Thankful Thursday, plus two PSAs

[mdlbear]

A very special Thankful Thursday today. Today I am thankful for:

• Three weeks' notice and 6 months of severance pay
• Friends
• A great set of soon-to-be-ex coworkers
• My skill as a programmer and software architect
• My 65th birthday, in less than a week
• The Starport's annual "It's Green" party on Saturday.

Yup. Laid off, after 19.5 years at Ricoh. It's been a good run. I can't afford to retire; I took about half the equity out of my house, and the housing market has taken almost all of the other half. I'll consider work either locally (Silicon Valley) or in the Seattle area, broadening to include Oregon and Utah if it becomes necessary in a couple of months.

I'll have copies of my resume at the party on Saturday. See you there?

Comments

[it-aint-easy.livejournal.com]

Ack! Sorry to hear, Steve. If you're interested in trying out something in the games industry (especially Zynga), let me know. Either way, best of luck finding a good new gig soon.