Unemployed

I’m independent again.

I was laid off at Hydra Studio today. I kinda knew it was coming. This crazy economy definitely has a lot of people in some difficult positions lately. The process went pretty smoothly, and the separation is amicable.

I’ve been there for a little over 6 months. I’ve been a primary developer for 2 large projects. One was a social network for Christian organization, the other was a custom CMS for a Jewish organization. I’ve learned more about design patterns on top of design patterns then I care to talk about. I also learned more about Unix system administration in the last 6 months than any other time in my life. I live on command line now, which is very liberating.

I’ve worked with some awesome folks at Hydra. While I’m not dead, and neither is anyone else there, I’m still gonna miss the guys there. Team Zane is a character couple that definitely deserves mention. I’ll have to write about them soon, they’re pretty awesome. Of course Rob and Parler have been a huge part of my time at Hydra, and they won’t be forgotten.

It’s funny to be back as a freelancer after 6 months of working a normal job in downtown Orlando. Immediately after being laid off, I walked over to CoLab (which happens to be next door to my old employer, NFi Studios). Being back around a lot of folks I thought were in my past, has definitely reminded me how important it is to not shit where you sleep. It’s cool to be around friends that I’ve had for such a long time, that I haven’t seen in a while.

I’m picking up side work again. It’s funny how quickly I was able to land some temporary work. The feeling of freedom definitely helps ease the sense of grief. I put myself into my job. Melissa would be quick to confirm this. I only know how to work in one way, to complete emurse myself in it.

So, with great regret, I wave farewell to Hydra Studios. I wish them the best. It’s a shame it didn’t work out, but like I’ve said before; these things have a way of working themselves out.