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Words in adverts that p*ss you off...

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    #21
    Originally posted by deckster View Post
    "Greenfield project"...hasn't got sign-off yet
    Or they plan to pay you with grass or something else that's green... Green Custurd anyone?
    If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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      #22
      taken from one today:

      "You should have worked on a similar Project" advert does not state what the project even is !
      Just call me Matron - Too many handbags

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        #23
        Originally posted by zara_backdog View Post
        taken from one today:

        "You should have worked on a similar Project" advert does not state what the project even is !
        Must have 5 years experience on a product that only has been available on the market for 2 months.
        If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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          #24
          Small, friendly team = you'll be micro-managed within an inch of your life
          +50 Xeno Geek Points
          Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux. Pogle
          As for the rest of you - DILLIGAF

          Purveyor of fine quality smut since 2005

          CUK Olympic University Challenge Champions 2010/2012

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            #25
            Self Starter

            Basically means no one has even sorted out a desk/PC yet and you'll be expected to spend the first couple of weeks reading out-of-date or irrelevant specs. whilst occassionally searching for the nearest loo, coffee machine or somewhere to smoke a cigarette.

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              #26
              Originally posted by pmeswani View Post
              Must have 5 years experience on a product that only has been available on the market for 2 months.
              When advertising for testers, people tend to specify that they want experience in a particular version of a particular RDBMS or development tool. I have no idea why this is necessary. If a tester can write SQL statements he can test a relational database, whether it's got DB2, Oracle or MS SQL Server written on the box. Same for testing app made with various development tools. This comes from clientcos basically misunderstanding the whole aim of testing; you tell me what you want the app to do and I find out if it does that. What I'll also do is find out whether it does stuff you don't want it to do, like crashing any connected apps or using too many system resources. FFS I don't need to know the difference between Oracle 9i or 10g to do that, and indeed a certain degree of 'educated ignorance' can actually be an advantage for a tester when it's combined with a healthy dose of skepticism.
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                #27
                huxley and agents

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by unemployed View Post
                  huxley and agents
                  Billy Jenkins

                  Although having said that he's been remarkably quiet recently. Maybe they've worked out how to turn off the cron job.

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                    #29
                    at least you have somewhere to rant and vent!
                    This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernames

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                      #30
                      should be prepared to "hit the ground running". My contempt for spiv pimps is entering the stratosphere....

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