This surreal moment of the day brought to you by Amazon.com
So...
Being a lazy geek, I just made a rather large purchase from Amazon.com for xmas-related gifty-stuff. You know how they always send out confirmation e-mails whenever you make a purchase with them (along with the occasional targeted spam)? That confirmation e-mail was immediately followed in my inbox by a recruiter from Amazon.com wanting me to do a phone interview with them for a position in Seattle later this week.
My first thought was: "What, does the job come free with a large purchase or something?"
It would have been absolutely awesome if the first line of either e-mail was "Save 10% on your next purchase from Amazon.com by becoming a valued employee!"
Being a lazy geek, I just made a rather large purchase from Amazon.com for xmas-related gifty-stuff. You know how they always send out confirmation e-mails whenever you make a purchase with them (along with the occasional targeted spam)? That confirmation e-mail was immediately followed in my inbox by a recruiter from Amazon.com wanting me to do a phone interview with them for a position in Seattle later this week.
My first thought was: "What, does the job come free with a large purchase or something?"
It would have been absolutely awesome if the first line of either e-mail was "Save 10% on your next purchase from Amazon.com by becoming a valued employee!"