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There's a fantastic comment on the article written by Jessamyn West (Tom's daughter): I saw this zipping by on Twitter. Heya I’m Tom West’s daughter and I alwa
by packetslave 8y ago
There's a fantastic comment on the article written by Jessamyn West (Tom's daughter):
I saw this zipping by on Twitter. Heya I’m Tom West’s daughter and I always pop onto threads about SOANM to bang the drum of good work-life balance as well. My dad was an amazing man and we got along well, but he was a pretty distant dad and basically left the raising of my sister and me to my mom who might have wanted to do something professionally as well.
The things he did at work, and his and Kidder’s ability to talk about them, were quite interesting and have lessons that can be relevant in many different timelines and lifestyles. But you know, I wound up moving to Vermont and helping people use technology to solve problems in their lives. You need all the things–technology, an understanding of people, and a life–and my dad possibly only had two of those at any one time. Thanks for writing this.
- greglindahl 8y agoWow, I've worked with her professionally, and had no idea she was connected to a book I read and loved when I was young. Always interesting to hear more of the story around a company and a family.