Ring Ring

Me (@ work): Hello?
Recruiter: Hi there, I’m a recruiter, good time to talk?
Me: Not really. (I’m not looking, but always willing to hear about a juicy position, so I usually get this far with folks, and am obviously discreet at work)
Recruiter: OK, because I wanted to talk to you about a software engineering position, should I call back later?
Me: Um. No. I’m not really looking, and in any case that’s a totally inappropriate position for me.
Recruiter: Really? Aren’t you an interaction designer?
Me: Yes.
Recruiter: Right, well, software engineering, interaction design, whatever. Should I call you later?
Me: Um. No. Not “whatever.” They are totally separate things.
Recruiter: -huffy- Alright, fine then. Click.

I’m not getting quite the volume of enquiries as in 1997-1999, but it’s definitely reached a relative fever pitch again. This has also brought with it a pile of newbie recruiters who don’t even vaguely understand the vastly different roles of webfolk (or apparently care to learn the difference).