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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Category Archives: Career
Moving On; Out With the Old, In With the New
Today was my first day without a corporate job to go to. I started my part time contracting assignment. I sat in a coffee shop (ironic because I don’t drink coffee) and did some work. I worked a good 5 … Continue reading
A Bit More On My Exit Interview
I have seen some comments on the web about my exit interview. Interesting comments for sure. So I thought I would add a bit more response. It’s hard to express the tone of a person in a text medium like … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Career, Personal
Tagged exit interview, leaving a company, leaving work, work protocol
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My Exit Interview Was Not A Pleasant Experience
In my previous post, I hinted that I was none to pleased with my exit interview. Well, here are the details. At 10 AM, I went to the HR person’s office. It started out innocently enough. We shook hands. I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Career, Personal
Tagged exit interview, leaving a company, leaving work
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Well, I Am Off To Smaller and Worser Things
People always say they are off to bigger and better things. Since I don’t really know if that is going to be the case, I figure I would mix it up a little bit. So, I am officially corporately unemployed. … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Entrepreneurship, Personal
Tagged exit interview, leaving work, Personal
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T Minus 0.5 days
Well, it is about 12 hours until my exit interview (10 AM Friday morning). There they will surely ask me why I decided to leave, what I liked and disliked about the company and rip what is really their possessions … Continue reading
How To Go About Getting a Micro-ISV or Software Company Started
I posted this on the Business of Software Forum today: <Update: One of the replies to my post was that I was to the effect of me looking for free work while I sat back lazily and rake in the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Career, Entrepreneurship, Micro ISV
Tagged Business, Business Ideas, Entrepreneurship, Micro ISV, Partnering, Software Company
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So what type of business am I going to go into?
Let me just answer the question first. Here is the short list: Micro-ISV Software Consultant/Contractor Partnerhip So, the first question on *your* mind should be “You are quitting your day job, and you don’t know what you business is going to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Career
Tagged Entrepreneurship, Micro ISV, Software, starting a business
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Goodbye Corporate America, Hello ???
I gave notice to my current employer today. My last day is either October 5 or 12. I gave it a year (I was contractually obligated to do this, but also a year seems like a good round number anyway). … Continue reading