The Type of Employee You Really Want: Porn Star

Posted by Matt on Fri, Feb 04 2011

The last two days we've covered why you don't really want a Rock Star or Ninja employee. So what kind of employee do you want? That's right: a Porn Star. Just checkout this job posting:

We are a bootstrapped software development company looking for hard working porn star to join our production. You won't be paid much, but will be compensated with tons of really enjoyable work.

 

You'll be working with other great developers who love what they do.  Most of us go home and program even more on our own time. We never get sick of programming!

 

You should have tremendous coding stamina which results in voluminous output. You should be able to work repeatedly on the same task for hours on end and not get bored.

 

You will get very little direction, so it is expected that you know what you're doing - like it's instinctual for you.

 

We are still seeking our A round of funding and don't have offices at the moment.  As a result you should be able to work in a wide variety of environments including coffee shops, motel rooms, my neighbors back yard and the dormitory of an all girl's catholic school.

 

We are a small team so you should be prepared to wear a variety of hats such as server repair man, pool cleaner and pizza delivery guy.

 

You should be good with people. We often begin the day programming by ourselves, but usually end up pair programming (or even small groups!) by the end of the day.

 

We are huge proponents of testing. We run a full test suite on every commit. If your code fails a test you will be prohibited from doing any new programming (especially with others) until the bug is cleared up.


We are a company of finishers. If we start a project we keep at it until it's done!

We expect a ton of users when we release.  This thing is going to explode - we'll be all over TechCrunch!

Posted in Satire

26 Comments

anon said on Feb 04, 2011
And we'll exploit you, use you until you're worthless and addicted to stimulants or other substances, and throw your ass aside as soon as we're done reaming you out. We could give a crap out you or your long term life, as long as we can squeeze you for every last drop.
mp said on Feb 05, 2011
LOL! well said.
fe said on Feb 04, 2011
you guys forgot to leave contact information...
Kevin Fairchild said on Feb 04, 2011
Haha. Nice ;)
Ignacio said on Feb 04, 2011
jaja, rly fun !
dane said on Feb 04, 2011
I'm in the process of hiring my first underling after being promoted, and this made my day, thank you sir! No i'm off to read the ninja/rockstar articles...
MeBigfatguy said on Feb 04, 2011
It looks like they are also looking for someone who has a fainting acquaintance with the english language.
Nick said on Feb 04, 2011
"We are still seeking our A round of founding"

You're going after the money shot?
Matt said on Feb 04, 2011
Thanks fixed. I really made a mess with that one.
John Galt said on Feb 04, 2011
What BS. Looks like you're looking for an unemployed person thats desperate.
anon said on Feb 04, 2011
what'sa matta mr ninja? afraid no one is going to kiss yo ass.
Crash said on Feb 04, 2011
I give this a 10 for originality. And who says programmers have no sense of humor? C'mon man!
Sandy said on Feb 04, 2011
Fun...though your first statement is close to the Rock Star one and could get you similar results. Remember that your startup is competing with established companies, and not all good developers are still on Mom's couch after finishing college. Some have families and mortgages. But yeah, if you're hiring a different profession, porn star is a lot closer.

On the other hand, it's strange that nobody ever wants to hire programmers for a programming job...always porn stars, rock stars, nijas, and poets.
Moschops said on Feb 04, 2011
I suppose ultimately you just need for guys with the white stuff.
Moschops said on Feb 04, 2011
Nobody can be great all the time, though; sometimes you just suck.
badib said on Feb 04, 2011
Nice one ;)
Seth said on Feb 04, 2011
We're looking for someone who is desperate, has no place else to go, has no money, and is willing to do anything to make a little (and we do mean a little).

It's funny, but maybe we should stop comparing our profession to others.
Steven Sacks said on Feb 04, 2011
What's "stanima"?
Matt said on Feb 04, 2011
Fixed thanks.
sg said on Feb 04, 2011
superlike
jojomonkey said on Feb 04, 2011
is this for real? my sister is interested!
kervin said on Feb 04, 2011
Haha.. been there.. miss those times...
David said on Feb 05, 2011
haha ! love that ! When are you making one of those flowchart about this ? (aka http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1813007 )
Tara Gowland said on Feb 05, 2011
Must be willing to take the plunge into some hairy situations and be open to some back end work...
bob_bobberson said on Feb 24, 2011
Where can I sign up, for a company with that sales pitch I would even code php.
Diwakar said on Apr 01, 2011
Awesome article ! truly reflects what all the IT companies promises and gives :D