Life here around the ol' homestead just wouldn't be complete without change, right? If you've known B and me long enough, you'll know that we fit squarely into the Gen X/Gen Y mentality when it comes to changing jobs. Predictions state that folks in our respective generation(s) will change jobs/careers no less than 7 times! Count yourself clever if you have figured out that this means B has gotten himself a new job! :)
On Sept 22nd, B started in his new role as User Experience Designer at Apptio. You'll have to ask him just what it is this new company does as the more he changes jobs the less familiar I am with each company. LOL! This role came as kind of a surprise. He talked to the guys there last year, received an offer but turned it down because it just wasn't the right time to make a move. Then out of the blue, B goes to a breakfast meeting with their head of engineering and gets a job offer the very next day! We talked a lot about it over the long weekend (this was over Labor Day weekend) and did a lot of evaluation over the pros and cons. After some salary negotiations, they reached an agreement and B signed the offer letter! (BTW, they will support full telecommuting after 6 mos, so no worries about this impacting our move back to IL!!)
He is in a really good spot career-wise there, and I think he is going to really enjoy the work. It is much better aligned to what he wants to be doing, and they are poised to make a serious impact on the marketplace. All in all, this should be a good move for him!!
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Congrats, Brian! :)
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