"RIP Good Times": Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile Crisis

Re:"RIP Good Times": Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile Crisis by dannyr on Thursday June 07, 2012 @02:51PM (#4080663)

Dalton: I interviewed for an engineer position at Imeem a week before. I passed the interview & I was told that the offer letter was just waiting for your signature. It was delayed because you just had a baby.

Then days later, I saw the "RIP Good Times" presentation & I was told that the job offer was put on hold indefinitely. Weeks later, I read about the layoffs & the job was gone for good.

It was a blessing in disguise for me since I realized that I should learn a new language & framework (Python/Django) aside from .Net. Turned out well for me since there are more Python jobs than .Net in the area.

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Re:"RIP Good Times": Silicon Valley's Cuban Missile Crisis by dalton on Thursday June 07, 2012 @02:57PM (#4080699)

Yes, that all sounds about right. I am glad you think of it as a blessing.

Incidentally, all of the work I do now is Python/Django. The story of why we had a massive .NET codebase is a long story.

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