I recently switched career paths within Red Hat, but I looked simultaneously outside and within the company for the next opportunity.
The not-so-obvious sign it’s time to switch jobs resonates with how that search went and my final decision to stay.
So I spoke at DjangoCon USA
And the video’s up.
If you listen carefully, you can hear ProsAlpha off camera.
AND THE BIG NEWS IS (drumroll, please)
No, we’re not pregnant.
No, we’re not moving.
I have a shiny new job.
But first, some history.
I used to dance. And to pay for rehearsal space and costumes and performance venues, I taught myself HTML / CSS / javascript. Eventually I retired from dance and took web development seriously – interned in New York, worked with a few internet marketing companies in North Carolina.
Had a blast.
Then Red Hat changed their new hire scope – you had to have two of three requirements – customer service, technical skills, or linux. I had the first two. I was hired. I had a blast.
But when you work at Red Hat, every day is drinking from the firehose and I had to stop coding entirely.
Zork and Adventures
This is an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
A rubber mat saying ‘Welcome to Zork!’ lies by the door.
> open mailbox
You open the mailbox, revealing a small leaflet.
> read leaflet
(first taking the small leaflet)
WELCOME TO ZORK
A Few Proposed Team Building Activities
A little roleplay.
A little something to eat. Mebbe gluten-free. Mebbe sugar-free.