NYCPHP Meetup

[Kristina D. H. Anderson]

I'm wondering what it means to other people on this list when they read 
something like "This is a group that works and plays well together."

Does this mean that socializing with co-workers is a requirement of the 
job?  That the office environment is loud and boisterous [see, viz., 
other job postings that mention foosball in the office, etc.] and that 
concentration may therefore be a difficult task?  Does it mean that 
there is a high value placed on "fitting in" i.e. that the team be 
homogeneous and therefore they are probably looking to bring in only 
people of a certain "type" to be on the "team"...?

Your comments and feedback are appreciated and hope that this is in the 
spirit of sincere discussion about how to read job postings!

- Kristina



> Agreed all - let's keep comments useful and traffic to a minimum - 
not to
> sound like a third grade teacher, but constructive criticism is 
welcomed and
> benefits both job hunters and recruiters.  Having a good discussion 
with wit
> is also important, but do remember that this list gets a lot of 
traffic for
> a jobs list.
> 
> H
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jobs-bounces at lists.nyphp.org [mailto:jobs-
> > bounces at lists.nyphp.org] On Behalf Of John Schoneboom
> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:06 AM
> > To: jobs at lists.nyphp.org
> > Subject: Re: [nycphp-jobs] Senior PHP5 developer - Social media
> > 
> > Gotta weigh in on the side of the wise-asses.  Brian's comment is 
well
> > taken and it's true we don't want to discourage job posters.  On the
> > other hand I think there's equally good if not better value in using
> > this network to reality-check with each other once in a while.  Wise
> > cracks not only keep things a bit fun but they also can reflect some
> > truths about the market.  I wouldn't sleep well at night thinking 
the
> > rest of you were unanimously going around thinking of yourselves in
> > all earnestness as rockstars out to change the world with your 
passion
> > to work 20 hours a day.  If we can have the slightest influence on
> > employer's expectations by means of our sarcastic feedback, so much
> > the better.
> > 
> > John
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