I made my name known in the Perl community through answering questions on perlmonks.org, IRC and a few mailing lists. Somebody drove me home when I attended a

I made my name known in the Perl community through answering questions on perlmonks.org, IRC and a few mailing lists. Somebody drove me home when I attended a local event, and a few years later, that person hired me (and is now my direct supervisor).