I just turned 30…in more ways than one
Yeah, I turned the big 3-0 about a month ago, and oddly, something else semi-related to that fact happened recently, too. Last week, I turned down my 30th job offer in the last 5 years since I started at KUAM in late 1999. I'm not bragging, I'm very flattered at the attention and prospect that people out there want me to do something for them, and I will admit that the media exposure's been good for my career…I get all sorts of inquiries, for being a government PIO, to sales jobs, to software developers, to executive roles, to stuff for which I'm nowhere near qualified (like health/safety inspector).
I'm admittedly holding out, and if it's ultimately to my detriment, then so be it. It's no big secret that I've wanted in at either of the two big fish that for so many years have evaded me – Microsoft and ESPN. I've grown weary of toiling in small businesses with limited scope and effective reach, and with my 20's now firmly behind me, I'm constantly haunted by the specter of still being in my formative years and not really having "made it" yet.
But life goes on. I'll be here, if Microsoft Recruiting can get their heads out of their collective ass as far as assessing talent and relevancy of skills, and if ESPN's HR Department ever quite literally sobers up to what makes a good developer.
Ho hum…