Wasting your and my time
I had a really interesting experience recently which I hope might enlighten others as much as it did me: I was approached (via LinkedIn) by a recruiter from one of the big tech firms, as they put it "based on the work you've been publishing on image analysis and learning models". I would have to admit that doing this kind of work for one of the holy trinity sounds like a dream job for a hardcore geek like myself. So I went along late one afternoon (they kindly offered to meet with me at their premises in town at the end of the day to allow me to focus on my current job). To be completely honest, I am happy where I am, but what's the harm in hearing what they have to say, right? What they had to say was truly fascinating. After the usual niceties, we got down to my professional history. " I see you've been working in the technology industry since the early 1980's. That must be a misprint right? " I briefly explained the somewhat circuitous path ...