Re:Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP One Year After Acquiring It For $...
by unoti on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @03:01PM
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I used to live in Denver, and today I live in San Francisco. I can tell you, this story is not an exaggeration. When I was in Denver I did PL/SQL and C# types of things. Today I do Python and Javascript and basically standard technology things. I can tell you, there's a vast difference in Denver vs San Franscisco. You drive down the streets of San Francisco and you see signs saying, "Developers! We freakin love you, come work for us!" You ride the subway, and there are signs for game companies hiring developers. Really: it's not like Denver, honest.
Re:Zynga Shuts Down OMGPOP One Year After Acquiring It For $...
by mbreese on Tuesday June 04, 2013 @03:20PM
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A couple of weeks ago I saw a billboard truck driving in Redwood City that was trying to get developers to consider working for Walmart.com. If you like big data... they have it.
It's a surreal place.
I live in the Denver/Boulder area, and I'm 90% confident that if I were laid off today I could have an approximately equal job in less than 3 months. I wouldn't say I have a new job lined up, but somebody could spin it that way.
Also, I'd imagine people from a well known company like OMGPOP, in a big tech hub like SF or NYC, would have an easier time finding something new.