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Offline TheSlyBear

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Moving on...
« on: September 17, 2008, 12:48:28 PM »
No, not from this forum, or even slydom...

At the ripe old age of 51 (well, next month) I'm ditching a cushy position at The Bank and have accepted a position at yet another startup.

What am I thinking!!!

The company has rules-based, policy-driven automation products for high-performance data centers -- a big area these days with the push towards so-called "cloud computing"-- and they detest their user interface. So they want me to come in, delete the works, and start from scratch.

I gonna be mighty busy.

I feel badly because I really like my local team and my manager, but I just can't deal with working for the soul-sucking and borderline evil Bank anymore.

Wish me luck!

(And yes, I went into my interviews confident and gleemingly sly!)
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2008, 12:50:41 PM »
Best of Luck with the new venture.  I guess we'll see you a lot less during the work day?  O:O

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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2008, 12:58:58 PM »
Good luck BEAR!!! (Edited "lick" to "luck". Thanks for pointing that out RED!!)
« Last Edit: September 17, 2008, 04:31:11 PM by Mikekoz13 »
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Offline Paul

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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2008, 01:13:23 PM »
Good luck Bear.  Think of the new one as not just a job but an adventure!
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008, 01:17:45 PM »
Good luck Bear. My last 3 jobs have been start-ups. Yeah you'll be busy but it sounds like you'll make a difference.

Job satisfaction AND you get paid too!?!?  Awesome!
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Offline time2shine

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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2008, 01:25:51 PM »
Good luck man.  I'm sure there will be a refreshing sense of pride in your new job.
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2008, 01:29:45 PM »
Good Luck man....you have to love your job to perform well.
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2008, 02:01:59 PM »
Good luck Bear with your new "adventure"  ....Best wishes to you !!!
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2008, 03:30:52 PM »
Good luck with the new venture.  Sounds kind of fun.
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2008, 03:37:33 PM »
Congrats Bear, and have fun with your new adventure! O0
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2008, 03:43:44 PM »
Good luck in your new adventure, but you better stay in touch with us here.....I know you will be busy, but we don't wqnt to be forced to send someone out to Austin and track you down.........Just pop in everyday and say hello.
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2008, 04:36:28 PM »
Best wishes to you in your new endeavor! I'm sure you knock 'em out Bear! O0
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2008, 05:26:15 PM »
Congratulations on the new job, Bear.  Startups are alot of fun, as long as they stay in business.  I worked for an internet startup, as a contractor, and they went belly-up during the .com bust.  It was fun while it lasted, though ...

Glad to hear the sly interview went well.  As a contractor, I do alot of interviewing and haven't done my first sly one yet.

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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2008, 05:41:17 PM »
Congrats Bootedbear!  I love working at start ups.
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Re: Moving on...
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2008, 05:54:10 PM »
Congratulations Booted Bear
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