IT jobs lingo decoded:

• “We’re like a family” = no boundaries & call at midnight

• “Fast-paced” = chaos everywhere

• “Self-starter” = zero support for anything

• “Team player” = unpaid overtime & get ready to work on all holidays including weekends

• “Competitive salary” = below industry average

• “Nimble” = drop everything & work on my problem

• “Flexible work hours” = starting time is fixed but don’t think of leaving early

What else?

@nixCraft I learned what "self-starter" means the hard way when I got reprimanded for not knowing what I was supposed to be working on

@vikxin
@nixCraft requirements: must have 5 years of experience in our proprietary enterprise code base