Craigslist and looking for a web/php/postgresql guy

Mark Richards mark.richards-ZvhrkzvLxqWgSpxsJD1C4w at public.gmane.org
Sun Nov 2 21:43:05 EST 2008


On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 12:58 -0500, Ethan Schwartz wrote:

> Just curious--why demand that the applicant be on the Boston side of 128?
> If you say up front it's an in-office job and you expect them to keep 9-5
> Mon-Fri hours, what's it to you if they want to commute further then 128?
> 
> We have people who drive to our inside-128-location from Worcester,
> Sturbridge, Gardner, etc,  they all show up on time.  Then we have folks who
> live within 5-10 miles of the office and are consistently late :^)

This is totally explainable.

The people within 5-10 miles of the office are forced to use the
pathetic public transit system.  Those forced into their cars because
the public transit system sucks fare far better.

I've been there and done that.

/m






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