Then again, maybe they're just massive Kubrick fans and there is no significance - all the header images are from Kubrick films:<br><br> about: 2001<br> products: The Shining<br> blog: The Shining<br> partners: 2001<br>
employment: Full Metal Jacket<br> work culture: Spartacus<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:52 PM, 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: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); 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>
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Anthony<br>
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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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