepting applications, but that hasn’t stopped disgruntled social media users from coming for Inno Supps’ other available positions, including its listing for a new CEO, which is also listed as remote despite requiring on-site work in its description.

“Inno Supps, I will be your downfall!!!!!!” one user wrote, adding screenshots of them reporting the job as fraudulent.

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