There are 2 subplots this article has yet to unfold, which will only be revealed on the other side of the hiring process, after landing a seemingly desirable job.

  1. HR's fortifications, subversive booby traps and 
     no-mans-land designed to repel applications by 
     way of sinister salary negotiations, that leave
     behind a simmering animosity even after getting 
     hired. 

  2. On the other side of the wall, all of your co-
     workers turn out to be fantastically retarded, 
     including your own boss and boss' bosses, largely 
     due to HR's low-ball tactics, leaving you with 
     the startling realization that the job description
     and hiring interrogation (ahem! interview) was 
     all smoke and mirrors.

See also:

http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...