I've never officially quit a job before today...

[dr4b]

March 23, 2004

To whom it may concern:

I am writing this letter to announce my resignation from the position of Programmer Writer at Amazon.com, effective at the end of the day today, March 23, 2004.

While it has been a wonderful learning experience working here, I feel that my growth and productivity as a technical writer does not sync up with the current aims and objectives of the Technical Documentation and Training department. I wish them and the company all the best in the future.

Regrettably yours,

[scribbled signature]

Deanna Rubin

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Oh, what's next? Good idea, I should tell y'all.

Well, I'm going to Japan with nykkel from March 31 - April 12. That was the "insanity" I talked about a few months ago.

Then I'm going to Spring Carnival. I'll be staying there as long as dvarin will let me :) Okay, not really. But I should be around for longer than just the Fri-Sat-Sun I'd originally thought was happening.

Then I'm going to Sakuracon, probably working for damienroc in guest relations, although we have to work out those details. I may also have a particular PP-celebrity houseguest for a couple days around then as well.

In the middle of May, I'm going to Philly for a week or two for my cousin's Bat Mitzvah, and to spend some significant time with my family for once and eat some cheesesteaks.

Infact, I'd like to do a lot of travelling while I have the time. So here's a proposal for you guys -- if I can find a plane ticket price that I can afford to where you are, and you will provide me crash space and drive me around, I will come visit you. At this rate, the sky's the limit, pun intended. Heck, I could even go to England or something :)

I plan to actually go look for a job sometime in June or July (hopefully tanuwa will still be a recruiter then, heh). Yes, I've saved up enough money that I'll be okay for a couple months, I'll just have to actually budget myself a little better.

Comments

[danno-san.livejournal.com]

Ohh, Ohh, come visit me in Canada!

[dr4b]

I think ye live in the wrong part of Canada to do so :)
Hmm... though it's been a while since I've gone to Toronto. Wonder if I can find an excuse. Or convince Fronsac to roadtrip there while I'm in Philly ;)

[genericman.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that things didn't work out. As the 34th commenter here, I see you have plenty of connections to see you through these times. :)

My company's still looking to hire around 7 people this year. If you don't mind returning to Pittsburgh, let me know.

All the best,
Jason

[mg4h.livejournal.com]

[hijack thread]
Hi, my boyfriend gootmu is an unemployed programmer living in Pittsburgh right now - can I point him at you? Please? I'm desperate to get him a job and get him out of the house ;)
[/hijack thread]

[genericman.livejournal.com]

Sure. Check your e-mail for more info. (I assumed griffin@andrew as the address, since that's what finger returned for mg4h@andrew.)

[dr4b]

Heh.
It was so hard to move across the country in the first place -- I dunno if I could or should move back at this point.
Besides, I already have season tickets to the Mariners. ;)
But thanks.

[mg4h.livejournal.com]

I wish you more happiness and sanity in your daily life.

I hope you enjoy your time off and visits to friends ;)

I hope you do find a job before the money runs out.

*HUG*

[ohhim.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Probably the hardest thing to do in life is to recognize that you are in a bad situation and take a proactive risk to fix it. Good luck with your next search and be sure to get some good references you can take into your interviews.

[chamois.livejournal.com]

If you ever feel like meeting the hippies of upstate New York, I have crash space.

Have fun with your free time.

[rupes.livejournal.com]

And, of course, we've always got crash space if Nick doesn't. Good luck, Deanna.

Soooooo . . .

[jd5p.livejournal.com]

Didn't comment on this earlier. Allow me to say,
Good on you for leaving!
If you don't like what you are doing and don't see alot of room for improvement . . . good call.
Some people have already mentioned the Bay Area, I'll add my name to the list.
Erik and I have the official secondary party house . . . cause it's just that cool.

Re: Soooooo . . .

[jd5p.livejournal.com]

That was meant to include an offer of crash space if you want . . . house = more space than my old apartment so room to crash.

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

It would be wonderful to get to see you! jumbach claims he was looking online the other day: USD$329 (GBP182 or so?) San Francisco->Birmingham on Virgin r/t. If that price is still available then it's damn good, but the best I could find with Virgin was SFO to LHR and back for $599. (Perhaps some other airline services SFO to BHX?)

Bluntly, I fall very short on the "drive you around" side, because I can't drive, and short on the "provide you crash space" side, because I still live with my parents. Bah, I suck. On top of that, my discretionary "trips to other parts of the UK" budget is really cut back unless there is a trip to see my wonderful new girlfriend attached. So, perhaps, not what you were hoping to hear, but them's the facts.