I’m going back to read Getting Things Done by David Allen. It’s good stuff. It’s clearer to me now that I need a good “list manager”. I have a lot of lists in various places, and I have a lot of input that I want to capture and put into a system, but it has to be a system that I trust, or else my brain will continue to remind me of things.
Collection of scripts I may want to refer to later: on my personal wiki Documents I wrote on company wiki: saved here As far as I know none of it is proprietary and doesn’t contain any actual user data. I’d like to be able to say that the way sysadmins deal with copying files and running backups contributes to Shutterfly’s competitive advantage, but I know better. Almost everything here is industry-standard-grade or lower… I just don’t like reinventing the wheel.
Tied for #1: Apple They would like to make me an offer, but have additional hoops to jump through, in that some VP has decided to review all the open reqs and they all have to be signed again. That probably means a delay of about a week. They are growing a lot, mid to high level sysadmins, get your resume to me or ciannait. Plus: Closer to home (25 min), nice location (restaurants), big name company, team is growing fast. ...
Sophie has a growth in one lung, and based on neurological symptoms, probably something in her brain as well. As of right now, she’s not in pain or distress and we can likely keep her comfortable for a while, but we’ll be monitoring her pretty closely. Given her age, and the diabetes she already has, we are not likely to set her on a chemo or radiation course… we’ll be focused on keeping her pampered and comfortable. The usual expectation for a kitty with this type of condition is usually between 6 months and 1 year, but given that Sophie has just kept going, and going, like a tank, it may end up being longer than that. Who knows. ...
Interview with 2 different groups at Apple, and one manager from the third group. Everything went well.
Whom do I know that might be looking for a job right now? I occasionally have recruiters call me for… various reasons, and I’d love to be able to pass on information if appropriate. Comments here are screened and I’ll keep them hidden and/or delete. Or you can email me at gconnor@nekodojo.org to let me know you’re looking. Networking, ho!
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Previous entry here was hidden, now switched to friends-only. Short version: 2 people in my team of 7 were fired, including my boss.
Today my boss and two other people were fired. Jim and Heath are gone as of today, and Rich is leaving in a week or two. I think that our VP Geoffrey is making a mistake, and I told him so, at least with regard to Jim. I told him that I think Jim is exactly what our department needs, and that he’s the reason I hadn’t left already. I flat out told him that my job search would be kicked into high gear because of this. He said that he appreciates my honesty and that he wishes I would give him a chance to make things better. I expressed that Jim *was* the last chance, for me. :( ...
Updated resume now appears here