You want me to be *CEO*?

[giza]

So, my day job has me working for a large(ish) company on one of their anti-spam products. I'm just a Software Engineer, so I don't much else than write code. This means that not very many people have my work address. (Besides, I check Gmail while at work anyway)

Imagine my surprise when I got the following in my work mailbox:

Dear Doug,

(Tyler Durden) here in (New York City). I am an executive recruiter.
Today I am working on an exciting opportunity with a client of mine
that is involved in the security, messaging and anti spam software
space. They are headquartered in (Another Country) and have been in business
since (199x). They are seeking a CEO ideally to be based here in the
states. This position will offer a very competitive compensation
including a competitive base, bonus and of course significant equity.

If you have an interest or know anyone who may be intrigued please
get back to me at (xxx-xxx-xxxx) or my cell phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx) or
reply to this email.

Certain details removed to protect the identity of the recruiter and the company.

The whole thing is a little well, weird. I can't decide if it's good or bad, though. Nobody else in my office got that e-mail. I know. I checked. This means that I was targetted specifically. Also, there are no current copies of my resume online, which means he must have done some research to find my current employer. Finally, the e-mail was sent to a seperate (non-existant) address at my company, which means that he must have done some Googling on me to make such an educated guess for that username.

Besides, I'm happy at my current job. :-)

Comments

introducing tyler durden

[shenryyr.livejournal.com]

surely you've seen fight club.

Re: introducing tyler durden

[giza.livejournal.com]

Seen it? I dreamed it (http://www.livejournal.com/users/giza/120899.html)!

[shenryyr.livejournal.com]

hfs.

hmm.

I keep replaying the scene and sound effects where the camera goes haywire when he realizes who he is.

[giza.livejournal.com]

Because, if the laughter of my boss when I showed him the e-mail was any indication, I'm not qualified for that job.

Yet. :-)

[taral.livejournal.com]

Get an MBA first, kitty. :)

[giza.livejournal.com]

You know I don't even have a formal CS degree, right? :-)

[taral.livejournal.com]

Yes. :) If you want to be a CEO, though, the MBA will be more useful.

Oh, you mean you don't have a degree, so you can't get a master's? You could do a BBA, I suppose... *grin*

[wesha.livejournal.com]

Was it a nervous laughter? =^.^=

Gosh, you're getting quite popuplar.

[camstone.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest that when they ask for your personal checking account number to move some spare "funds" around... to run the other direction.

[netcrimes.livejournal.com]

Didja call or reply to him to see how he found out about you?

[murakozi.livejournal.com]

They probably meant Cheetah Executive Officer. Some folk have trouble telling spotty cats apart, after all.

Actually, I suspect they're just hoping you'll give them contact info for other folk to populate their lists.

[doco.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah...that reminds me of one of the job offers I answered to.

What the job offer said was something along the lines of "Web designer searched for taxi enterprise".

What it was was effectively the position of CEO for a yet-to-be-built enterprise involving the sale of taxi parts (special tyres, taxameters and the like) including acquisition of customers, sales and a 50.000 DM deposit (for the position of a GmbH executive).

And the guy told me straight-forward the guy who was supposed to do that in the first place had died of a _heart attack_ because of _overworking_.

Ahh...the good old dot.com days. Bwhahaha.

[tgeller.livejournal.com]

I'd respond -- why not? But I'd also question the viability of a company that put in charge somebody without a business background.

...oh, wait, you DO have a business background. (Associates' Degree, right?)

Don't sell yourself short. You might be right for it. Worth going through the motions at least, if only to tell me about it later. ;)

[giza.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have Associates Degree, which included some business stuff. But, I really don't have much management experience, and I still think I'm too young for that sort of thing. I also don't consider myself much of a spokesman. And finally, I'm doing some really exciting stuff at my current job and work with a great team. I'd hate to leave that.

Maybe I'll think about it in another 10 years or so. :-P