wired.com— Because skilled tech workers are hard to find and interesting companies abound, employees, not employers, call the shots. This was true at Apple in 1984, and it's still true at Facebook today.
Jul 21, 2009View in Crawl 4
The way it works is you job hop in your younger years to learn a bunch of different stuff and then settle down for the advanced work. If you stay in one environment these days during your primary learning years, you're destined to have a very narrow view of technology.
Were it not for a layoff I'd never have known how far I could go with my own company. At the same time, unemployment sucks. Here's to hoping for a real economic recovery.
I'm from MoCo (Southern MD), so NoVA's as far as I go in VA, and that's military central. I was inches away from getting a secret clearance with my company, which would have been so freaking helpful with getting a federal job (great money, less work? Yes please!). A lot of places demand clearance when submitting a job application, so the "trick" as I've been told is to get into any job, regardless of if you like it or not where you're sure to get a clearance, ride the job until you get the clearance, then start applying for what you want. I haven't done it and probably won't because a.) it's pretty shady and b.) I'm not going to leave my job (despite my lack of satisfaction) to take a leap into the unknown in this economy.I'm glad the author of the article can do it, but we don't all work in Silicon Valley...
I was working a boring software job, and was so envious of the people getting laid off with a chance to reinvent themselves that I quit my job after nine years. I'm working on an iPhone app now that I've always wanted for myself, and other projects to pick up new skills. Even if I don't make any money off of them, at least I'm having fun and sharpening my skills for the next job.
4antistupidJul 21, 2009
The way it works is you job hop in your younger years to learn a bunch of different stuff and then settle down for the advanced work. If you stay in one environment these days during your primary learning years, you're destined to have a very narrow view of technology.
antdudeJul 21, 2009
Patience and don't waste money. Save!!
killdashnineJul 21, 2009
Were it not for a layoff I'd never have known how far I could go with my own company. At the same time, unemployment sucks. Here's to hoping for a real economic recovery.
Closed AccountJul 21, 2009
All we need is imagineeeering! Give me a freaking break. Does the author still ride a razor around his office?
4ndr01dJul 21, 2009
hey brainiac facebook is a pointless app
onederboyJul 21, 2009
I'm from MoCo (Southern MD), so NoVA's as far as I go in VA, and that's military central. I was inches away from getting a secret clearance with my company, which would have been so freaking helpful with getting a federal job (great money, less work? Yes please!). A lot of places demand clearance when submitting a job application, so the "trick" as I've been told is to get into any job, regardless of if you like it or not where you're sure to get a clearance, ride the job until you get the clearance, then start applying for what you want. I haven't done it and probably won't because a.) it's pretty shady and b.) I'm not going to leave my job (despite my lack of satisfaction) to take a leap into the unknown in this economy.I'm glad the author of the article can do it, but we don't all work in Silicon Valley...
mrinspireJul 23, 2009
Nice. The fear of losing a job is a state of mind.
marksvenJul 23, 2009
I was working a boring software job, and was so envious of the people getting laid off with a chance to reinvent themselves that I quit my job after nine years. I'm working on an iPhone app now that I've always wanted for myself, and other projects to pick up new skills. Even if I don't make any money off of them, at least I'm having fun and sharpening my skills for the next job.