Only on the Red Line
By adamg - 2/17/11 - 10:49 pm
If you're going to put an ad like that on the Red Line, you have to expect somebody to reply. Jessie Bennett provides the proof.
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What's the full
What's the full URL?
http://www.software.com/careers gives a 404 error.
Never mind, I found it. It's
Never mind, I found it.
It's http://www.itasoftware.com/careers.
Saw it too
I saw the same ad but someone had written the response instead of using a post-it
Hackers with people skills
= people who can not only solve the puzzle, but realize that the ad is making a YER MOM joke?
Then a better response would
Then a better response would be "Dude, I explained it to your mom last night."
GMTA
That is *so* what I thought when I saw that ad. Only said by a stick figure wearing a black hat.
It's nice that Mom has a PHD in Math
The point is can the person who wrote the note solve the puzzle. I am willing to bet Mom already has a job.
I took it as: "mom" needn't
I took it as: "mom" needn't be used to represent the less intelligent lay person who needs to have difficult problems distilled down to her level.
Perhaps someone's mom has a Ph.D. in math, and therefore has the mental skills to understand the problem on her own.
I like the ad, and I like the response to it, too; they both make their points nicely.
Stereotypes
Keep in mind, if this ad were written in the 1950's, it would have used slang for "african american" instead of "mom."
I was offended.
huh?????!???
huh?????!???
Shut up
It wouldn't have said that. No way. Come on. Grow up and read a book.
"Can you explain it to your
"Can you explain it to your maid?"
I wonder about their work environment
I'm a mom, with a grown son. I've been working in IT for close to 30 years, and would be overqualified for most of the jobs they're hiring for.
I wonder if this stereotype they're perpetuating that my demographic is dull and inept would influence their hiring practices.
They used to just ask you to
They used to just ask you to solve the puzzle. Guess that didn't work out perfectly.
I banged your right in the
I banged your right in the phd