Barbara’s taking the night off (not feeling well), so you get me tonight.
Today was my last day working for Seismic. The laptop and dock are getting packed up tomorrow to send back to the company. What remains on my desk is my own equipment and a tabletop desperately in need of dusting.
I’m not very used to leaving jobs. Usually they leave me. No, I’ve never really been fired (well, there was that one position in Wales once…), but I have been laid off in different interesting ways. I worked for a handful of companies that just ran out of money and went out of business (and let me tell you that it’s no fun to be one of the last people standing in that situation [especially when you don’t get paid at the end], but I’ve done it too many times). One company shut down my division. One company shut down my entire office (and several more across the country the same day). It has happened enough times now that I’m starting to forget all the particulars. But, me leaving a job is the rare case.
This time it was just time. I wanted a change. Maybe I needed a change. I’m not completely sure which actually.
There are definitely people I will miss from Seismic. My manager was excellent, as was every other member of my team. Even though we struggled with communication, I liked all of the software developers in China that I worked with too and they were all very dedicated to their jobs. Three good friends from my previous job (Thomson Reuters) worked here too, which added a nice element of comfort at times.
So, I’ve now got a week before I dust off the table, hook up the new laptop (a Mac!?–really?–huh) for the new job. You all probably know what happens when we get a week off. Look forward to some pictures from not around here next week. I’m looking forward to a weekend that isn’t followed by a Monday morning at work.
Thanks for keeping the news coming, Keith. Hope the new meds are doing good things for Barbara. That looks like a one to three minute dusting job. (Just cover the keyboards, of course.) The new adventure with old friends will be good, no doubt about it. Most of the time work is what we make it, and you make it good for yourself and for others. Looking forward to the new POTD venues!!!
Thanks Keith. So you are entering the Mac world. No tower powers, so messy convoluted interface. It may take you a while to get used to things working the way YOU want. I’ve been in the Mac world now for almost 30 years. I have all my hair. Stuart continues in that other world and he’s nearly bald with frustrations and changes. Keep us posted on your new adventure. We’ve all walked a long, interesting path since the SSI days in Eau Claire. Enjoy!
PS – enjoy as you get used to the idea that you won’t have to deal much with all those plug ins and dusty cords!