In short I am quitting my awesome job at Yahoo! working on Delicious and will be starting somewhere else next month.
Delicious has been one of my favorite web “properties” for a number of years and has influenced my work long before I started here. I’ve really respected my fellow engineers, managers and product team despite all the transitions we’ve had to bear. I am really amazed by how much everyone in our current team has changed over the year and a half.
Delicious has had it’s ups and downs, both as a team, as part of Yahoo! and even for me personally. Lucky for me, I stayed motivated the whole way through and I am glad to be leaving the party while its still fun.
One lesson I keep learning is get out as soon as you can if you’re in a sub-optimal situation.
So I’m out a large chunk of change, spent endless (un-billed) hours going back and forth with my client and I have very little to show for and I have a client who’s disappointed with my work. Boo.
Well I learned quite a few lessons in consulting in all of this and being a subcontractor.
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Katie and I are “officially” moving to California. A lot of people have been asking questions about this, so I’ll try to create a FAQ:
- Why are you moving?
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- Short answer:
- I got a job at Yahoo!/Delicious
- Long answer:
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I work on the symfony project a framework that makes building quality web sites easier. I will be contributing to this project in a way that is beneficial to Yahoo!. Furthermore, Katie and I are looking for an adventure. Moving out of our home in Minneapolis and into a new part of the country will be a big adjustment for us.
- Where in California are you moving?
- We are moving to the San Francisco Bay area. We will find a place when we arrive. We will likely be in Mountain View or if we can find some place affordable, the City of San Francisco.
- When are you moving?
- We are moving in early November. I start my job in mid-November.
- That’s really soon?
- Yes! I know!
- What will you do with your house?
- We own a duplex, we’ll rent out the half we live in. We’re also finishing up our attic as I type. Initially our good friends Marc and Sadie will live here.
- What about your cats?
- We are not sure. They will eventually join us in California, but we are not sure if they will come with us right away in November, or later.
- You’re going to have a going away party?
- Of course, just email me
- What about your car/bikes?
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Car is being shipped to CA. We bike a lot and intend to do so in California, so we’ll be moving our bikes as well.
- Are you excited?
- Yes.
- What is Katie going to do?
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We will be getting an apartment that has a pool. I can only imagine she will spend her days making daiquiris sitting by the pool.
