The past few months have been a roller coaster and extremely humbling. At the start of this process, looking to find a new role, I might have even been a little cocky. Despite being let go as part of a large restructuring I truly felt like I was good at being a software engineer andContinue reading “Job hunting update”
Tag Archives: Career
Unseen influence, unspoken thanks
As I was sitting in a rural high school gym yesterday I found myself reminiscing about my own youth. It wasn’t for a typical reason you might think of for a middle aged man watching high school students play volleyball. Despite liking sports and even once walked into a tryout to play for my highContinue reading “Unseen influence, unspoken thanks”
Ten years at Automattic
Today marks ten years from when I officially started at Automattic. Before I joined this company I switched jobs often. I guess I’ve still switched roles fairly often, but I’ve stayed with the same company. Being able to switch roles is one of the things I love and value about Automattic. I can try newContinue reading “Ten years at Automattic”
Developer Apprenticeship
Recently I received some very exciting news at work. I’ve made it through the application process and accepted into a new developer apprenticeship program. This means starting in January I’ll be spending a year working with a development team and learning, with mentorship, to be a productive, contributing, developer. This is a fairly new programContinue reading “Developer Apprenticeship”
Dial-up Internet
Sometimes I miss the beautiful singing of dial-up modems communicating with each other and negotiating the terms of their courtship. A brief thread in Slack at work had us joking about old technology, even though some of it isn’t all that old, but it had me try to be poetic about the days of dial-upContinue reading “Dial-up Internet”
Three Years
A few days ago I had a mini little celebration by myself. It was my three year anniversary of joining Automattic full time. It’s crazy to me that it’s been that long and at the same time it feels like I’ve been here forever. This is the longest continuous full time job I’ve ever had.Continue reading “Three Years”
Failure
Feeling an overwhelming sense of failure these days. I’m generally ok with failure and making mistakes. Failing is a leaning opportunity. Most of the time though there are there is usually a mix in my life. Some areas where I feel I’m succeeding but others not so much. This is ok I can concentrate onContinue reading “Failure”
Excited for SupConf
Yesterday I did something extremely exciting, I booked my flight and accommodations so that I can attend SupConf! Previously I’ve written about choosing support as a career, and about how we can make support cool. The community behind SupConf, Support Driven, and the conference itself is a great way to help accomplish this. If youContinue reading “Excited for SupConf”
Making Support Cool
Today I’ve been thinking a bit about support as a career again and wondering why so many people think of it like a entry or lower position. Besides one of the big reasons that I talked about before I think there are other things that come into play here as well. One of the hugeContinue reading “Making Support Cool”
Support as a Career
When I get home and can really reflect I’ll post a better and more full recap of my first Grand Meetup with Automattic. For now I want to talk about something great that has happened for me here. I’ve had a bit of an epiphany thanks to two town hall sessions I’ve attended. One wasContinue reading “Support as a Career”
Sandy McFadden 