A Comfortable Rut

[tithonium]

> ..are you sincerely interested in exploring ASD more?

It sounds like a good company, good environment, interesting work. A great
chance to get back to a smaller company.

That said: ASD does... directories. It doesn't seem to be a high-reward
sorta thing. Not a lotta geek cred to be earned with that. (Not that my
current department provides much of that either; leaving the Wishlist hurt
in that area). And I'm not really unhappy with amazon at the moment.

Honestly, I'm torn. It sounds very interesting, but with the information
I have at hand, not worth risking the move. I hate that it does, but it
usually does: it comes down to the money. Even with its volatility, the
stock adds a fair chunk to my income, and I can't ignore that. ASD would
have to put forth a pretty significant offer to pull me out of what is a
really fairly comfortable rut.

Comments

[irgth.livejournal.com]

I just had my 2nd phone interview, and it seemed to have gone semi-decently. So there is at least some possibility we'd end up working together.

Whether you consider that a plus or a minus.......

[tithonium.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I should clarify. This was the email I sent to the recruiter.

[qwickening.livejournal.com]

dude. why did leaving wishlist cause you to loose cred?
don't you work on the order pipeline now?
i mean... isn't one a little more sev 1 worthy than the other?
(no offense to wishlist...)

[tithonium.livejournal.com]

I work on Your Account. Which is... not impressive in any way, and rarely challenging (except for my patience).

[qwickening.livejournal.com]

aaaaah. my bad. i thought it was all the same team. yeah. your account isn't that thrilling. but - the people are nice - and you get paid. (that's my mantra for when i have to deal with a certain "page assembly service" that starts with a g... i just tell myself... the people here are nice, and i get paid. ;-))

[kerrizor.livejournal.com]

Visibility is key to getting interesting work.