http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/28461?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/28461?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:07:56 GMT Most recently updated answers by Damon Kiley http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/121249?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers It was my 1st techie job. The boss was awesome & took a huge chance on hiring me (I had zero experience). I learned on the job & they were very patient with my mistakes. I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for them. Oh, and the owner stocked the subsidized vending machines with beer. Gotta love that! Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:07:56 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/121249?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48112?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers You would have to work hard *not* to advance at Microsoft. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:11:55 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48112?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48111?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Belltown, & a workplace full of sushi lovers, can't beat that. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:10:56 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48111?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48110?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers 1) Having all the major consoles set up on a KVM right next to your high-end video editing workstation as part of completely valid industry research, 2) discounts at the company store, 3a) being able to roll in about 11am, and 3b) having near complete creative freedom. After having been beat over the head w/ "restraint" in design, it was nice to have an open ticket. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:10:00 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48110?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48106?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Brand collateral, marks, naming. They created the Starbucks brand, need I say more? Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:04:42 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48106?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48104?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Electrolicious, wired, macrumors, engadget. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:02:39 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48104?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48103?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Back in '99 it was a burgeoning dot com packed to the gills with employees & computers. Now they have a really nice renovated warehouse in Sodo w/ plenty of room to spread out. Converence rooms named after philosophers. Nothing like having a meeting in Nietzsche. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:01:31 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/48103?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/47902?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers .5 shots on average, or a doppio 4 days out of six (I try to take Sundays off). Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:41:54 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/47902?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149200?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Paper route > Music Store Clerk > Projectionist > Ranch Hand > Dishwasher > Prep Cook > Sous Chef > Bartender > Restaurant Manager > Stage Hand > Snowboard Instructor > Pre-press Production > Production Designer > Web Designer > UI Designer -> Information Architect > UX Program Manager Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:54:46 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149200?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/183796?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Downtown (or close to) Seattle, small to mid-sized, focused on standards, open source technologies, usability, design-driven (not just necessarily visual, but engineering as well). Exceptionally talented, driven, intelligent & creative peers with like-minded passions. An open ticket to explore emerging trends & technologies (rails, mash-ups, ajax & all those other silly 2.0 buzzwords). Good coffee. Somebody who wants to buy my a 30" monitor, quad-64 bit workstation, pimped out w/ latest releases from Adobe as well as a 17" macbook pro (to um... you know, work from home). Hits: techie designers, creative devs, writers of clean code, dark, dry humor, a healthy dose of cynicism but not completely jaded. Misses: prima donna designers, & devs who say "no, that's not possible" because they're either lazy or don't know how (or both). Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:53:18 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/183796?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149184?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Paper route at age 9. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:20:18 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149184?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149183?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Robotic Architectural Media/Responsive Architecture. Soccer Dad. Star Figher Pilot. Venice Beach Performer. I want to be Anarchy in the city. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:17:49 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149183?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149198?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers For the 1st couple years, don't expect your dream job to be handed to you. It sounds like it goes without saying, but I've seen plenty of upstarts fresh out of school expecting to have my job w/in a year. Most of them moved back home or are mooching off their significant other until some magic fairy comes along w/ a silver platter. It's sounds cliche, but persistence & patience does pay off. There is some truth behind 'fake it until you make it', but on the other hand, this is no longer the dot com boom. You should be expected to put your money where your mouth is, or at least not be adverse to some very late nights cramming w/ the Oreilly catalog. Underpromise & overdeliver. This was a hard one for me, & I've had foot in mouth too many times before it got through my thick skull. On the other hand, attitude (not the bad kind, I'm thinking 'can do') will get you far. Project managers are all too comfortable with dev's saying 'that's not possible'. If you hear someone say that they are either 1) lazy, 2) uninformed, or 3) lazy & uninformed. Anything is possible. Chances are, someone has already coded it, thought of it, or designed it. Chances are, the solution, or something similar, is floating around on the 'nets. If those last two aren't true & you have a solution, you probably aren't reading this & busy runing a startup. Unless, perhaps, you are looking to hire me. In which case maybe we should talk. There is plenty more I can say, but all in all, attitude & motivation will probably get your further than aptitude. Unless you have all 3, in which case you are obviously a rockstar & don't need my advice! Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:38:42 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/149198?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers