Late 2013 – mid 2014 was a busy busy time. I was employed full-time, but was not happy with pay or benefits. I interviewed at several high-powered places, and a startup. It was a lot to keep up with. I made this table to keep track of everything.
| Date | Apple | Klink | Mozilla | Amazon | Golden Frog | New York Yankees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-02 | Interviewed in Cupertino | Friend says I should apply | |||||
| 2013-12-04 | Applied | ||||||
| 2013-12-05 | Keep me happy email received | ||||||
| 2013-12-09 | Another keep me happy email | ||||||
| 2013-12-11 | Friend refers me to VP who is another friend | ||||||
| 2013-12-13 | Told me that they would make permanent offer | ||||||
| 2013-12-20 | Sent email to hiring manager for several positions | ||||||
| 2014-01-03 | Accepted permanent offer | Contacted me via LinkedIn | |||||
| 2014-01-06 | Turned down | Phone screen | |||||
| 2014-01-08 | Hiring manager sends me email | ||||||
| 2014-01-09 | Applied and immediately turned down | ||||||
| 2014-01-10 | Talked to manager of one team | ||||||
| 2014-01-13 | Email received | ||||||
| 2014-01-14 | Talked to friend from Google | ||||||
| 2014-01-21 | Contact from LinkedIn | ||||||
| 2014-01-23 | Another phone screen | ||||||
| 2014-01-27 | Technical Phone Screen | Phone Interview | |||||
| 2014-01-28 | Technical Phone Screen | ||||||
| 2014-01-29 | Technical Phone Screen | Technical Phone Screen | Turned down | ||||
| 2014-02-10 | Onsite Interview – Seattle | ||||||
| 2014-02-18 | Onsite Interview – Mountain View | ||||||
| 2014-02-20 | Onsite Interview – Mountain View | ||||||
| 2014-02-21 | Turned down | ||||||
| 2014-03-03 | Offer made | Turned down | |||||
| 2014-03-07 | Offer accepted | ||||||
| 2014-03-10 | Announcement that Klink was shutting down | ||||||
| 2014-04-08 | Mozilla CEO scandal – manager reconfirming acceptance | ||||||
| 2014-04-10 | Last day at Klink | ||||||
| 2014-04-21 | First day at Mozilla |
So, at the end of this process, the company I had been working at disappeared, and I got only one offer rom the other places I interviewed at. The real bummer is that all of the other opportunities were software developer or software manager positions, but the offer was for a QA job. That was disappointing. Nonetheless, I needed the work.
Welcome to Mozilla.
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