Today I begin down a new road.

I spent the past (almost) 12 years working for one software company. It started at a small house, which was acquired some years ago. The small house was great. I remember choosing it for the intangibles it offered, because while the pay and some other options were less than some other offers I had, the fact it was so “family” just drew me in. But then, acquisition, and corporate culture changes as it always does. And while all things weren’t bad, the road the company is going down and the road I wish to go down are no longer the same path. So it’s time for me to move on.

I’m joining a small company here in town doing iOS programming. I’m quite happy about that. The future is mobile computing, and I’m happy to be a part of it… especially since I can continue to be an Apple fanboy (been one since I was a kid, with Apple II’s… learned to program on a //e). 🙂

It’s going to be a lot of changes in a lot of ways. I think one of the more interesting ones will be joining a small company. I’ve been part of “large” companies for the majority of my career, companies with at least 3 digits worth of employees. This will be the smallest I’ve ever worked at… maybe 15 employees. It’s going to be different, it’s going to be some adjustment. But I think it will be great to be able to make more impact and not have to fight such a tide of corporate red tape all the time.

This is part of what I was alluding to in a prior post about a big change in my life. Schedule changes… I’m working with people all in my time zone, instead of west and east coasters. Have to adjust to these differences and so yeah… maybe my workout plan will have to change. We’ll see. There’s just much to figure out.

I’m nervous. I’m excited. A little scared too. I’ve had a lot of “known comfort” for many years. Most people I know have changed jobs numerous times while I stayed at the same job for 12 years. In some ways, I just don’t know how to be the “FNG“, other than to shut up, do my work, prove myself, and exceed their expectations. It’s going to be weird in a lot of ways… but I am hoping the changes will all be for the good, even if right now it may not seem it. There’s always something to learn, something to gain, some way to grow. Just have to seek it.

We’ll see where this leg of my journey takes me.