NYCPHP Meetup

[Kristina D. H. Anderson]

So in other words, unless the job posting specifically contains the 
exact phrases "foosball", "rock star", "Star Wars trivia" or "we all 
enjoy going out after work together for a beer, and you should really 
want to do that with us"...

I think I'm starting to understand.

Kristina



> 
> I think it means it's a cohesive group. In some companies nobody 
talks to
> each other, and it seems what they're saying is that these guys are 
friendly
> and communicative, which is something I personally consider a big 
plus.
> 
> V
> 
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Kristina D. H. Anderson <
> ka at kacomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
> 
> > 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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