Every dev job I see:

You need a billion years of experience, and must be able to fistfight Sauron

Oh, and we're going to pay you like a junior.

@tytho I believe you mean ... "and we're going to pay you like a Hobbit" :)

all this while specifically looking for "entry level"

Yeah, but really: "Must be familiar with stackoverflow"

@mhall or more accurately: "We're going to pay you just enough to get taxed the high band, but not enough to have any more money than someone on minimum wage or benefits once your bills are paid".

"You'll need to know the workplace like a High-Elf before lunch"

Also, you gotta recreate the code to do a thread context switch in the Linux kernel on the whiteboard too.

We are looking for somebody at age 22-26 with 30 years of experience.

This is HR running the tech departments, 99% of them have no fucking idea of what to look for in a candidate, so go out looking for unicorns.. generally all they manage to recruit is a red neck with a nice cream cone stuck to his forehead

always apply. it's not your job to decide if you are qualified or not, it's the hiring manager and the team leads job

@r4lph I really like that philosophy