On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 01:45 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Not hassling out the job or anything, it seems like a good offer.
> Just one thing I can't help commenting on...
>
> On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:48:09AM +1000, Steve Waddington wrote:
> > Ideal Candidate
> >
> > - Is fanatical about system administration
> Why is it that every job description has to have the word
> "fanatical" in it somewhere, but at the same time anyone who
> is a genuine fanatic is treated like an outcast for being
> unreasonable and hard to work with?
>
> Why not just make it clear, "We want exceptional results but
> are unwilling to suffer any inconvenience in achieving those
> results."

I've been called many things where I work:
Security Nazi
RFC Zealot
Unix Pig
Linux Whore
Rack Monkey
Packet Sniffer (I jest you not!)
Sneaky Little Bastard
Hey you!
...

Never been called a "fanatic" though...maybe I'm not qualified?

James
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Of course, it would orbit Sputnik, not Earth!

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