| What they say... | ... and what they mean |
| "work on cutting edge technology" | Do what everyone else is doing. |
| "a fast paced environment" | Your job will be constant firefighting. |
| "must be a team player" | Must not question authority. |
| "able to work with minimal supervision" | You'll be the one we blame when something goes wrong. |
| "an Agile team" | We have daily stand-ups. |
| " a market leader" | Recently started making a profit. |
| "rockstar developer" | You will work very long hours with impossible deadlines. |
| "we have an urgent need" | Our other rockstar just left and no one understands the code. |
| "dynamic environment" | Our leadership keeps changing priorities. |
| " self-starter" | We have no process. |
| "passionate" | Perseveres through regular death marches. |