Hi Kristina, On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Kristina Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > As a self employed person, I'm certainly wasting time on these posts, but > it's my luxury to do so, isn't it, so please, everyone, forgive me for the > audacity of having an opinion. We now return to our regular programming. >
You're not wasting your time. This list is for everyone interested in job postings. If you think this one is not good or the guy should have said something different/better, privately give him the tips. =) > [Also, I'm in no way discouraging any startup companies from posting here as > I'm sure they give less than a whit about what some old lady programmer > says, and will continue to post these jobs with regularity. > Guys, your free beer is safe. No worries.] > Woohoo! \o/ > Cheers! > > K > > > > On 4/11/2011 5:35 PM, Sicular, Alexander wrote: >> >> Hey K, >> >> You are really throwing around a ton of stereotypes. Maybe you can't >> code cause... you're a woman? Hmm. Not so nice, eh? >> >> For what it's worth, I'm being recruited by startups, among others, >> and this is exactly the kind of post I want to see. Many people can >> code. But not everybody will be a cultural fit. There are many jobs >> out there for ciders and higher ups right now but not everyone is >> looking for a "job". I know I'm not. I'm looking for an opportunity. >> And if you don't know the difference you are still looking for a "job". >> >> I, for one, hope to see more of these posts. >> >> Ps. I'm 32 and don't drink but I think these guys are a ton of fun and >> would put a great work environment together. >> >> Cheers, >> Alexander >> >> @siculars on twitter >> http://siculars.posterous.com >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 11, 2011, at 17:16, "Kristina Anderson"<[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Any article that references a TV show doesn't have much credibility in >>> my book, I'm sorry to say. And the ideas here are absurd. >>> >>> As long as this company truly doesn't mind limiting their talent >>> pool to >>> inexperienced kids who enjoy working in a loud frat house alongside >>> drunken morons who get nothing done although they are there 14 hours a >>> day, and probably have deplorable personal hygiene to boot, and they >>> truly feel that a person such as this can build quality software, they >>> should be fine with a job post like this. >>> >>> However I am very, very glad that I'm not an investor in this company, >>> because this business plan is a recipe for disaster. Speaking as >>> someone who's old enough to be their mother, 25 year old kids THINK >>> they >>> have all the answers and us old folks know nothing. They want to do >>> everything differently than we did. >>> >>> But usually things soon go horribly awry and someone has to clean up >>> the >>> mess...usually, one of us old fogies. >>> >>> Matt, send in your resume now -- free BEER! Wooooooooo. It's not a >>> job, it's a party! >>> >>> >>> On 4/11/2011 4:57 PM, Matt Juszczak 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 [email protected] >>>>>>> ) >>>>>>> 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 > -- Guilherme Blanco Mobile: +55 (16) 9215-8480 MSN: [email protected] São Paulo - SP/Brazil _______________________________________________ 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
