There’s a truly brilliant job posting which is making the rounds on some of the developer email lists here in Seattle.
I’d love to meet the programmer who wrote this job posting – it’s engaging while still full disclosure; I can already visualize the blog entries about meeting the client and actually interviewing for this one – the experience and entertainment value alone would be well worth the inconvenience of having to cram mysql and php programming to meet the bar.
I think I may already have worked for this programmer’s client equally odd twin; do a global search of ”mysql/php programmer” in this job ad and replace it with “recruiter” and this would become an awesome job posting to hire a recruiter for an org I worked for in the past. (although you’d have to change the second line to “sometimes the client’s honest, and they pay. I guess 1.5 out of 3 ain’t bad.”)
If you wrote this job posting – please, please ping me; I really want to meet you and buy you a beer (soda, coffee, prozac, whatever….). You wrote the job posting i will spend my whole life wishing i wrote… but I’m so glad you did… THANK YOU.
http://seattle.kijiji.com/c-Jobs-Programmer-C-java-PHP-MySQL-Programmer-W0QQAdIdZ73561324? |
Ad ID: 73561324
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Location: Seattle
Date Listed: Sep-10-08 Hi, I have a client in the Seattle area and I can no longer be his programmer due to a conflict of interest.
He is a complete psycho to work for, but he’s honest and he pays. I guess 2 outta 3 aint bad.
He needs a strong php/mysql programmer. This person needs to be here in the Seattle area because they will need to accompany him when he goes to see the i.t. staff of some of his clients. You need STRONG MySQL skills for this position. I believe this is a part time position to start.
You can expect temper tantrums, alternative realities, unrealistic deadlines and impossible challenges.
Also great opportunity.
Write back if you’re still interested but prepare to be propelled into madness.
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