<div dir="ltr">Although I do not smoke, I think I could be in that niche group of developers :-) <div><br></div><div>However I agree with Mr. Gray, especially for <span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">misspelling</span> "<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">espresso" :-)</span> <div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 July 2013 10:42, Louis Goff-Beardsley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:louisror@gmail.com" target="_blank">louisror@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Targeting a niche subset of developers who are keen to drink steadily throughout the day in the company of European women. Genius.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Maybe consider letting developers smoke at their desks?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=""><a name="13fe6a5a91a18213__MailAutoSig"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best<u></u><u></u></span></a></p>
<p class=""><span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Louis Goff-Beardsley<u></u><u></u></span></i></span></p><p class=""><span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">“You know I'm not a fan of recruitment consultants, right? @LouisRoR is good. You should talk to him if you're looking for Ruby work or staff” </span></i></span><span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/p7r/status/291537402084864001" target="_blank"><span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Paul Robinson – Senior Ruby-on-Rails Developer & CTO - @P7R</span></i></span><span></span></a><span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></i></span></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span></span><a href="http://goo.gl/WvuTj" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:white">http://goo.gl/WvuTj</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:white"> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">[Louis Goff-Beardsley]</span></span><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="" style="text-align:justify">
<span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Ultra-Specialised Independent Ruby-on-Rails Recruitment.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Software Sales, Business Development & AC Acquisition for the RoR community.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > LinkedIn: </span></span><span></span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/louisbeardsley" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">http://www.linkedin.com/in/louisbeardsley</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Skype: LouisGB1 - Googletalk/Jabba: </span></span><span></span><a href="mailto:LouisRoR@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">LouisRoR@gmail.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Email: </span></span><span></span><a href="mailto:LouisRoR@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">LouisRoR@gmail.com</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Mobile: 07449 324 851 ¦ Land Line: 01183 xxx xxx<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"> > Twitter:</span></span><span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LouisRoR" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">@LouisRoR</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></span><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">– Below is ASCII Art that will go totally wrong in plain text :(</span></span><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New';color:white">__________ __ __ __________ <u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class=""><span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New';color:white">\______ \_____ |__| | ______ \______ \ ____ ____ <u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p>
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<p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Courier New';color:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:white">IRC: LouisRoR - <a href="http://irc.freenode.org" target="_blank">irc.freenode.org</a> #LRUG, #NWRUG, #ruby, #rubyonrails<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<span></span><p class=""><span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p></td><td><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span></span><a><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="118" height="23" src="cid:image001.gif@01CE8208.B1E4BC70" alt="Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: http://download.skype.com/share/skypebuttons/buttons/add_green_transparent_118x23.gif"></span></span><span></span></a><span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/LouisRoR" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="88" height="20" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE8208.B1E4BC70" alt="Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/louis.beardsley/Desktop/LouisRoRTag.JPG"></span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">“I was speaking to [Senior Ruby Developer] recently about a variety of things and he mentioned your name. In fact he recommended you as a recruiter. *Actually* recommended too, not as in "he's not as evil as the rest", but as in "you really should speak to this guy first"”</span></i></span><span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u><u></u></span></i></span></p>
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<span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></span></p><p class="" style="text-align:justify"><span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Garamond,serif">This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This email (and any attachment) may be confidential and legally privileged. Access and/or use by others is unauthorised and may be unlawful. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. Contents of this email should not be disseminated, distributed or copied.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<span></span><p class=""><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class=""><a name="13fe6a5a91a18213__MailOriginal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b></a><span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org" target="_blank">chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org" target="_blank">chat-bounces@lists.lrug.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Coglan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 16 July 2013 09:14<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:richard@evvnt.com" target="_blank">richard@evvnt.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> London Ruby Users Group; <a href="mailto:ali.najaf@gmail.com" target="_blank">ali.najaf@gmail.com</a></span></span></p>
<div class="im"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [LRUG] I Love Ruby<u></u><u></u></div><p></p><p class=""><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class=""><span>On 16 July 2013 08:27, Richard Green <</span><a href="mailto:richard@evvnt.com" target="_blank"><span>richard@evvnt.com</span><span></span></a><span>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><div class="h5"><div><div><blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class=""><span>Ali - option 1 all the way.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></blockquote><div><p class=""><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=""><span>I'm not going to get into what you meant here, since I've no way of knowing. I can only speak to how you've presented yourself, so just take this as a writing tip:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class=""><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=""><span>The reason this comes off so badly is that you've put 'female devs' in a list of what are essentially job perks and means of compensation, which presents them as a commodity. You may have meant well but the context gives that line an objectifying tone, for both sexual and racial/nationality reasons.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class=""><span><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=""><span>If it is indeed your intention to show off your diverse, welcoming team, that sentence creates the exact opposite effect. It pays to be more verbose and context-aware sometimes.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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