It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been working at TechTracker for one month now. I spent a lot of time trying to determine if TechTracker was going to be a better place to work, and whether or not it was the right time for a transition.

One month in, and I do not regret making the decision to move on. The only aspect I could (but don’t) complain about is the fact that I have a longer commute. I spend and hour and a half on the max in total each day during the rush hour shifts, which is when you’re lucky if you get a seat. Yet with the fact that it’s 90 minutes of space-out time and iPod time, it really isn’t that bad. Out of all of the jobs I’ve ever held, I’ve always had some sort of commute, so it’s more like a return to normality.

Ten years after I first sat down in an internet cafe with my Mom, I now work with computers and the internet for a living. It certainly didn’t take long to get used to the laid-back atmosphere in which everyone brings in their dogs, video games are played during lunches, and the dress code is geeky. Playing with Windows Vista, IE7, Dual Core machines, learning new CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, PHP, XML, XML-RPC, and getting to call it work - now that’s what I was looking for.

P.S. For those at Wells, I’m planning to drop by with a visitors badge and spend some time seeing friends again sometime at the end of April, around two months.

P.S.S Tri-Met should pay me when I have to sit/stand next to some smelly homeless person - ACK! Builds character?