I'll only apply if I can get equity instead of a salary
Run-of-the-mill startup seeks mediocre designer
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm almost positive that this is a joke.
why? when you think about it, competent people usually think they suck and are very humble. incompetent people are more likely to tell you how amazing they are and are so full of themselves. I think this job ad is brilliant way to attract real talent.
Well, for one because MIT doesn't hand out .edu domain emails for startups, especially anotherstartup@mit.edu.
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#13I shouldn't apply, since I tend to use semantic HTML markup.
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#14Were I a web designer, I'd be tempted by this job posting.
Is a bit of cynicism and humor really that awful? I thought the last paragraph gave a very clear idea of the sort of person they're looking for.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
why? when you think about it, competent people usually think they suck and are very humble. incompetent people are more likely to tell you how amazing they are and are so full of themselves. I think this job ad is brilliant way to attract real talent.
Well, for one because MIT doesn't hand out .edu domain emails for startups, especially anotherstartup@mit.edu.
It's a mailing list (which anyone at MIT can create), and I can assure you it's real.
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#16What's wrong with vs. ?
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, for one because MIT doesn't hand out .edu domain emails for startups, especially anotherstartup@mit.edu.
It's a mailing list (which anyone at MIT can create), and I can assure you it's real.
As far as I can tell, there is no anotherstartup list in either hesiod or the MIT mailman system. (See http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/anotherstartup to verify the latter. Verification of the former requires an MIT account.)
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#18You know what? Designers and programmers need to get over their (our) smugness. This type of "oh god we're so smart and oh god you are sooo dumb" thing helps nobody.
Out of curiosity, how do I hire a designer? How much does it cost? Where do I go? Who do I ask?
Is there any question as to the source of ignorance when clients are coming to designers to do work? I don't think I've ever seen a post with something like "so you're a lonely python hacker holed up in the back of a coffee shop staring into a shell...your website has functionality but looks like it was designed by the openbsd foundation? You want to hire a designer to make it look as good on the outside as it does on the inside? HERE IS HOW!"
Why have I seen so many posts talking about how completely ignorant and stupid the general population is, but not a single one trying to help them overcome this ignorance?
Sincerely,
Somebody who has absolutely no idea how to hire a designer even if he had the money to do so.
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#19You know what? Designers and programmers need to get over their (our) smugness. This type of "oh god we're so smart and oh god you are sooo dumb" thing helps nobody. Out of curiosity, how do I hire a designer? How much does it cost? Where do I go? Who do I ask? Is there any question as to the source of ignorance when clients are coming to designers to do work? I don't think I've ever seen a post with something like "…
I think designers pretty rarely would react badly to a programmer asking for help on a project even if he DIDN'T have the money to do so. Likely you'd get a polite "sorry I can't"
I think what this is reacting to is the huge amount of business hacks who treat designers the same way the treat "code monkeys."
We are on the same team, have a common enemy, etc., is what I mean.
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#20Dunno if it's intended as one, but this would probably work very nicely as a honeypot for recruiters that spam resumes to every job posting on the web. Just auto-ignore anybody who also emails the address in that posting.
This might be a honeypot, but if they had been looking for a programmer I would have sent out my first resume in a fairly long time.
I would much rather see a job posting that says "We are looking for someone competent that can help solve our problems without getting lost in search of perfection." than one that says "We have HARD problems we seek LEET person to help solve them and CHANGE THE WORLD!!1!!11".
PS: Even if it is not a real job the fun of crafting a completely understated resume appeals to me.