Today is the 10th anniversary of my first day at a real 5 day a week job. I started with Wordlink on 11/1/1996. Thankfully Tom took a chance on a kid out of school who had some computer experience. I immediately began working at John Deere and moved to East Moline, IL.
The last ten years have been a pretty wild ride. There have been some highs (being hired by Microsoft) and some lows (being fired by Microsoft) along the way. I would say for the most part it has been an upward swing. There were some really interesting experiences like working with the Department of Energy on Y2K. On the other extreme were some long days spent working on maddening problems.
Pretty much each job I have had I have stayed at longer than the last. Right now I am working on 3.5 years at my current job. I can't say at this point where I will be 10 years from now. One thing I do know for sure is that technology will change faster in the next 10 years then it did in the last 10. As a result what I do will change. It will be an adventure and I look forward to it.
I may have also found something to possibly displace work as my number one priority. That has been a rarity for the majority of the last ten years. Thanks to all those who have helped me along the way, maybe I can return the favor one day.
Is it football or video games? Which one? ;) If it's neither, then AWWWW!
Your such sap =P
Such "A" sap I say.... "A" sap!
I guess I should have used "you're" also.... I blame my college education for this poor grammar and spelling.
Good job, Hoyty. You are quite the gentleman.