1994 job posting – Jeff Bezos is looking for staff to his start-up Amazon.com
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Check out this job posting made by Jeff Bezos in 1994;
Well-capitalized start-up seeks extremely talented C/C++/Unix
developers to help pioneer commerce on the Internet. You must have
experience designing and building large and complex (yet maintainable)
systems, and you should be able to do so in about one-third the time
that most competent people think possible. You should have a BS, MS,
or PhD in Computer Science or the equivalent. Top-notch communication
skills are essential. Familiarity with web servers and HTML would be
helpful but is not necessary.Expect talented, motivated, intense, and interesting co-workers. Must
be willing to relocate to the Seattle area (we will help cover moving
costs).Your compensation will include meaningful equity ownership.
Send resume and cover letter to Jeff Bezos:
mail: be…@netcom.com
fax: 206/828-0951
US mail: Cadabra, Inc.
10704 N.E. 28th St.
Bellevue, WA 98004We are an equal opportunity employer.
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Imagine how many people read this in 1994 and thought nothing of it. As is the case with any job listing, it is likely that plenty of qualified people looked right past it for some reason or another, such as relocation requirements or the suggestion that applicants should be able to work 3 times faster than the average programmer.
and the rest like they say, “It’s History”.
very true. And probably not to many people took this too serious “Your compensation will include meaningful equity ownership.”
I bet you there are people sitting there reading this right now and being like “oh shit, I saw this and overlooked it. what a dumb move.”
This is fake. You people will believe everything you read.
I wonder who got the job.
@Joel Curio It looks legit to me.
Photoshopped. Definitely Photoshopped.
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@Raphael – You use Photoshop as a text editor?
LMAO at what Raskolnikov said
Obvious shoop, just look at the reflections. All wrong. The lighting and the shades also don’t match up.
I can also tell from some of the pixels and having seen quite a few shoops in my time.
First things first, I never wrote this. Amazon was started the old fashion way, out of my garage. It was up and running before I hired anyone. Once it showed potential, I mainly used referrals to hire my employees.
Wow, Jeff himself, though we will probably never know for sure, it’s not exactly hard to enter ‘Jeff Bezos’ into the ‘name’ box.
Might just be someone getting get kicks and giggles from trying to disproving you.
And now he’s a space-pioneering billionaire, with multi-millionaire co-workers.
Too bad I was only 8 back then.