Suspect too much is being read into a single picture, but yes, my response was "well, they think that sort of top-down approach either has something going for it or is humorous/has something to do with how to find the right people - not my sort of place, really".<div>
<br></div><div>What I found more interesting though is that's the second advert in the last few months I've seen that's offered equity as part of the package for senior devs. Is this starting to come back into fashion? Used to be all the rage before the bubble burst - are we far enough along that people have forgotten and are liking equity deals again? Or have I just not noticed it happening all along?</div>
<div><br></div><div>KevinL</div><div>(not looking for a job, btw ;)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 4 April 2011 14:52, Anthony Briggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anthony.briggs@gmail.com">anthony.briggs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I don't know about the diversity aspect - after all, the USMC is<br>
fairly famously non-discriminatory, at least these days.<br>
<br>
What it does suggest to me though is that the culture that they're<br>
expecting is more "do what you're told, give your all to the company"<br>
than the collaborative environment that most people would expect,<br>
particularly given their preference for hiring "A" players.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Anthony<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
On 4 April 2011 13:36, Pomke Nohkan <<a href="mailto:pomke@pomke.com">pomke@pomke.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hiya Anthony,<br>
> It's a scene that portrays the rampant homophobia and abuse in the military<br>
> at that time in the US. I think the take home message about it being on<br>
> their careers page is that in the best case scenario, they (grokvod) have no<br>
> grasp of diversity issues at all. Worst case it is a deliberate,<br>
> not-so-subtle message to perspective employees that anyone other than<br>
> 'straight white males' need not apply.<br>
> - Pomke<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Anthony Briggs <<a href="mailto:anthony.briggs@gmail.com">anthony.briggs@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On 4 April 2011 09:48, Benno Rice <<a href="mailto:benno@jeamland.net">benno@jeamland.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> I would personally advise not getting involved. I was in a business<br>
>> >> run by Robert Yearsley before and I would never, never go near him again.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Thanks for the note Benno! I'm not personally involved, I just happen<br>
>> >> to subscribe to sydneypython and forward on messages when I think they might<br>
>> >> have some local interest.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > That's cool, I just want people to avoid the experience I had. =)<br>
>><br>
>> I was wondering about the Full Metal Jacket image on their employment<br>
>> page.<br>
>><br>
>> That, and that they have a CEO and COO, but no technical people.<br>
>><br>
>> Anthony<br>
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