On Friday, December 09, 2011 at 02:10:22 AM, Aaron Trevena wrote: > On 9 December 2011 06:54, Rudolf Lippan <rlip...@remotelinux.com> wrote: > > > > On Thursday, December 08, 2011 at 11:23:35 PM, Kieren Diment wrote: > >> I suspect this is a symptom of the GFC rather than anything more sinister. > >> I'm sorry you and your not-to-be colleagues appear to be friendly fire in > >> this circumstance. > > > > > > I don't know if I buy that: > > > > > > 6 December 2011: > > > > "...Net-a-porte[sic] has decided not to build a team here > > in the US. Apparently it's half the cost for them to build a team in the > > UK vs. here in the US..." > > > > > > > > 7 December 2011: > > http://jobs.perl.org/job/14442 > > > > Posted: December 7, 2011 > > Company name: Net-a-porter > > Internal ID: Junior Perl Developer - New Jersey > > Location: New York, NY, USA > > Your recruitment agent could well be telling porky pies NaP, are a
Perhaps, but she seemed pretty willing to back it up... > pretty reputable outfit - anything you didnt hear directly from them > I'd take with a pinch of salt, and I'd never turn down another offer > without a written offer or signed contract, certainly not on the word > of a recruiter. > I think it is all about fit. NaP looked to be a perfect fit in terms in terms of community and environment for me, so I think it was worth the risk, but I did not expect a reputable company to pull something like this... > Could be worth re-applying directly to that ad, if you haven't just > marked your own card by your posts about them to perl lists Are you serious? -r