6 posts tagged “job”
The start up environment and I just mesh super well together. I am so glad to be back. So so glad. GSC was killing me slowly. They said they wanted someone with my experience and expertise but really, they wanted a politician. It was also a boy's club where tenure at the company meant everything. It was as if as soon as I entered the doors of GSC, none of my experience meant dick. I had to justify everything with data to people who have no clue on how to build Websites, no experience on building/creating Websites, and no interest in using the type of Websites that we were trying to build. How ridiculous is that? It was a super well paying job but man, it was killing me inside. My happiness meter has totally recharged back up to top since I left GSC. :)
The new job has about 50 people in the entire company. Provides free snacks of all sorts (chips, cookies, bananas, etc.), free drinks + beerz. Plus, the type of work that I do is challenging and super fun. I no longer manage people, which is really great cuz I now can focus on becoming a true leader in the high tech industry. Yay!
GSC announced its layoff plans this morning starting with 1,400 today and 5,000 over the next 18 months. I'm ok and safe for now and want to send good wishes out to those have lost their jobs :( I hope the economy gets a moving again towards a positive direction soon!
The drive for success is back -- even if temporarily, I am glad for the chance to experience it again. I've been working like around the clock and my manager is very happy to see the results thus far. I think I'm doing a really good job leading my team and slow but surely gaining respects of the program managers. I'm liking my job a lot right now and it just feels like things are, well, going my way.
Today is my mom's birthday and I called her to give her good wishes. There'll be a celebration for her at my brother Esquire's house on Saturday.
I'm having a cold beer right now, an Alaska amber ale. I am so damn tired from working so much in the last three days that I just need a treat to get me through the last mile. Yaye for beer :) OK I'm gonna keep cranking away.
Love you guys.
Another opportunity just popped up today in SF. Starts in Seattle but would eventually have to relocate to SF. Anyone have anything good/bad to share about SF?
Just got back from karaokeing in Seattle with my friends from my last job. What a great bunch of people -- I totally miss them. I am also really happy that I do not work in that super stressed out environment any longer - no regrets for leaving that job. It was so stressful because no one trusted anyone and it was eating me alive inside, and changing me into someone I despise. I am happy to be where I am at right now. Plus, Earth Child and I just work so well together and she is a really great, genuine, and fun person. I sang "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt, and duet of "A Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler with my friend Rebah, and the title song by Samantha Fox. Fun times.
Rocker called me yesterday around 3am my time while he's laid over for 6 hours. I hope he calls me again soon. :(
Some people were born to be politicians, some people were born to be moms. I am born to be a designer.
Today I get pinged by the content manager that I've been working very closely with at my new job. She wrote, "Did I mention how happy I am that you're here?"
Squee!
Something to be happy about :)
