Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Java Developer (Junior) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 07:18:58 -0400 Organization: albasani.net Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: news.albasani.net z5jBUlWTP/IcCBq7M0znd9OEp7/+jiz+T7Zvp1f5wbhD05fVsACK9gn6zvvvwEyZr2LhqoZ23bKO/Mar4uIr6TQH/dGK5SyOLDhiHq3EuEiyOBK03EEQoQj5kM+R8iYe NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 11:18:55 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: news.albasani.net; logging-data="AzXrsg74NHK75LGQbhYMWvfvrCOleC0uHlyZpQBXbm1CyaHU2oYas96ycwkrLxJpCM6HfOJFl6M5bcvn3TPerFKYp5zk/EM6sM/m5LzpfxJ2Y+WN54kCY0qLIV5LTUtM"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@albasani.net" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110424 Thunderbird/3.1.10 In-Reply-To: Cancel-Lock: sha1:hfNNnaGmb9jd9XzsxmxkXQ9TFYs= Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4355 On 05/20/2011 06:39 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message > , > SoulSpirit wrote: > >> If you define this as a "junior" profile, I'm scared to ask what you'd >> expect from an experienced developer! > > It seems to be quite common for HR drones to demand impossible > qualifications, like 3 years’ experience in some technology that’s only been > available for 2 years. > > Maybe it’s their way of making you feel like they’re doing you a special > favour by even considering your application for the job. You get, for example, very bright programmers from India like more than one friend of mine who travel to the U.K. or the U.S. or some supposed gold-paved haven for developers, who then are virtually imprisoned at ridiculously low pay and long hours under threat of deportment. Schmucks like the spammer here are evil exploiters and should be flensed. -- Lew Honi soit qui mal y pense. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Friz.jpg