November, 9, 2007 archives

greg knauss wrote “wide vs. deep” to explain why he is not happy being management, and what he thinks the difference is between people well-suited to management and those that are not.

i don’t know if i agree with his explanation, but i think it is very important for organizations to realize that there cannot be only one career path that leads up through management. to mysql’s credit, the recent work that was done to standardize our job titles and the path up the ranks acknowledges this, and there is a non-management path for developers. i don’t think we are quite where we need to be in terms of divorcing technical leadership from resource management, but we are getting there.

and mysql is hiring for all sorts of positions.

i finally just went ahead and pulled a price out of mostly-thin air and listed my three boxes of comic books (most from around 1990) for sale on craigslist. $350 or best reasonable offer. all or nothing, and you have to pick it up in downtown los angeles.

i wonder if anyone would even buy an original playstation. or a playstation 2, for that matter. we really need to hook up with a garage sale and sell more of the junk we have laying around.

in fact, that brings up a really good idea — take over a parking lot downtown, and have a neighborhood “garage” sale. it is probably a little late in the season for it, but could be good in the spring.