So, I haven't been really good at writing in my blog lately. I think that's always a sign of me being depressed. But, I now have one less thing to be depressed about. I have a job offer! I actually haven't received the paperwork yet, but it seems to be a done deal.
The job is with a company called Qortex. They are a consulting firm. They were the very first place with which I interviewed when I started this search. I had a great feeling about them after the interview and I'm glad that something is working out with them. They are starting me at a set base salary with the chance to increase it by $5000 contingent upon me receiving two Microsoft certifications. I want to get the certifications anyways so this will hopefully be just the nudge I need. Certifications are a great thing to have on the resume and will definitely help me in my next job search. They also will help with the training and cost of the test. So it's not like I will be out a ton of money to make it happen. I like the concept of working with a company that is interested in seeing me get training. It's really a win-win because it makes me more marketable to their clients and helps my career.
I'm kind of sad on some levels that things are winding down with MoFo, however. The reality is, I'm realizing my feelings toward MoFo are rather complex. On some levels I would like things to just continue how they were because it's easy and a known entity. On other levels I realize that MoFo hasn't really helped my career much. I've done a fair bit of development with them, but they run such a sloppy development operation that my experience has a lot of holes in it. They aren't using any development methodologies or frameworks and that is what a lot of hiring managers are looking for. Also, they don't really examine new programming technologies to see what they can make use of. It's a very lazy environment and that has caused me a lot of problems in my job search. So, I'm happy to be moving on to a new environment that will hopefully help me learn more.
I'm also realizing that my working from home may be causing me distress. I'm a fairly social guy and working from home really puts me out of the loop. For two years I've felt really disconnected and alone and that really gets to me. I'm glad that I will still have work going on with MoFo purely for the money but I'm also glad to be moving on. I guess I'm still a little melancholy while things work themselves out.
The job is with a company called Qortex. They are a consulting firm. They were the very first place with which I interviewed when I started this search. I had a great feeling about them after the interview and I'm glad that something is working out with them. They are starting me at a set base salary with the chance to increase it by $5000 contingent upon me receiving two Microsoft certifications. I want to get the certifications anyways so this will hopefully be just the nudge I need. Certifications are a great thing to have on the resume and will definitely help me in my next job search. They also will help with the training and cost of the test. So it's not like I will be out a ton of money to make it happen. I like the concept of working with a company that is interested in seeing me get training. It's really a win-win because it makes me more marketable to their clients and helps my career.
I'm kind of sad on some levels that things are winding down with MoFo, however. The reality is, I'm realizing my feelings toward MoFo are rather complex. On some levels I would like things to just continue how they were because it's easy and a known entity. On other levels I realize that MoFo hasn't really helped my career much. I've done a fair bit of development with them, but they run such a sloppy development operation that my experience has a lot of holes in it. They aren't using any development methodologies or frameworks and that is what a lot of hiring managers are looking for. Also, they don't really examine new programming technologies to see what they can make use of. It's a very lazy environment and that has caused me a lot of problems in my job search. So, I'm happy to be moving on to a new environment that will hopefully help me learn more.
I'm also realizing that my working from home may be causing me distress. I'm a fairly social guy and working from home really puts me out of the loop. For two years I've felt really disconnected and alone and that really gets to me. I'm glad that I will still have work going on with MoFo purely for the money but I'm also glad to be moving on. I guess I'm still a little melancholy while things work themselves out.
1 comment:
Yay, Jerry! I don't know how you've worked from home as long as you have-- that would make me crazy. Social interaction is very, very good.
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