Or how to be an asshole to recruiters. As problematic as recruiter spam may be, sending a childish retort is not the solution.
They're the email equivalent of telemarketers. Having someone tell you to screw of in a witty, satirical way brightens up your day a lot more funny than being hung up on.
I represent a growing firm that totally OWNS the COBOL-90 deployment market. Yes, it's Wall Street (without the hassle of actually going to Wall Street -- we're in rural Jersey). We blend the modern (we do agile stand ups every 15 minutes) and all the usual employee "perks" (vending machine updated monthly, all the coffee you can drink -- refill the percolator if you take the last cup!) and of course the traditional "water cooler" where you can talk with your colleagues about last night's TV shows or what tie to wear during the four (yes, four!) scheduled 10-minute breaks. And no fussing with cranky tools, our COBOL compilers have been chugging along without problems for DECADES.
I'm passionately awaiting your reply, g
I'd say none of the recruiter emails were terrible, but I see the points about requiring passion and code ownership.
Also, he makes a point about emails going to his personal email address. I've had companies email my "friends and family" address, which must've been harvested from private mailing lists, and that does cross a line.
