Into The West
Being an account of the emotional side of leaving an employer that has defined one's career.
Category: amazon
10 posts
Ten Years
Ten years ago today I got on a plane in Edmonton with my bike, two suitcases, a huge pile of immigration paperwork, and a cat.
July and August (And Beyond)
New house, huh. By now more than a few people who will be seeing this post have seen the house. It's nice. Really! Please, come and visit! We've...
Urgh. Boxes Heavy. House full.
Takes a breath Okay, well, that was fun. It turns out that we had a lot of stuff. Who knew? I mean, we knew we were going to have to pare down a...
The Factory is In
C and I have landed in our new place. It's an older place in an older neighborhood, and holy shit do we have lots of stuff. It's especially...
Tick, Tock
So, what's new? Wow... where to start... Okay, so first up: We sold the house! Char and Matthew went up to Edmonton over the last week, and...
Picking up the reins
I'm increasing feeling comfortable with the nature of my job here, which is fantastic. We have such a complex problem domain, with so many teams...
Taking my finger off the pulse
I'm an inveterate blog reader, which must come as a surprise to precisely nobody. I read blogs by authors, programmers, and random joes who seem...
Wallingford
I think -- and I'll know by the time many of you read this -- that we may have found a home, at least for now. It's a compromise (we'll have to...
An Expedition up the Amazon
About three months ago, I was contacted by a recruiter for Amazon. Yes, that Amazon. The big kahuna. One of the titans of the tech industry. Some...