Only on the Red Line

By adamg on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 9:49pm

If you're going to put an ad like that on the Red Line, you have to expect somebody to reply. Jessie Bennett provides the proof.

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What's the full

By anon on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:02pm.

What's the full URL?

http://www.software.com/careers gives a 404 error.

Never mind, I found it. It's

By anon on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:05pm.

Never mind, I found it.

It's http://www.itasoftware.com/careers.

Saw it too

By SPBOS on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:48pm.

I saw the same ad but someone had written the response instead of using a post-it

Hackers with people skills

By eeka on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:25pm.

= people who can not only solve the puzzle, but realize that the ad is making a YER MOM joke?

Then a better response would

By anon on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 12:42am.

Then a better response would be "Dude, I explained it to your mom last night."

GMTA

By BikerGeek on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:05am.

That is *so* what I thought when I saw that ad. Only said by a stick figure wearing a black hat.

It's nice that Mom has a PHD in Math

By fibrowitch on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:47pm.

The point is can the person who wrote the note solve the puzzle. I am willing to bet Mom already has a job.

I took it as: "mom" needn't

By anon on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:47am.

I took it as: "mom" needn't be used to represent the less intelligent lay person who needs to have difficult problems distilled down to her level.

Perhaps someone's mom has a Ph.D. in math, and therefore has the mental skills to understand the problem on her own.

I like the ad, and I like the response to it, too; they both make their points nicely.

Stereotypes

By anon on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 10:02am.

Keep in mind, if this ad were written in the 1950's, it would have used slang for "african american" instead of "mom."

I was offended.

I wonder if this stereotype they're perpetuating that my demographic is dull and inept would influence their hiring practices.

They used to just ask you to

By anon on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 12:45am.

They used to just ask you to solve the puzzle. Guess that didn't work out perfectly.

I banged your right in the

By plr on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 9:50am.

I banged your right in the phd