eCommerce giant Alibaba, posted a bizarre job ad last week in search of a female “programmer encouragement specialist” who possesses “female beauty that exceeds nature itself” like South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, or is an “open-minded lolita” like Japanese porn star Sora Aoi.
Oh, and candidates should also be able to tolerate spicy and garlicky foods.
Here is the entire ad translated from Chinese by Quartz:
Alibaba opening: Programmer Encouragement Specialist
You didn’t read that wrong. This isn’t a job for a programmer. It’s for a Programmer! Encouragement! Specialist!
What the job is: Effectively encourage teams of developers, bring them closer together, inspire excellent and lasting work.
Basic requirements: Recognizably good looks. You don’t seek to be a peerless talent, but strive to adequately inspire programmers.
Location: Hangzhou city, the one and only origin of Alibaba.
First off we are very social and talkative.
Job requirements:
Your appearance is adequately stunning to programmers. Even a quick glance at you should excite and inspire them greatly. You might be an open-minded lolita like Sora Aoi, who can face the greatest of challenges. Or you’re like Song Hye-kyo. From a wealthy family and with a Korean demeanor, possessing female beauty that exceeds nature itself; even without makeup countless programmers chase after you. You could also have a foreign demeanor, with bold style, a dignified way of speaking, encouraging the team the way a martial arts master does her students.
You must understand how to compliment and encourage programmers, and you can recognize the difference between praise and flattery. You can put engineers and programmers at ease, developing a spirited relationship with these co-workers and removing barriers between them. This relationship will develop like the inseparable bond of soldiers on a battlefield, together able to overcome the greatest challenges.
You must wake up programmers early for morning meetings, communicate to them their daily responsibilities, and verify and encourage completion of their duties.
You are able to identify the hidden potential in every programmer and engineer. With excellent listening and communication skills, you can turn them into soft-hearted men and women. You are warm to the complicated and difficult work they do, encouraging excellent and lasting work.
You are open to new things. You can tolerate highly garlicky and spicy foods that may contain strong flavors such as MSG and soy sauce.
You are capable of going anywhere in the world—whether to the United States, Canada, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Brazil, or the Philippines—to praise and encourage local programmers.
Finally, what is this job all about, and what’s in it for you?
Nothing, not even in our imaginations, is beyond reach when it comes to our footprint in the world of global business. We are working hard to create a social network at Alibaba, to make our mark on the world of business both in China and in the world at large. We won’t witness these changes, but take hold of them.
It’s true that 99% of the people around us think our team is crazy, “Working on groups at Alibaba, fuck.” But we’ll just say that even if it’s 100%, we don’t care. After all, working with a creative team on an awesome product is not something everyone understands. We are the dingtalk team.
Job requirements:
- Team-oriented. Do you prefer one programmer to others, causing those sidelined to feel left out? Points subtracted.
- A flatterer. Do you give off negative vibes to programmers? Points subtracted.
- Is your photo is too beautiful, Photoshopped to the point that programmers can’t recognize you? Points subtracted.
- Is your CV densely packed, with thousands of words, but none mention the feelings of programmers? Points subtracted.
- You must understand technology and dingtalk, otherwise your mystification in conversation might slow the programmers down. 200 points sub-sub-subtracted and get away from our team!
Alibaba pulls job ad seeking “stunning” female candidates with porn star qualities
Candidates had also been expected to be good at complimenting men and able to tolerate spicy food
In an job ad that makes The Rose of Tralee look like a Gloria Steinem feminist screed, Chinese e-commerce giant said it was looking for candidates who looked like the Japanese porn star Sora Aoi to motivate “code monkeys” who were down in the dumps.
Alibaba later insisted the ad was meant to be a joke, a humorous attempt at recruiting someone to act as a cheerleader for geeky programmers, but social media commentators did not think so, and the commercial was widely condemned as offensive.
The reference to the Japanese adult star Sora Aoi, who is huge in China and often tweets messages aimed at reducing tensions between Japan and China, has been removed and Alibaba says that both men and women can apply for the post.
The ad still says that it likes women who are like the South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, but also says that men who look a bit like an “alien old man” can also apply, above a cartoon of Jack Ma, the company’s founder and executive chairman, who met President Michael D Higgins during his visit to Hangzhou last December and whose looks are unorthodox.
As in many tech companies, women are under-represented on the board of Alibaba, accounting for three of its 10 members.
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