Good news, job seekers! One of the most slandered companies in America is currently hiring a lobbyist.
The Robinhood trading app on Friday posted a presentation for a federal affairs manager on a variety of job sites, giving a lucky applicant the chance to promote a business that managed to get Ted Cruz, AOC, Elizabeth Warren and Steve Cohen to unite in public. outrage over his decision to stop users from trading stocks like GameStop amid the so-called “Reddit Rally.”
The Washington DC concert is described on RobinHood’s website as focusing on “federal advocacy and governmental issues related to legislative and regulatory matters.” The company said it was “looking for a highly adaptable and collaborative person who can handle ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities with flexibility and patience.”
With about a dozen or more DC politicians asking for more light on the company in the past 24 hours, the company is looking for someone with a lot of experience to run for a member of Congress or a Congressional Committee work’.
The placement comes amid calls from lawmakers and investors to investigate trading restrictions imposed on stocks popular with small investors, such as GameStop.
Even the Securities and Exchange Commission took a turn. In a rare move, the agency has indicated that it will investigate the restrictions placed by brokers such as Robinhood on trading in GameStop, AMC Entertainment and other shares posted by new investors on Reddit’s “WallStreetBets” forum. .
“The Commission will underestimate the actions taken by regulated entities that could harm investors or otherwise unnecessarily impede their ability to trade certain securities,” Acting SEC Chairman Allison Herren Lee said in a joint statement with the three other commissioners of the agency said.
Vladhood, head of Robinhood, defended the restrictions again on Friday, saying he was confident the company would defend itself against a class action lawsuit filed late Thursday.
Robinhood did not respond to a request for comment on the listing.