[AusNOG] Looking for the right people

[Karl Auer]

On Tue, 2016-09-27 at 11:42 +1000, Gerard Clark wrote:
> Looking for the right people to join our networking operations team
> in Brisbane, please see attached and let me know if you are
> interested.

Haven't we been here before, with unrealistic job descriptions?

High pressure is fine occasionally. If you live under high pressure you
will break. And continuous high pressure indicates a serious management
problem.

Being "thrown in the deep end" is code for "we do not offer formal
training". And as for "living [the company's] core values" well, it's
an IT job, not the priesthood.

If you lie awake thinking about technology you should seek help.

If you are "driven by a desire for mastery", you will be endlessly
disappointed in yourself and a candidate for mental illness. Combined
with a "low tolerance for mediocrity" and worse, being "personally
offended by mistakes and stupidity" is a recipe for not being able to
work with others. And both are incompatible with recognising that "the
right attitude is more important" than skills.

And this is for a job in network operations, though the actual role is
not described at all, and the skill set is flabby. But he or she should
be an "extremely driven and high aptitude individual". What? This is a
network operations person, not the next Steve Jobs (well known as a
lovely guy to work with).

Why do so many IT companies seem to seek sociopaths with mad skillz
instead of normal, competent people looking to do their best in a
company that will value them?

Regards, K.

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