Re: Sr. Software Engineer needed

From: Grant Edwards (grante_at_visi.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: 29 Sep 2004 15:12:03 GMT

On 2004-09-28, Rouben Rostamian <rouben@pc18.math.umbc.edu> wrote:
> In article <65633bc9.0409280840.2f53f3fc@posting.google.com>,
> Joe Feldman <joe@expanxion.net> wrote:
>>This position is located in the Bay Area in Northern California. If
>>you are interested please send me your resume in a word .doc so that I
>>can review it.
>
> What in hell is a word .doc?

A proprietary word-processor file format specified by people
too stupid to figure out how to look at PDF files.

[Actually, the OP is probably a headhunter, and he's specifying
Microsoft Word format so that he can edit it himself to remove
any of the applicant's contact information and insert the
headhunter's contact info.] 

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