My contract is up at the end of this month, and they’re not renewing it. They have an open position for a direct hire, but I applied for it and I haven’t heard anything back. So I thought for self-preservation purposes, I’d better start looking to see what else is out there.
First step is to see if my pimp has anything. Ok, enter http://www.[pimpname].com/ into a browser, and get “Safari can’t find the server”, but first there is a weird little flash as if it is getting redirected. So I try curl on that address, and get:
<head><title>Document Moved</title></head>
<body><h1>Object Moved</h1>This document may be found <a HREF="http://spusitinf0
02/Pages/index.aspx">here</a></body>
And I repeat the experiment with a telnet to port 80, and find they made the exact same damn stupid mistake in the Location: header in the 302 message.
Do I really want to entrust my career to people who make mistakes like this? I don’t think so.
Seth says:
Or perhaps they need a consultant to help them avoid such errors.
July 4, 2008, 01:02 GMTStephen Harris says:
They’re pimps, not geeks.
July 4, 2008, 01:11 GMTGordon says:
Look at it this way: If they found a job for an underskilled web weenie like the one running their server, they can probably find you a really amazing job!
Good luck with the job hunt!
July 4, 2008, 01:56 GMT