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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's application letter by notahacker on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @10:05AM (#10980319)
Or "That sounds fantastic Leonardo! As a well funded venture attempting to disrupt the Mediterranean we're always looking for new team members and your personal ambition is far more important than any previous experience. You'll be able to work flexibly from our shiny new office palace, work directly with our fantastic founders and we'll cover your lunch and gondola to work. And you get to take a half day every second Friday. After your three month internship we'll offer you fantastic references, and some of our former interns have been offered full time work at a great below-market salary. Leo... you still there?"
Re:Leonardo da Vinci's application letter by eternalban on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @10:18AM (#10980422)
It is getting completely ridiculous. What is specially galling is that these days most of us have publicly published works (ala github, etc.)

On the other hand, seeing a letter like that reminded me of how James Joyce [?] used to go to Shakespeare and Company [1] and rearrange the display to make sure Ulysses was prominently displayed!

[?]: ?!!!

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_%28boo...