Yes. Job postings are quite similar to one another (expect for the Tennant's Treehouse posting of course). Discussions can be more interesting and diverse :) Uldis On 29 May 2014 15:34, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Is there anyone that found the original job postings to the list actually > MORE distracting and inconveniencing than the incessant discussion of what > to do about them? > > Jonathan > > > On 5/29/14 7:44 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > >> THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE AGREED TO >> On May 29, 2014 7:38 AM, "Andreas Orphanides" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> YAY FULL JOB POSTINGS >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:40 PM, BWS Johnson < >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Research Analyst I >>>> Royt's Treehouse >>>> >>>> The prestigious Tennant's Treehouse is accepting applications for the >>>> position of Research Analyst I for the Juniper Club Library. A >>>> collaborative position in nature, the Research Analyst I will indenture >>>> themselves to the library duhrector artisanally collecting redundant >>>> data >>>> via Diebold-O-Tron. The Research Analyst I will be abused at any given >>>> opportunity, be paid only in hard liquor, maintain all digital object >>>> collections, regardless of relevance or irrelevance of said collection >>>> >>> and >>> >>>> shepherd digital humanities projects, whatevertheheckthoseare. >>>> >>>> >>>> The successful candidate will have 17 years experience in Koha despite >>>> this being an entry level position that only freshly minted graduates >>>> may >>>> apply to and that proficiency not possibly existing in this reality, >>>> archiving meaningless discussion threads, ragging on royt at any given >>>> opportunity, and collating mimeographs since we forgot to take this out >>>> >>> of >>> >>>> our job description sometime when MARC was merely a glimmer in a data >>>> nerd's eye. None of these skills relate in the slightest to counting >>>> >>> votes, >>> >>>> but that's what HR told us, and ours is not to reason why. >>>> >>>> We will not tell you where Royt's Treehouse is located since you are >>>> >>> meant >>> >>>> to already know. As with conference, you were meant to apply for this >>>> >>> post >>> >>>> prior to it making the rounds in your hemisphere, so if you are located >>>> outside of the continental United States, too damn bad. >>>> >>>> For further information, feel free to contact >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>> , >>> >>>> where your email will fester in a pile since your résumé will be thrown >>>> >>> out >>> >>>> for having a funny name or not matching spurious keywords. >>>> >>>> All applicants are REQUIRED to have a beating a dead horse Code{4}Lib >>>> t-shirt. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >>