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It’s not very often that when someone is offered a plum job with a company like Sony that they turn it down Yeah, I get job offers like that a couple times a

It’s not very often that when someone is offered a plum job with a company like Sony that they turn it down Yeah, I get job offers like that a couple times a week. Guess what, I turn them down too. And it's not hard at all, because they are not offers of a plum job, they are an invitation to apply for a position.

dustingetz 16y ago
if the person being courted would likely get the position if they applied, your conclusion doesn't follow
- ajays 16y ago
  There is nothing in the letter to indicate that. I get such "would you like to explore" letters twice a week too; and I turn them down also. It is the recruiters' job to cast a wide net and reel in as many candidates as they can.
  - jedsmith 16y ago
    > I get such "would you like to explore" letters twice a week too; and I turn them down also. Yep. If you don't currently get them and want them, post on some FOSS-related mailing lists. Like magic, you'll get dozens! A third-party Google recruiter courted me because of my, quote, "reputation in the Python community" after a single message to python-list.
    - khafra 16y ago
      Thanks; my self-esteem was getting crushed for a bit there, as a non-recipient of unwanted messages from recruiters.
  - Natsu 16y ago
    This doesn't appear to be a third party recruiter, unless Sony lets recruiters register @playstation.sony.com emails.
random42 16y ago
... and we usually do not take a screenshot of the email after replying "Thanks, but no thanks" by email either. It is just a cheap-shot to ride on the geoHot wave to get 15 mins of fame.
- drivebyacct2 16y ago
  Spoken by someone who is not familiar with koush or his works. That's too bad.
- btipling 16y ago
  I laughed at the 0 minutes in the screenshot. He wrote the email and was immediately so proud of his reply that he just had to take a screen shot right away and send it to some bloggers. Great, thanks for contributing.
swaits 16y ago
Exactly. This whole thing got blown WAY out of proportion.
presidentender 16y ago
I got such an email from Google. I even responded. I didn't hear back. Fortunately, my response cost me little time, and the invitation itself is still good for my ego.

dustingetz 16y ago

if the person being courted would likely get the position if they applied, your conclusion doesn't follow

ajays 16y ago
There is nothing in the letter to indicate that. I get such "would you like to explore" letters twice a week too; and I turn them down also. It is the recruiters' job to cast a wide net and reel in as many candidates as they can.
- jedsmith 16y ago
  > I get such "would you like to explore" letters twice a week too; and I turn them down also. Yep. If you don't currently get them and want them, post on some FOSS-related mailing lists. Like magic, you'll get dozens! A third-party Google recruiter courted me because of my, quote, "reputation in the Python community" after a single message to python-list.
  - khafra 16y ago
    Thanks; my self-esteem was getting crushed for a bit there, as a non-recipient of unwanted messages from recruiters.
- Natsu 16y ago
  This doesn't appear to be a third party recruiter, unless Sony lets recruiters register @playstation.sony.com emails.

random42 16y ago

... and we usually do not take a screenshot of the email after replying "Thanks, but no thanks" by email either. It is just a cheap-shot to ride on the geoHot wave to get 15 mins of fame.

drivebyacct2 16y ago
Spoken by someone who is not familiar with koush or his works. That's too bad.
btipling 16y ago
I laughed at the 0 minutes in the screenshot. He wrote the email and was immediately so proud of his reply that he just had to take a screen shot right away and send it to some bloggers. Great, thanks for contributing.

swaits 16y ago

Exactly. This whole thing got blown WAY out of proportion.

presidentender 16y ago

I got such an email from Google. I even responded. I didn't hear back. Fortunately, my response cost me little time, and the invitation itself is still good for my ego.