March 26, 2001
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Well, that’s that. The other boot has been dropped. This morning, after several nervous weeks of preparation and a slightly fitful sleep last night, I officially announced that I will be leaving EyeWire next month. At some point, it became apparent to me that every year I go through a process of evaluating of my comfort level at work. Most of the previous evaluations resulted in a determination that I had to get out of this place. It may have been panic caused by rapid, undocumentable change. It may have been the purest form of frustration due to heavy-handed, corporate mothership decision making processes. The reason behind the determination didn’t really matter because there were always rational people (like my wife) around me to help me figure out that I should probably stick it out. Sure enough, things always improved and my role within the company or the department or the convoluted, Visio-templated org chart became clear again. This time around, I didn’t feel like I had to leave. I finally felt like I wanted to leave. There’s a big difference in those two evaluations. It’s been twelve years, five changes in ownership, and tens of thousands of hours working with amazing, inspiring people. It’s simply time for a change in direction. What direction? Who knows? I’m not prepared to even start considering that decision until September.
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