An email from a recruiter

Dustin,

Always

Are you ready to take the next steps in your career? < YES

But No one wants to do php

I’ve got a client looking for a PHP Developer (Laravel, Javascript) in Nashville, TN. The full job description is below. < So steps backwards?

Indeed

If you are a PHP Developer with experience, please read on! What You Will Be Doing < I am and this makes me sad.

So programing within the paradaigm of the language

Programming with OOP principles and working with PHP! You will be working with an amazing team! What You Need for this Position < Ugh

PHP using OOP principles < So php then

Why?

Experience working in an AGILE work environment < A managment style needs to be in my experience?

No

Experience creating pixel perfect representations based off PSDs < No, developer, not designer

Well, yeah

Expert knowledge in Javascript, HTML5, and CSS3 < Yeah, but not because of my php path

UI, I’m backend so no

Expert knowledge of RWD (responsive web design) < No thank you

Pork Sandwhich Meat

Self-starter with proven track record < Bullshit bullet point, cool

Pork Sandwhich Meat

Excellent communication skills (we use TeamWeek for scheduling and Slack) < Bullshit Bullet Point, cool

Really, with PHP I was expecting CVS

Version Control (Git) experience is a must. < Of course

Well some

Experience with CSS preprocessors like LESS or SASS

Unlikely

Laravel 5+ experience < It’s a 6 year old framework…unlikely

API Integrations

Nice to Have:

Experience with modern front end frameworks Vue.js, or Angular.js v2. JavaScript and HTML load time optimization < THERE IS HOPE, maybe you can switch them to a node backend

What’s In It for You

Nothing

Woo /sarcasm

Highly Competitive Comp Packages…Full Benefits….Amazing Team!! So, if you are a PHP Developer with experience, please apply today! < Yeah, sure, competitive php salary, that’s a thing

If you’re interested, please send me a reply with your updated resume or apply here.

Let me know if you have any questions about the position!

Thanks