Starting a new job with Maple Works

Prior to Christmas I had a pretty long interview at Maple Works. I thought it went well, considering I hadn’t eaten anything that day and was peer reviewed for approximately 2.5hr about code, best practices, etc. I made a few mistakes with answers, which I felt would hurt my chances of getting the job so I offered SVN access to code in an effort to prove what I couldn’t communicate verbally (that day) wasn’t an indication of quality or experience.

It worked out.

Yesterday I received an official job offer, and I’m extremely excited to start next week. I haven’t felt this good about a job in a very long time (not counting my recent DND contract, that was a good experience).

I was less than impressed with the way my previous long-term client/contract responded to a reference check; replying they didn’t have the “10-15 minutes to write an email”. Thanks guys. I gave you 8 years (10 total on the project), and you can’t spend a few minutes replying to simple questions about my work ethic. The more time passes, the happier I am that I’ve moved on from that job and sorted out my career path with a clear end goal that seems more attainable every month.

Other than that small hiccup, things went forward and I couldn’t be happier.

[ 0C ] [ January 13, 2010 ] [ Work ]