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Job: Head of Stonehenge

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Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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What do you mean?

Going off on unprompted rambling about 'woke ideology' and the Taliban in response to a random pun makes you appear, to observers, deeply mentally unwell.

Maybe I could have left out the final remark. But I was quite astonished by the large amount of identity-focused language. The English Heritage Stonehenge job description (and the website) should use more neutral language.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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* Must be willing to perform human sacrifices during select astronomical events?

Must be fluent in Cornish.

Must be proficient in brewing potions.

NOTE: Only cauldrons with a safety mechanism preventing anyone from falling into the potion can be used at the site; traditional Gaul type cauldrons do not qualify.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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Missed opportunity to say they’re ‘looking for a rock star to lead our team!’

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They don't look for rock stars. English heritage wants ideology:

"…Age, Disability…"

You're going to be in for a rude awakening in 20 years when you're involuntarily a member of the groups you disdain.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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While the stones are usually roped off from up close viewing still loom large because of their cultural impact, the area around them is beautiful. The Heritage org. has brought up huge tracts of land around them to protect it and restore it to the way it "was". You get to wander around most of those vast fields freely, among ancient mounds. On a nice summer's day, it really is one of the most peaceful and beautiful things to do.

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What? No that will not allow you to buy "most houses in London in cash after saving for 5 years" unless you live far out of town in a tiny place and eat plain rice for 5 years, and even then it'll be long odds. First, you'll take home slightly over half of that net of various taxes and deductions, but let's be generous and say your take-home is 200k. You live very frugally, don't go out, don't really buy anything and…

What are you smoking? The median house price in London is 500k. At 750k you can afford 77% of houses and at a million you are in the top 10%. 50k per year is also a preposterously high expenditure. Rent will be your leading expense by probably a factor of 10. You could put aside 3k a month for rent (again, totally preposterous number) and not touch the sides. The only thing I can think of that would even come close t…

They do have children and therefore buying centrally in London got a bit expensive, I believe.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

#217

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Going off on unprompted rambling about 'woke ideology' and the Taliban in response to a random pun makes you appear, to observers, deeply mentally unwell.

Maybe I could have left out the final remark. But I was quite astonished by the large amount of identity-focused language. The English Heritage Stonehenge job description (and the website) should use more neutral language.

This is what neutral language sounds like. It sounds to me like you'd prefer to pretend these people don't exist. I'd like to remind you that male homosexuality was illegal in UK as recently as 1967. Section 28 was in force up until 2003. Same sex marriage was illegal until 2014. The ideology you are seeing in this job ad is liberal democracy. The ideology you are defending is something else entirely, and very much not a form of neutrality.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

#218

While the stones are usually roped off from up close viewing still loom large because of their cultural impact, the area around them is beautiful. The Heritage org. has brought up huge tracts of land around them to protect it and restore it to the way it "was". You get to wander around most of those vast fields freely, among ancient mounds. On a nice summer's day, it really is one of the most peaceful and beautiful t…

My brain went straight to Niagara Falls for some reason… I wish the experience of viewing the falls was similar. Just in nature rather than this built-up tourist destination.

Re: Job: Head of Stonehenge

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American eng comp is commensurate with the money American tech brings in, you could even argue underpaid

Most of the “money American tech brings in” comes from the magnificent seven. US software engineering salaries are high even outside of those. In fact, it's high even in companies that are merely burning investor's money.

High pay at Mag7 companies pulls up pay at other American software companies. They have to pay more to compete for talent.

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$93.5K isn't abysmally low in the USA. Average is about 66k $93.5k is abysmally low for a Senior Solutions Architect in the USA. I would expect at least $175k if not $200k+ on average. Plus stock and bonuses.

Stock... in Stonehenge? I think comparing a job like this purely on salary terms misses a lot. It's a prestige job that will be the highlight of someone's CV for the rest of their career. Not to mention 25-28 days vacation. As someone that's lived both in the US and outside of it there's no denying US salaries are top of the game. But there are a lot of other factors that go into a person's life than salary alone. Lo…

> I expect folks at Stonehenge are out the door at 5pm sharp.

I don't expect that's true for the Head of Stonehenge. You're right about the prestige of that position though.

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