unemployeed… r.i.p. openrain
Today I awoke and got up at my normal hour, but I won’t be driving into the office today. The company I work for, OpenRain, has been acquired by another web development company called redPear. As such, they decided not to give the entire OpenRain staff jobs at their company.
So now I’m here, on a Monday morning, writing about OpenRain with a heavy heart. OpenRain was one of the most fun places I’ve had the privilege to work. The light hearted atmosphere made it easy to joke and laugh at anytime. The projects were ever changing. I think I worked on five different projects my time there, each one presented its own set of challenges and gave me a refreshing start after coming off the previous project. The schedule was flexible, allowing me to pursue rock climbing and other crazy passions I have in my life that sometimes take more than a normal weekend. And the technology was always changing, I always felt pushed to use the latest and greatest stuff and to stay a little ahead of the game… or innovate and come up with something new.
OpenRain might be my favorite job I’ve ever held. The AI Lab at the UofA is the only place that competes with it. Both of them had many similar qualities… lots of smart people to work with, changing projects, innovating.
So what happens next? I really wish I knew. I think today I’ll go visit Erin at her kindergarten class, drop by the unemployment office, update my resume, and start trying to find another job. After today, I have no clue what the future holds. Keep your fingers crossed for good things!
