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Jun. 12th, 2008 05:56 pmDear recruiters #2: There are now *two* standards to follow: not only can you not send me posts from a noreply address, you should also try to convince me that your founders are insane ;)
I seem to have quite accidentally set a new standard in what it takes to hire me. According to Slashdot, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is planning to go to the ISS. The founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth did the same.
" You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?"
Actually, looking back at almost all the jobs I've ever had, the founders or key management folks were almost *always* insane. I remember a fun conversation with Jane, the COO of Canonical about how I wanted the senior management of any place I work to have such a big vision and to drive relentlessly towards it.
I think she thought *I* was insane. Probably still does ;)
Thinking of which, I'm so happy to be back at work. I'd forgotten what the pace here was like, or maybe it's just coming off of heavy drugs and spinning up to this pace. I feel a bit like a Smart Car on the New Jersey Turnpike. I'll make freeway speeds, but I need a few more days. =)
I reduced the drugs quite rapidly in the last week, and am now down to one Ultram per day, with extra-strength Tylenol supplementing. I also got my second HIV test results back, and it's non-reactive. So it's 99% probable that the blood transfusions were clean. Yay!
I seem to have quite accidentally set a new standard in what it takes to hire me. According to Slashdot, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is planning to go to the ISS. The founder of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth did the same.
"
Actually, looking back at almost all the jobs I've ever had, the founders or key management folks were almost *always* insane. I remember a fun conversation with Jane, the COO of Canonical about how I wanted the senior management of any place I work to have such a big vision and to drive relentlessly towards it.
I think she thought *I* was insane. Probably still does ;)
Thinking of which, I'm so happy to be back at work. I'd forgotten what the pace here was like, or maybe it's just coming off of heavy drugs and spinning up to this pace. I feel a bit like a Smart Car on the New Jersey Turnpike. I'll make freeway speeds, but I need a few more days. =)
I reduced the drugs quite rapidly in the last week, and am now down to one Ultram per day, with extra-strength Tylenol supplementing. I also got my second HIV test results back, and it's non-reactive. So it's 99% probable that the blood transfusions were clean. Yay!
