It's funny how most of these things are code words for "male." Except, actually, not so much funny at all...
Laura On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Kristina D. H. Anderson < k...@kacomputerconsulting.com> wrote: > So in other words, unless the job posting specifically contains the > exact phrases "foosball", "rock star", "Star Wars trivia" or "we all > enjoy going out after work together for a beer, and you should really > want to do that with us"... > > I think I'm starting to understand. > > Kristina > > > > > > > I think it means it's a cohesive group. In some companies nobody > talks to > > each other, and it seems what they're saying is that these guys are > friendly > > and communicative, which is something I personally consider a big > plus. > > > > V > > > > On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Kristina D. H. Anderson < > > k...@kacomputerconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > I'm wondering what it means to other people on this list when they > read > > > something like "This is a group that works and plays well together." > > > > > > Does this mean that socializing with co-workers is a requirement of > the > > > job? That the office environment is loud and boisterous [see, viz., > > > other job postings that mention foosball in the office, etc.] and > that > > > concentration may therefore be a difficult task? Does it mean that > > > there is a high value placed on "fitting in" i.e. that the team be > > > homogeneous and therefore they are probably looking to bring in only > > > people of a certain "type" to be on the "team"...? > > > > > > Your comments and feedback are appreciated and hope that this is in > the > > > spirit of sincere discussion about how to read job postings! > > > > > > - Kristina > > > > > > > > > > > > > Agreed all - let's keep comments useful and traffic to a minimum - > > > not to > > > > sound like a third grade teacher, but constructive criticism is > > > welcomed and > > > > benefits both job hunters and recruiters. Having a good > discussion > > > with wit > > > > is also important, but do remember that this list gets a lot of > > > traffic for > > > > a jobs list. > > > > > > > > H > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: jobs-boun...@lists.nyphp.org [mailto:jobs- > > > > > boun...@lists.nyphp.org] On Behalf Of John Schoneboom > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:06 AM > > > > > To: jobs@lists.nyphp.org > > > > > Subject: Re: [nyphp-jobs] Senior PHP5 developer - Social media > > > > > > > > > > Gotta weigh in on the side of the wise-asses. Brian's comment > is > > > well > > > > > taken and it's true we don't want to discourage job posters. > On the > > > > > other hand I think there's equally good if not better value in > using > > > > > this network to reality-check with each other once in a while. > Wise > > > > > cracks not only keep things a bit fun but they also can reflect > some > > > > > truths about the market. I wouldn't sleep well at night > thinking > > > the > > > > > rest of you were unanimously going around thinking of > yourselves in > > > > > all earnestness as rockstars out to change the world with your > > > passion > > > > > to work 20 hours a day. If we can have the slightest influence > on > > > > > employer's expectations by means of our sarcastic feedback, so > much > > > > > the better. > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > > > > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > > > > > > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > > > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > > > > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > > > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > > > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > > > > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > > > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > > > > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > > > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > > > > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Jobs Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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