Recapping 2005...Joing Thycotic
First and foremost the best thing that happened in 2005 is joining Thycotic Software. It definitely the best job that I've ever had. Still getting used to being a consultant and not having my own desk, but that's ok. I am also grateful for my coworkers, they're both very cool and fun to program with when we get to pair up, which is often. We have great clients too, and actually got invited to a holiday party by one of them, where I made off with a nice poker chip set. I have to confess that I was nervous taking the job at Thycotic. I am normally very conservative when it comes to making career decisions. Things that run through my mind are, building tenure, working for large companies, and having routine that doesn't change much. These are just some of the things that would have normally kept me from leaving ADP. But, as fate would have it, a good friend convince me to leave for another large company (which shall go nameless) with the intention/hope of going agile. Six months later, after working 60-70 hour weeks, a long commute, a few gray hairs, and no signs of going agile... The man upstairs (I'm a christian, so I have to give my props!) had me primed, desperate, and ready for a change. And now seven plus months, tons of unit test, and thousands of assertions later... I'm doing TDD, pair programming, and all that is agile. Well, not all, but it's close!