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> "vision" of a lisp-centric improved version of unix fell by the wayside Dogbert would say: I like stories in which visions meet reality. P.S. What was it ab
by nearestneighbor 17y ago
> "vision" of a lisp-centric improved version of unix fell by the wayside
Dogbert would say: I like stories in which visions meet reality.
P.S. What was it about the new contract that made you quit, and why didn't you look for a job before quitting?
- dasht 17y agoAs I recall, the contract was vague and bullshitty and I didn't see any upside for the potential customer and suspected it had been offered as a "favor" in relation to some larger deal. I don't roll that way. That it was also then signed in spite of my specifically not agreeing to it was also the penultimate confirmation that I really no longer had any place at that firm. I didn't look for a job before quitting because I'd never before had any problem finding a job. It was like I say: you call a few people, chat a bit, you get job offers. It didn't take courage to quit that time, just anger.
- nearestneighbor 17y agoSo they didn't value you there, but got angry when you quit?
- dasht 17y agoI have no idea what emotions inspired their actions after I quit.
- allenbrunson 17y agopet peeve alert: "penultimate" means "next to last." no, really. look it up.
- dasht 17y agoYes. I meant "penultimate". I did not mean "ultimate". Nor did I mean "antepenultimate". I happen to love that triad of words (three years of Latin and two of Attic Greek in high school) and am sometimes accused over over-using them. I do use them with accuracy, though. The contract was the second to last reason added to the heap. The straw that broke the camel's back was a different matter.
- allenbrunson 17y agookay, sorry to have doubted you. but i have to say, this is no way to win friends and influence people. i read your account at basiscraft.com, and you seem to have a real chip on your shoulder. this makes me think that the other people in this drama might also have a story worth hearing.