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Job description written in Ruby
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#2Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
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#3Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
They're trying to be clever and witty. It is starting to look like they're trying too hard. Phrases like "Uber-Productive" and "Super-smart" make it worse.
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#4I do not find this code too nice.
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#5There's a substitution cipher at the end. Spoiler alert:
zllh://ooo.kzghallgew.uge/yggvbgt
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#6Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
Yeah, this turns me right off too. Largely because I wouldn't want to work with people who found this kind of thing cute.
A job ad with well-written English is much more impressive.
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#7Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
Agreed. If I were looking for a job and saw this, I'd skip over it without a second thought.
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#8Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
I like their puzzle at the bottom and the subsequent page. I for one really like pomegranates.
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#9 class Applicant require 'mad_skills'
class Applicant Re: Job description written in Ruby
#10Am I the only one who doesn't find these things cute?
Don't worry, you're far from alone. I sympathize with their desire to stand out from the other job ads, but this one is just silly. It gives the impression of a place, as Zed Shaw says, that identifies more with Rails than with their business.