Smash-up job postings.

[bigtig]

I always find these humorous. Companies, when they have a job-opening, sometimes get into “kitchen sink” mode. Where they throw every single institutional need into a single listing. Oddly enough, most companies don’t actually want to pay for what they are asking for.

I saw tons of these in Philadelphia in the bio-tech area: Little research

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[zorinlynx]

That sounds like the job where you can't have a life outside of work because you're always on call and have your bosses ringing your mobile 24 hours a day.

Um, no thanks. Even for $150K.

That's one of the problem with the down economy, companies are expecting "jacks of all trades" and want to be able to pay them the same as someone who only does one or two trades.

Other than the 80hr a week job description...

[krin_o_o_]

I like the part about the company that says:

"Weekly pizza or BBQ socials"

along with

"A sabbatical after four years employment"

[echoen]

Hrm. While looking for jobs, I've never analyzed a job description like this through the lens you've just used. I'm lightly slapping my forehead and going "You're right!"

How can one practice or learn this kind of job-description analytical skill?

[telbert]

Yep, that sounds about right. I had a former employer whose oft-repeated mantra was "in the spirit of flexibility," which to me was a euphemism for either "because the client demanded it," or "because we say so."