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Obviously the posting is still up. Have you emailed the transcript along to the folks at 37Signals? They should really pull this (or better yet append the transcript to the job posting).
http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/6958
http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/7003
All sketchy and heavy on the caps lock.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely. Once he IM'ed me I was looking for a way to get out of there without seeming rude. I cringed when he agreed to the price I gave. I thought it was going to end the conversation there. I am still working on growing a pair and walking out of things as soon as I want out instead of trying to find a way to make things work. It is still a transition for my mind to get into "It's okay to say 'No.'"
Saying no can be really, really tough - but rewarding. In my experience most programmers are conflict-adverse and like taking on projects, this might be obvious but it means we often find ourselves over stretched. Speaking of 37signals, David had a good post on that awhile ago ( http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1626 ). It's a real problem that I, and I'm sure many others here, struggle with. edit: (unrelated) Have you…
Obviously the posting is still up. Have you emailed the transcript along to the folks at 37Signals? They should really pull this (or better yet append the transcript to the job posting).
It looks like he has two other posts up as well: http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/6958 http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/7003 All sketchy and heavy on the caps lock.
http://www.google.com/search?q=phenomsolutions1
(Not that it is super relevant)
This reminded me of something the other way around. Back in 1998, I was on summer break before going to college. My parents said I had to get a summer job, so I got an entry level PR job at a Web design agency (new media, baby!) in London. Somehow, within a few weeks I was attending recruitment interviews. One totally normal looking guy came in, sat down, and after a quick introduction the CEO asked him what his back…
This reminded me of something the other way around. Back in 1998, I was on summer break before going to college. My parents said I had to get a summer job, so I got an entry level PR job at a Web design agency (new media, baby!) in London. Somehow, within a few weeks I was attending recruitment interviews. One totally normal looking guy came in, sat down, and after a quick introduction the CEO asked him what his back…
He eventually returned from leave and I found out why he was the strange one even in comparison to them: he was over 60 years old, still lived with his mother, had some penchant for buying any food that was on sale (even if he never ate it, and even to the point where he was buying more freezers to store it!) and his recent leave was granted after he set himself on fire in bed. He also had an uncontrollable giggle.
Those were the days!
http://is.gd/d7eBI it looks like this guy posts job ads under different names. all of them have red flags so it shouldn't be hard to avoid scumbags like this.
Obviously the posting is still up. Have you emailed the transcript along to the folks at 37Signals? They should really pull this (or better yet append the transcript to the job posting).
It looks like he has two other posts up as well: http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/6958 http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/7003 All sketchy and heavy on the caps lock.
now I look for reasons to say no.
This reminded me of something the other way around. Back in 1998, I was on summer break before going to college. My parents said I had to get a summer job, so I got an entry level PR job at a Web design agency (new media, baby!) in London. Somehow, within a few weeks I was attending recruitment interviews. One totally normal looking guy came in, sat down, and after a quick introduction the CEO asked him what his back…
At my first web job, the week I started there was an empty desk alongside mine. The other employees spoke of its absent occupant as though he was a bit of a curiosity (like they could talk - you could write a sitcom about that place). He eventually returned from leave and I found out why he was the strange one even in comparison to them: he was over 60 years old, still lived with his mother, had some penchant for buy…