Ok, so I'm not really looking for advice, or bitching, or anything like that...
just kind of blogging, since TWW is my blog



So, yeah.... I'm kind of bummed out. One of my mentors at my company told me today that he is leaving, as he has accepted another job offer external to the company. I'm really happy for him, and his family... as he will get to see them a lot more. He has a rather large family, so I understand his reasons for leaving.
I just wish some sort of compromise could have been reached before it came to this. We all knew it was probably coming for quite some time (or at least I think so), so it's not a huge surprise. Still, it seems that it's all happening so fast.

This guy is an A++++ guy. Extremely knowledgeable, about his subject matter. To the point that I would call him a SME (even though he never officially earned that title). He also was very happy to introduce me to his connections and contacts within the company that he's made when I first got there. Been with the company for a very long time, and had accomplished a ton with products that some of you very well may use. It just really sucks that that amount of brilliance and knowledge is walking out of the door.

As many of you who have bridged that gap between school and 'the real world' might know, when you first start at a career, there's a lot that you still must learn. Almost makes you feel like a baby when you start something new, even though you might have all the education in the world. You still need someone to teach you how to actually do your job. This was a guy that had no problem doing this...


I'm sincerely going to miss this guy. I hope to carry on his tradition.

12/10/2009 6:40:37 PM

quagmire is gonna find something to get angry about here

Just a heads up

12/10/2009 6:41:32 PM

I wonder if he talked it over with a superior or just walked. I've been told that if you're good you can walk in a say, "yo i got offered more money, throw cash at me to make me stay"

Sucks he's leaving, but smart people sometimes just need new stuff to work on.

12/10/2009 6:42:38 PM

^^ oh, I'm sure of it
glad I'm not the only one that has noticed


but anyway, cheers!


^ yeah, I know for fact that he's mentioned this to our management line before. There was just not much they were willing to do in this situation. He didn't just walk out though. He let everyone know today, and he won't take his new position until the beginning of next year.

12/10/2009 6:42:45 PM

looks like an opportunity for you to step up EMCE and be "that guy" for someone else.

12/10/2009 6:44:21 PM

Could you be any more lame?

12/10/2009 6:47:05 PM

bmel, I think that you're right. When I started, I was kind of thrown to the wolves for various reasons...
I was forced onto a very very difficult program, and due to various firewalls in place, I couldn't really get the benefit of having a lead on my project. I guess the result was that I had to learn shit, really fast, as I was put on as a lead. Whenever we grow our department again, I look forward to helping someone else out...

12/10/2009 6:47:28 PM

12/10/2009 6:48:35 PM

and you'll be awesome at it

12/10/2009 6:50:10 PM

Thanks. I just have this sinking feeling in my stomach. As if the transfer of knowledge wasn't complete.

12/10/2009 6:54:20 PM

~

12/10/2009 6:56:59 PM

man....I liked EMCE better when he was cracking jokes.

I too have been through something of a similar situation. I never kept up with the guy who I'm referring to as i should have.....that's all i have to say about that.

12/10/2009 7:00:51 PM

I liked EMCE better when he was... I dunno... Mr. Willis?

12/10/2009 7:03:13 PM

Without Mentor, there is no Shazam!

12/10/2009 9:18:52 PM

Dr. Cox is leaving! are you crying barbie?

12/10/2009 9:23:35 PM

yeah

12/10/2009 9:24:32 PM

Lemme ask you a quick question: are you trying to make my head explode? Because you have no idea just how frustrating it is working your ass off trying to inflate a tiny little balloon inside somebody's clogged artery when all that person has to do, really is - oh, I don't know - go for a walk in the morning or choke down a fresh green salad. And you come back here looking like that? And, I know here, I know I'm supposed to be Dr. Give-A-Crap, but you wanna hear the God's honest truth? And this is a fact: you are what you eat. And you clearly went out and devoured a big fat guy, didn't ya?

12/10/2009 9:25:59 PM