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Cycos

After more than 8 years I´ll leave my current employer Cycos by the end of this year. Starting 1/1/08 I’ll work as a Senior Software Developer at Proximity (international website.)

Cycos is my first employer, I started here right after university in 1999. Originally I didn’t plan to stay that long here but 5 years at maximum. However, because the work was so diversified and the working atmosphere so prolific, I stayed some years longer. E.g. I was delegated to Munich and San Jose (CA) for several month each, and they paid me the attendances and expenses for both PDC´03 and ´05 in LA. In other words, I can´t accuse myself of being inflexible or inmobil. And it was always fun working at Cycos. I´ll be contended if the working atmosphere at my new job is half as prolific as I got to know it in the past.

However, after 8 years it´s time for a change. Most of my time at Cycos I wrote proprietary software, mainly clients for computer telephony integration. In contrast, at Proximity I will leverage Microsoft products such as MOSS and BizTalk, i.e. areas I don´t have a clue about where I can gain experience. But don´t get me wrong, I´m really looking forward for the new job.

Proximity

And I´m not only changing the employer, but the town as well. I´ll move to Hamburg, which is 500 km away from Würselen/Aachen (for my American friends: that´s about 310 miles). Therefore the search of a new domicile has my highest priority at the moment. I have 18 paid leave days left, and I want to complete my relocation this year. So this blog will stay quite silent the next few weeks. But stay tuned, I´ll keep you informed.

Comments

Keyvan Nayyeri

Congratulations, Thommi :-)

One of my mom’s old friends is living in Hamburg and she told us many good stuff about the city.

Jason Alexander

Congrats Thomas! That’s great! But, just be prepared that one day we’ll open Telligent Germany and you’ll have to leave your employer again. ;) Hehe.

Boreki

Congrats Thomas!

Good luck with your relocation, I know how painfull it can be :)

All the best in your new job

Guilherme Boreki

Anonymous

Well, Thömmi, we’ll have a couple of beers in Hamburg in the forthcoming weeks, I think ;). Just expecting your invitation :)

Greetings,
Toertel

Sanjeev

Hi Thomas,

I came across your blog while googling.
I hope you remember me.
I am surprised that you have quit Cycos hmm.
All the best for you new job.
By the way I am in Frankfurt with Reuters.

Cheers
Sanjeev

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