I’ve been phone screening and interviewing candidates for web development and design work for several years now, and most of them make me want to tear my hair out. I look at the websites they include on their resumes and wonder why on earth anyone looking for a web design job would want people to know that they were responsible for such monstrosities.

This happens often enough for me to come to the conclusion that there is actually a whole selection of workers who Truly Believe (TM) that blinking yellow flames on black background with pink text is pleasing to the eyes. Naturally, they’re desperately seeking work.