Dear Readers:
For a couple of years now, Max and I have had a dream of working together on our own software consultancy. Regular readers know we are not keen on the whole notion of careers, and would rather loaf around with our kids than sit in cubicles or go to meetings with powerpoint presentations. But we do genuinely like the practice of software development. We like writing code, and we like helping people use technology to get their work done.
Max had a big contract end a few weeks ago, and we though it was time for him to look for a full-time job, 401K plan and all. Except so far nothing has come up that's seemed right, and I don't much fancy Max finding some 60-hours-a-week job in the 'burbs, even if it does come with a 401K. So I've been getting back into coding, which I'd quit doing for a couple of years while all this other stuff was going on in my life, and I've been urging him to give a joint consultancy a shot.
I love my husband, and I love to work with him. I want us both to have interesting work and interesting things going on outside of work. I also want us both to have time to relax. Two people working together, slightly more than one 'full-time' job's worth of work. We're in the same industry, and have complementary skills (I'll spare you the resume keywords). If we have to work for a living, and we do, I would like it very much if we could do it this way.
So the deal is,
here's our consultancy. Right now, the site is mostly a
blog, written mostly by me. We have some projects we're working on, and we're looking for more. If the right company came along, we wouldn't be averse to Max signing on as an employee, but we're going to give
thirdbIT a try. So I am earnestly pimping our business to you, readers, and in any case, hoping you'll check out
our other blog, which is where much of my creative energy is going these days. (Non-technical readers may be bored by
some of the posts, but there are some
acid amy nuggets buried in there if you're inclined to go after them.)
Love, Amy
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