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Aug. 21st, 2003 08:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walbournWent to the Seattle Sputnik meeting tonight. It was only an hour and a half out of the house, but it reminded me how much I love seminars and presentations. I really dislike academic C.S. research--or at least the utter lack of interest in good coding styles and standards--but I loved talks. I should see if UW or Digipen has anything cool like a C.S. presentation series.
Got my first unemployment check today. Positive money is good, but why the hell can't I get direct deposit or something. My bank is in San Antonio, so I have to mail the deposits. Guess I shouldn't complain as anything is a real help.
Still no word from the interview over 2 weeks ago. Pretty much indicates to me that I'm not getting a job with them. No word from the one other company that showed interest, but they said it might take them a few weeks. I have a few other options, but it makes me wonder what the hell it is I actually want. I've always worked in smaller companies, but something new would be a nice change. I'm afraid I've made myself too specialized and I'd like to avoid being pigeon-holed. Digipen has some openings, and I'm seriously considering it. I've always been interested in teaching, but I've never actually tried it. Hopefully my 1st teaching experience won't be like my 1st academic research experience. Adobe also has an opening for their new audio product. It's worth applying I suppose, but I need to think about it a bit first to make sure I'm actually wanting such a career change.
When I first moved to Seattle, I did so realizing that I'd have to change careers to move to Portland to be with Andrea. My finances at the time made it hard to do, and the economy totally sucked two years ago. I no longer have the option of changing careers in exchange for a personal life, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't look seriously at it anyhow. The game industry may be fun, but it is a mess managerially, fundamentally flawed financially, and still ridiculously male-dominated. Maybe I'd be happier in another line of work with a better "work-life" balance and more socially inclusive.
Got my first unemployment check today. Positive money is good, but why the hell can't I get direct deposit or something. My bank is in San Antonio, so I have to mail the deposits. Guess I shouldn't complain as anything is a real help.
Still no word from the interview over 2 weeks ago. Pretty much indicates to me that I'm not getting a job with them. No word from the one other company that showed interest, but they said it might take them a few weeks. I have a few other options, but it makes me wonder what the hell it is I actually want. I've always worked in smaller companies, but something new would be a nice change. I'm afraid I've made myself too specialized and I'd like to avoid being pigeon-holed. Digipen has some openings, and I'm seriously considering it. I've always been interested in teaching, but I've never actually tried it. Hopefully my 1st teaching experience won't be like my 1st academic research experience. Adobe also has an opening for their new audio product. It's worth applying I suppose, but I need to think about it a bit first to make sure I'm actually wanting such a career change.
When I first moved to Seattle, I did so realizing that I'd have to change careers to move to Portland to be with Andrea. My finances at the time made it hard to do, and the economy totally sucked two years ago. I no longer have the option of changing careers in exchange for a personal life, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't look seriously at it anyhow. The game industry may be fun, but it is a mess managerially, fundamentally flawed financially, and still ridiculously male-dominated. Maybe I'd be happier in another line of work with a better "work-life" balance and more socially inclusive.
