Though it may be considered bad taste to reply to ones own node, I'll do it anyway because it's just 255 XP to "Monsignor" =) Just kidding. Anyway, the PHP job ended within the trial period and I want to share the story.

When I started there I replaced a person, let's call him "Mike" who wanted to leave for greener grounds. Nothing to say against that. I made myself familiar with his part of the codebase/project and after solving some minor tickets I started working on a big ticket. Url-based SEO (like making www.site.com?hoteltype=5&city=12 to www.site.com/golf-hotels/in/berlin). I was just finished with that task, when the FPHB (F="female", not "fucking") turned up in the daily meeting: Good news for everyone, Mike is coming back. I thought, Hey cool, someone to ask about that convoluted piece of code I just discovered. The other day said FPHB called me into her office and told me "it wouldn't fit" and I would have two leave at the end of the month. I leave it up to you to imagine the real reason =)

Anyway, this was the best thing that could happen. I have my flexible working hours back! At noon in the office? No problem. 3 hours lunch break? No problem. Automatic time recording? What's that? Smoking at the desk? Sure, everybody smokes here. You need a second screen? Sure here's 200€, go and buy one. Plus, I'm now in the lovely city of Freiburg (a university city with 60% women quota in pubs) :D The 50% increased pay is of course a plus factor, too. AND, probably most important, the chance to design/refactor a good part of the product from the ground up, using best practices and without supervision. Ah! Heaven!

Thanks for reading.


holli, /(fucking lucky )?regexed monk/

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