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Regardless of how "In the know" you are, I doubt your going to feel awesome sending your cover, full resume, and project to HugeMeme@gmail.com

• Mz 15y ago
  I'm not saying they got it right. Just that there may be another explanation for the specific line that was being criticized as "arrogant". That struck a chord with me because of how often I get accused of arrogance. I don't think I am arrogant. If you really are dramatically better at something than other people, owning that fact is a socially uncomfortable but somewhat unavoidable part of life. (If you try to say "no, no, I'm nothing special" when you really are that much better, that gets called "false modesty" and people heap flack on you for that as well. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.)
  • alexwolfe 15y ago
    Yah, I appreciated your explanation there were definitely some good points and you probably hit the nail on the head of what they were trying to achieve. They didn't come across to me as arrogant either, just unprofessional. Doesn't make them horrible in any way just makes the job posting not the most appealing in my eyes.
    • Mz 15y ago
      They didn't come across to me as arrogant either, just unprofessional. I left out additional thoughts that they sounded "young" to me, which fits with your assessment (of "unprofessional"). So they're a tad green. They're a startup aren't they? <shrug> Peace.