[wp-pro] NYTimes.com hiring WP developer

[Mark E]

On 10 Jan 2007 at 19:40, Aaron Brazell wrote:

> I did throw my hat in the ring awhile ago and got as far as the  
> technical interview before the NY Times Hiring Manager felt that his  
> schedule was more important than mine and the time I took off work to  
> conduct the interview. After 45 minutes of waiting for a call, I  
> inquired what was happening and he was apparently on IM enough to  
> tell the recruiter that he got stuck in a meeting but that message  
> never made it for me. It's a lesson for hiring managers everywhere.  
> Don't think so highly of yourself that you can't respect a candidates  
> time.
 
> On Jan 10, 2007, at 7:28 PM, Dr. Mike Wendell wrote:
> 
> > Weren't they originally looking for someone with 5 years experience
> > with WordPress?
> >
> > I'd throw my hat into the ring but I can't relocate.

We live in the age of Internet, instant messaging, VoIP, video 
conferencing, mega bandwidth nearly everywhere, and they want someone to 
relocate?!? And to NY?!? The pay and benefitst must be astronomical. 

Mark