It'd be a problem if that is the entire posting, but I consider it better to have it in the text than not. Obviously, it's not going to be enough for the postin

It'd be a problem if that is the entire posting, but I consider it better to have it in the text than not. Obviously, it's not going to be enough for the posting alone. That a lot of people say the same about thinking out of the box doesn't mean that you can't mean it - and it gives you a chance to call their bluff at the interview to make sure you don't get a job you don't want. I agree that the posting overall is too vague on what the actual job is about - you might just as well be required to mop the floor before you punch out. They mention the skills required, the state of the business and the kind of people they'd like to work with, but leaving out what the startup is actually about and what your role will be breaks the deal. It makes it sound like they need a code monkey.