I don't want to put words in anybody's mouth here, but I think that the point is that the original post was one of the most laughably douchey posts this list has seen in a long time. What's wrong with having a little fun with it? Sham'on 'nah, people!
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Matt Juszczak <m...@atopia.net> wrote: > Kristina, > > You and I are almost always on the same page, but here I have to disagree > with you. > > Please read this article: > > http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/13420/Startup-Culture-Lessons-From-Mad-Men.aspx > > I assure you... that company has some of the best talent working for it in > the area. > > -Matt > > On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote: > >> It may be becoming more common, but it's a total turnoff to most people. >> It doesn't seem like good business to limit oneself to hiring those under >> 25 and/or those with alcohol abuse problems, especially for a CTO >> position...? You're automatically excluding the best talent from the search >> from the get-go, and attracting the sort of employee who won't be able to do >> the work properly, thereby resulting in a poor product. >> >> There's no way a job post like that can yield any "top talent". >> >> On 4/11/2011 4:46 PM, Matt Juszczak wrote: >>> >>> Kristina, >>> >>> In their defense, this kind of agile, work hard, play hard environment is >>> becoming much more common. One of the largest start-ups I know gladly gives >>> free alcohol to their employees, and yes, they drink during the day. But no >>> is irresponsible, and it's been rated one of the top companies to work for. >>> Like Nik's company (I assume), they are looking for top talent and wouldn't >>> hire people who are likely to abuse the system. My guess is (though I don't >>> know Nik) that his company also has an extremely relaxed vacation policy, >>> because it isn't about the time you take, it's about the work you >>> accomplish. >>> >>> -Matt >>> >>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Kristina Anderson wrote: >>> >>>> These are the sorts of job posts that just make me look forward to >>>> switching to a different career... "kegerator" & "beer pong"? >>>> I should want to hang out with you outside of work and watch you drink >>>> until >>>> you puke while listening to loud rock & roll music? (From the tone of >>>> the >>>> below it seems like you may be doing this during the workday!) >>>> >>>> Clearly nobody in this awesome company has yet seen their 25th >>>> birthday... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/11/2011 3:47 PM, Nik Bonaddio wrote: >>>> I'm not a recruiter. Recruiters are lame and have no idea what >>>> they're doing. I know exactly what I'm looking for, so I'm >>>> posting here. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> Let's start with the boring stuff up front: We're a small, >>>> agile, well-trafficked startup in the sports analytics space. >>>> We've been covered by TechCrunch, we've been written up in >>>> Sports Illustrated, and now we're going to revolutionize the way >>>> users consume and engage with sports content. Our founders are >>>> ballers, our advisors are even more ballerous, and just wait >>>> until you see our product.. >>>> >>>> If you're someone who loves sports and also loves building >>>> products, then we're your company. Even if you're not a huge >>>> sports fan, feel free to reach out to us - we're more interested >>>> in someone who knows how to get stuff done. If you're wondering >>>> what kind of people we're like socially, we have a kegerator in >>>> our office and our most played artist on iTunes is Animal >>>> Collective. You should be able to get our jokes and we should be >>>> able to want to hang out with you outside of work. >>>> >>>> Our stack is built on PHP and MySQL, but we're considering >>>> moving to Couch or Mongo. What do you suggest? We'd love to >>>> know. We have a world-class designer and front-end developer on >>>> board, we need to find someone who is comfortable on the PHP >>>> backend, taking things from the browser-level all the way down >>>> to the DB. We're not looking for someone who is merely good; >>>> we're looking for great - '85 Bears great. Lemieux in the 91-92 >>>> playoffs great. Lemonade and BBQ on a Summer afternoon great. >>>> >>>> Skillsets: >>>> >>>> o Excellent PHP skills (should be comfortable building out an >>>> application scalable to 100,000 daily uniques) >>>> o Knowledgeable of system-wide architecture (setting up >>>> version control, release engineering structs, etc.) >>>> o Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup setting >>>> o Familiarity with beer pong and general precepts of social >>>> skill >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Nice to have: >>>> >>>> o Familiarity with HTML/CSS/jQuery (not totally necessary as >>>> we already have a world-class designer and front-end) >>>> o Sports fan (big, big plus - let us know what your favorite >>>> team is) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> What we're not: >>>> >>>> o Some huge, boring company where you'll have meetings about >>>> meetings >>>> o A company that works in a space that you could care less >>>> about >>>> o A startup that values founder's valuations over the future >>>> gains of the employees >>>> o A company founded by a bunch of suits who can't code Hello >>>> World in BASIC >>>> >>>> >>>> Even though we're a startup, this is a salary position. We'll >>>> shell out for the right employee. There is also a TON of equity >>>> involved; you're the third employee and huge part of our future >>>> success - we'll take care of you. You should ideally be in NYC, >>>> but that won't stop us from moving forward with the right >>>> person. >>>> >>>> To apply, just send us a resume (please send n...@numberfire.com) >>>> and we'll go from there. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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
