+1 for staying classy -John
On Sep 11, 2012, at 5:53 PM, Patrick Crowley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, folks. > > SD Ruby is a well-known group of Ruby developers who are widely respected for > being talented, knowledgeable, and professional. > > We don't get these job posts for free. We get them because we've earned > people's trust.... so don't take them for granted. If you aren't interested > in a job, don't be a jerk about it. > > I share the concerns that others had about what Andreas wrote. > > - Would it be appropriate to ask these questions in person during a job > interview at HP? NO. > > - Was he really unsure if the job post was from the same HP that has suffered > losses and layoffs? NO. > > - Did he really care whether or not there was a ping-pong table? NO. > > While I think Andreas had no real interest in this job, even if he did, his > questions could have been phrased more professionally. Is this job safe from > the next round of layoffs at HP? Is there a fun, creative work environment > that maybe includes ping-pong tables? etc. > > Going forward, please email companies directly when replying to job posts. > (We may also create a jobs-only mailing list at some point in the future too.) > > Cheers, > Patrick > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
