What? :-p It was such a reductio ad absurdum kind of argument i thought people would realise i was taking the piss.
Nevertheless consistency is important if you're advertising for role A but then want to cram them into role B. You can be laid back without pandering to some kid's ego by calling him a ninja, rockstar, whatever when you don't really plan on treating him like that. On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Nathan de Vries <nat...@atnan.com> wrote: > On 23/01/2009, at 4:03 PM, Warren Seen wrote: > > I know this wasn't aimed at me but what I'd say is that if they're > consistent to the point where the actual position description, > business cards or org chart show "code ninja" then sure, I'll buy it! > > You can't honestly mean that if a company advertises for a "code ninja", > then every mention of that role *must* be consistent with the original > advertisement or they've somehow failed. I can see it now; "Certified <Brand > Name> Code Ninja™ required - suit, tie, and pointy-hair mandatory". > Is "consistency" such an important thing? We should pride ourselves on being > laid back - we're on the beach, after all. > > Cheers, > Nathan de Vries // nathandevries.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
