New Job. My Life Rules!

[Dru Lee Parsec]

I'm posting this here in the programming forum 'cause this is where all my homies and bro's hang out. (Shouts out to The Duck, KMJ, Klammath, TMINOS, nanode,and MKIII_Supra )
</hip hop mode>

Wow, it must be all this Medeski, Martin and Wood I've been listening to. ANYWAY . . .

I just mailed my signed offer letter accepting an awesome new job. I'm going to be working with an old friend of mine who telecommutes from Boston (He, nanode, and I worked together for 8 months and we never met him. Just a voice on the phone. Kind of a charlie's angels thing I guess) http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif

He now works for a company called Reef which is based out of Paris and Brussles (yes, France and Belgium). He's their new CTO and he wants me on his team. So I accepted. Here's what I get to do:

1. Work from home 100% of the time! No more traffic EVER.

2. Java programming in all the latest technologies. (I'm on the new technologies research team). Right now I'm learning about XSLT. Cool stuff.

3. Pay and bonuses that == a 20% bump in pay. I get a 5% bonus every three months.

4. Stock options measured in "thousands" of shares.

5. The official language of the company is English but they'll pay me to learn to speak French.

6. Are you ready for this: I get to develop code full time in Linux! We use Apache, Tomecat, ant, Jext, cvs and Jcvs, and JDK 1.3 All are technologies that are both free and Linux compatable.

7. European holidays. (Isn't next Wednesday St. Swithen's day? The patron saint of quality footware?)

Between this and a consulting gig I have I should easily clear $100K next year. My wife can stop working full time as well as going to school and just concentrate on school.

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gifThat alone makes me Very happy http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

Oh yeah, and #8 is:

When this company goes public in about 2 to 3 years it looks like I could have enough stock options to retire.

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gifThat makes me happy too http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

I hope this doesn't sound like I'm gloating, but I'm just so fscking stoked about this job. The effort I've put into work and school over the last 10 years is really paying off.

My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/cool.gif

[kmj]

<carman>
sweeeeeeeeeeeeet
</cartman>

Congrats, man! When yo gots skillz, yo a wanted man.

My new job starts the monday after thanksgiving; It's a kind of middle-stage startup, with lots of opportunities. I'm taking a temporary cut in pay from my Co-op, until the 6mo. point, but the benefits & potentials make up for it. There's only two problems with it:

1) I'm moving into an all M$ house, (from a mostly M$ house, so it ain't too bad http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif)
2) The CEO gives us loads of free junk food, and my life is already an eternal struggle against temptation. I wish he'd give a membership to a gym along with the food.

[Serbot]

You stole my job!! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/mad.gif

[Strike]

Dude, that is very very excellent. I would kill for that kind of a job. The only sort of weird thing about it is the working at home deal. I mean, I'd love having the option of working at home all the time, but I also kinda like the whole ritual of going to work at a different place. Besides, home can be a bit too distracting sometimes and you just gotta get away. Other than that, this sounds like a match made in heaven if you ask me. CONGRATULATIONS! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Dru Lee Parsec]

The only thing about working at home that worries me is the lack of socialization. Not seeing anyone else could get old after a while.

But there are other employees in San Diego and they get together for lunch once a week. I'm just going to have to have lots of lunches with my friends.

Of course, I may just spend a lot of time on LNO. But then again, I really do need to get some code written. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

Yeah it's going to be sweet. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif They do meetings via conference calls and IRC. I mean, what's the difference if I'm in the next room or on the other side of the world? My boss does have to worry about the time issue. He has to phone into a meeting once a week at 10:00 am Paris time. He's in Boston so that makes it 4:00 am his time.

Oh, they did say that I might have to travel once or twice a year. It would probably be to San Fransisco, Paris, or Singapore.

Darn! Couldn't they find a more interesting place? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif

[Dru Lee Parsec]

KMJ:

We're going to have to post our "new job impressions" since we both start the same day.

[klamath]

Wow, congrats. That sounds awesome!

The 'working from home' gig is appealing, but I think I'd probably prefer to work in an office. Communicating over the Internet can be a bit difficult at times. Perhaps a 5 day work-week, with 2 days at the office and 3 from home?

------------------
- Klamath
Get my GnuPG Key Here (http://klamath.dyndns.org/mykey.asc)
Looking for an open source project to contribute to? Check out the BBB (http://bbb.sourceforge.net)

[JoniMitchellRockedMyWorld]

Sweet! Another Medeski, Martin & Wood fan http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/cool.gif

Oh yeah, congrats on the new job too! Sounds awesome http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[kmj]

Originally posted by Dru Lee Parsec:
KMJ:

We're going to have to post our "new job impressions" since we both start the same day.

Heh; sure. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[takshaka]

Congrats, Dru. Sounds nice.

I have only one question: are you the smart one, the pretty one or the blonde one? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/confused.gif

[tminos]

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/eek.gif Way to go!

[Dru Lee Parsec]

Are you the smart one, or the pretty blonde one?

Well, i don't think I'm going to sell any posters. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[TheLinuxDuck]

Have you already started the job Dru?


------------------
TheLinuxDuck
Wait... that's a penguin?!?!?
:wq

[frustratedlinuxnewbie]

That is so cool! Can I have ur job? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Good luck man.

------------------
My apologies but I'm just a crazy newbie (I'm only telling u this because the leprechaun on my shoulder told me to).

[Sensei]

Congrats Dru! Sounds like a nice setup. I'm happy for you and your wife!

------------------
Sensei
LNO Seti Black Belts Team Stats
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_11027.html

Join the Linuxnewbie.org SETI Black Belts!
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/cgi?cmd=team_join_form&id=11027

[Dru Lee Parsec]

Have you already started?

I will be fullfilling my obligations to my current employer until Dec. 1st. Then I move my special Steelcase Leap chair and all my java books out of my cubical and into my home office. (That will be so cool!)

As of Dec. 4th (It got moved back a week) I will be working at the new company. So I need to chill out here for 13 more working days. There has been some dispute as to what constitutes "2 weeks of notice". No sweat. I'll stay around for another week if I need to. I'm not pissed off at my current company or anything I just have this incredible offer that took me away. So if I need to help them out a bit by staying a few extra days then that's OK.

[nanode]

Dru:

You rule! Seems a quick move, but you can't let this get away from you. I know our mutual aquaintance in Boston is a cool guy - so this seems to be a sure thing in terms of personality and culture.

Wow. You can now do all those things you've pondered for the last couple years. Maybe get that new model Stick you'd been drooling over http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif Just in time for the Holidays too.

You've again inspired me. I just need to stick it out here until the spring, get a great performance review and some documented experience. That should give me some leverage if I choose to look around.

Congrats and say hello to your wife.

[Dru Lee Parsec]

"The new model Stick" that nanode is talking about is one of these: www.stick.com (http://www.stick.com)

Cool instrument. I have a ten string and I want to get a 12 string.

Now I'll have a bit more time to practice it.

[hungarian]

Hello Dru Lee Parsec !

one word: W I C K E D http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

is this your new companies website ? http://www.reef.com/



------------------
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/frankkru

[Dru Lee Parsec]

Yep. Those are the guys.
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif