Before we left for Christmas vacation, I found out from my boss that the Developer Relations Manager role that I'd been filling for the last few months was going to be dissolved. The reason for this is that the company's focus is shifting to be more in line with its revenue and other goals for this year.
Well, today (Jan 2) was the day that that happened, so as of this morning, I've been laid off. I wish I could say "easy come, easy go" but this one was not so easy to come by, so I'm pretty sad to have it go. I'll miss working there and I'll always wonder what would have happened to the DevZone and other outreach stuff that I planned for this quarter (like the 12 articles I'd been working on).
I'll say this: I enjoyed my experience in marketing, and I certainly hope that my next job opportunity will allow me to continue to grow in that direction.
Wish me luck.
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Aww, I'm sorry, Seemant. So they let you go despite all the work you'd been doing? (from the sound of it, a good chunk of it was in non-Developer Relations areas)
That bites mucho grande. What's next?
/me sends some support your way.
Oh dear :( I'm very sorry to hear that and wish you all the best in finding something else you like.
Sorry to hear that :( Best wishes for 2007!
Aw man, I'm sorry. Just from following your blog and checking out the DevZone it was clear you were doing solid work over there. The next place you work for will be damn lucky to have you.
:~-(
Best of luck for a better '07.
Seemant,
Just heard (read) about you getting laid off. I'm sorry to hear that man. Wish you luck in your next adventure.
-m
Ouch! I'm sure they'll look back on this decision in future years and regret it.
On the flip side, have you thought about taking advantage of your high profile in the Gentoo community, and going into business for yourself?
Best regards, Stu
Thanks for your wishes, everyone :)
Stu, I've been thinking about the idea a lot -- I'm currently at a wall with respect to what sort of business it should be, though.