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Breaking: different people see different things as bullshit. Film at 11! I also was completely turned off by the first job offering. I don't want to work for a company that isn't bothered by starting off with a cliche. But then again, maybe neither of us are the kind of person they're trying to hire. In the rewrite, it's a great opening line if you're shooting for somebody in the YC universe. If not, starting with an…
I figured most people who read HN know what YC is (the post was on HN). This comment thread has been pretty helpful in figuring out future revisions. Thanks for the tip.
I mean, the ad wasn't particularly bad IMO, I'd be willing to say the vast majority of software job adverts are just not good.
It was certainly near the top of the curve :)