Posted by Rik Wasmus on 09/26/07 23:57

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:35:19 +0200, eninja <eninja@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you interested in working for a fast-growing technology company
> with lots of energy, passion and excitement?

Nope.

> At Pingsta, we place utmost emphasis on hiring smart and talented
> people

Smart and talented people should know better then to post a message like
this...

> that see every challenge as an opportunity to excel

Pfff. A problem is a problem to be fixed, excelllence has nothing to do
with it.

> and thrive
> in intellectually stimulating environments free of politics,

Yeah sure, show me an environment with people without politics, and I'll
show you a flying pig.

> where all
> opinions and contributions are respected and rewarded.

All my opinions are rewarded due to my PHP excellence? Whooohooo. Here's
my first: public transfer in Holland should focus more on competetive
prices rather then luxury comfort. Money please...

> Pingsta offers highly competitive salaries,

Well, OK

> stock option packages

No way.

> and
> perks such as:
>
> * Medical, dental and vision plans.

Ah, targeted at US citizens I see.

> * 22 vacation days per year, plus 8 floating national holidays.

OK, now I'm really sure it's US citizens...

> * Employee assistance program

What? I get an assistant? Or what?

> * Complimentary breakfast, lunch and dinner

Offering dinner means overtime, all the time...

> * Complimentary beverages and snacks

Coffee, all I need...

> * Complimentary Shiatsu massage

Ah, there's the reason for the overtime.

> * Onsite dry cleaning and laundry service

People really shouldn't have a life outside the company, should they?

> * Free parking

Damn. People, I might be an ignorant dutchman here, but where the hell
would you work where they actually charge you for parking?

> * Subsidized gym membership

Keep them fit, well, it's admirable, nothing to say about that

> * Widescreen LCD monitors and your laptop of choice

Whoo widescreen. As long as they're tiltable to highscreen it's OK. It's
not like I'm going to watch movies there.

> * Employee referral bonuses

Sucking them in....

> * Job satisfaction from helping to make the world a better place

OK, so please tell me what you actually do?

> Pingsta is an equal opportunity employer.

I'd like to have a higher opportunity then less skilled competitors.

> Pingsta is seeking experienced Software Engineers to join our
> development team. The position is full-time and is based in our Palo
> Alto, CA offices. The successful candidates will report directly to
> the CTO and help build the next-generation system behind Pingsta's
> products, create cutting-edge collaborative tools, straddle
> information retrieval algorithms with fearless drive and creativity
> and build highly scalable web applications.

*marketing blurp*. What's the actual work?
--
Rik Wasmus

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