Nov. 19th, 2007 @ 03:20 pm Shortest job search ever
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Remember how I was torn between two great opportunities back in May? And how it broke my heart to have to turn one of them down? And how the SVP of R&D asked me to give him a call if things didn't work out at my now-former employer?

Well, I remembered that, too, this morning, and when I checked their web site, it turned out that they were looking for a manager for the Toronto office that I was going to have started. So I fired off an email to Eric, with my updated resume... and he called and offered me the job on the spot.

So now I'm a gainfully employed software development manager again. I'm getting a small raise, twice as many people reporting to me, and a management group that believes in me again, plus I get to double dip for a month thanks to my severance package. I'm going to go meet my new team on Wednesday.

The only down side is that now I have a transit-hostile commute to Scarborough, but there's the possibility of an office move at some point to better quarters.

Oh, and I'm hiring. :-)
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From:[info]serenejournal
Date: November 19th, 2007 08:33 pm (UTC)
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Wooooo-hooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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From:[info]catskillmarina
Date: November 19th, 2007 08:37 pm (UTC)
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Congrats !!!

--- Marina ;-)
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From:[info]moominmuppet
Date: November 19th, 2007 08:44 pm (UTC)
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Woot! Congrats!
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From:[info]krasota
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:01 pm (UTC)
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congrats! that's wonderful!!!
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From:[info]supergee
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:13 pm (UTC)
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Hooray!
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From:[info]rbowspryte
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:39 pm (UTC)
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Does this mean you will be tres busy again?
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From:[info]futabachan
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:49 pm (UTC)
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We'll see. Hopefully, more direct reports means more people to delegate things to. I theoretically ought to go to the XP Toronto meeting tomorrow night, but it's been ages, and I'd really rather hang out if you're still up for that.
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From:[info]rbowspryte
Date: November 20th, 2007 04:25 am (UTC)
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Oh yes please!!! Where and when? I'm just fone with hanging out here but we can go anywhere you'd like.
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From:[info]futabachan
Date: November 20th, 2007 04:37 pm (UTC)
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I'd like to hang out and kick back and just play games or watch opera or anime or whatnot... but it is DOR, so we really ought to go down to the 519. Unless you'd rather do a quiet ritual by ourselves?
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From:[info]rbowspryte
Date: November 20th, 2007 06:36 pm (UTC)
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A quiet ritual sounds really nice.

I can make us dinner. Any preference for style?

I've rented a couple new video games too!

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From:[info]futabachan
Date: November 20th, 2007 06:54 pm (UTC)
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Something Asian-y like a stir fry, perhaps? Or something simple and easy to make.
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From:[info]rbowspryte
Date: November 20th, 2007 08:05 pm (UTC)
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cool stir-fry is a go-goo!!!!!
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From:[info]futabachan
Date: November 20th, 2007 08:31 pm (UTC)
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When do you get home? I can plan to come by at any time...
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From:[info]rbowspryte
Date: November 20th, 2007 08:54 pm (UTC)
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5:20ish
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From:[info]hnybny
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:44 pm (UTC)
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Wonderful!!!!!
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From:[info]metalana
Date: November 19th, 2007 09:55 pm (UTC)
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What sort of people are you hiring?
What does your company do?
(We never discussed your last company because I'm not so comfortable with US military clients. Perhaps the new one is not the same situation.)
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From:[info]tedesson
Date: November 19th, 2007 10:30 pm (UTC)
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Congratulations!

And yes, please post details of the positions you're hiring for. I'll pass the details along to the TO folks I know, if they're good matches.
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From:[info]solarbird
Date: November 19th, 2007 10:32 pm (UTC)
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Oh, and I'm hiring. :-)
Don't think I'm not tempted.
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From:[info]solarbird
Date: November 19th, 2007 10:32 pm (UTC)
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Oh, and also, congratulations. ^_^
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From:[info]aquaeri
Date: November 19th, 2007 11:14 pm (UTC)
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Congrats on the quick and painless!
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From:[info]netdancer
Date: November 19th, 2007 11:38 pm (UTC)
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Congrats!

Want to import an admin assistant who doesn't want to be in the US anymore? :) I do Windows.
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From:[info]epi_lj
Date: November 19th, 2007 11:39 pm (UTC)
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Somehow I was sure that this was how it would pan out.
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From:[info]pyrzqxgl
Date: November 20th, 2007 12:31 am (UTC)
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Wow! Congratulations!
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From:[info]okoshun
Date: November 20th, 2007 01:52 am (UTC)
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That's fantastic! :)
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From:[info]ororo
Date: November 20th, 2007 02:30 am (UTC)
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Congrats!
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From:[info]ruth_lawrence
Date: November 20th, 2007 03:57 am (UTC)
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Yay (despite the commute)!
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From:[info]lovecraftienne
Date: November 20th, 2007 07:21 am (UTC)
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Whatcha hiring? I always know people who are looking...

And congratulations!
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From:[info]kat_chan
Date: November 20th, 2007 08:15 am (UTC)
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Congrats on the quick turn-around. Those are always nice.

And hey, if you have any need for an A+ certified tech, I could be tempted northward. I'd like to be in a country with a stable currency.
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From:[info]laura_seabrook
Date: November 20th, 2007 09:01 am (UTC)

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HURRAY

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From:[info]tocityguy
Date: November 20th, 2007 12:58 pm (UTC)
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Congrats!
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From:[info]pir_anha
Date: November 21st, 2007 01:16 am (UTC)
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congrats! always nice when once in a while, life just works out like this.
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From:[info]baratron
Date: November 22nd, 2007 07:36 pm (UTC)
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That is great news! So, by the time I got round to commenting on your last entry, things had already been resolved? Heh.