How I found my new job (copied from IM)

Fred: Did you feel like your time was getting short or just being pro-active?

Erik: Neither, really.

Erik: Back in January, this caught my attention when it showed up in Google Reader: http://geekaustin.org/2008/01/23/pluck-qa-engineer/

Erik: Obviously, it didn’t apply to me but I was highly amused nonetheless.

Erik: Then, in February, this showed up in the GeekAustin RSS feed: http://geekaustin.org/2008/02/19/smart-c-developer-wanted-to-get-me-free-lunch/

Erik: I honestly wasn’t looking at all (I prefer to stay at a company for a minimum of 1 year; I’ve been here 9 months) but I figured any company that would post a job listing like that must be pretty cool and hey, free lunch! ;-)

Erik: Ultimately, the person who got my resume thought I was a better fit in professional services than in engineering and I admit they were right.

Erik: The rest, as they say, is history.

Note: Minor edits have been made for clarity and to protect the innocent.