It seems to be some bizarre tradition in this country (US) to kick applicants in the nuts every time they apply, call or inquire about a employment position at a company.
My theory is that if every company does this, then the current body of employees will work harder to stay out of that prison of unemployment, where everyone kicks you when you are down. I am in support of all the good programmers everywhere applying to jobs without intending to take them, and generally treating the system that hires you like crap. So next time you are unemployed and you are treated badly, you'll at least know why they are doing so.
My theory is that if every company does this, then the current body of employees will work harder to stay out of that prison of unemployment, where everyone kicks you when you are down. I am in support of all the good programmers everywhere applying to jobs without intending to take them, and generally treating the system that hires you like crap. So next time you are unemployed and you are treated badly, you'll at least know why they are doing so.