I need to change my life. My current situation is not too bad but
it is frustratingly lopsided. Currently I work at a job that's pretty
boring, but I'm only working at it 3 days a week and I'm spending the
other 2 workdays writing a book, which is really fun. I don't spend a
lot of money, so 3/5 of my full-time salary is enough for me to live
on.
I want another job, preferably one at a startup, because those tend
to be less boring. As it happens, I occasionally get contacted by
people who want me to work at their startups, and I just got a good
offer to work on a really cool project. Unfortunately, working at a
startup would seriously disrupt my work on the book, which I am loath
to do. Even more unfortunately, this particular startup lives on the
east coast, where I don't really want to move.
It's a good offer but not a slam-dunk, so before deciding what to
do about it I want to see if there are any interesting companies here
in California (or somewhere else nearby, or that let you telecommute)
that would like to hire someone with my skills. I'm doing this mainly
through NYCB because for some reason a lot of cool people read this
weblog, and in my experience jobs found through networking turn out
much better for everyone than jobs found through Craigslist.
I have a couple alternatives. The first is to maintain the status
quo, which is not terrible and which has inertia on its side. The
second is to work on the book full-time to get it done faster, and
start looking for a job once the book is finished. The third is to
become an author, making a living from puny book royalties and
lucrative consulting work. Probably within a week I'll decide among
these four paths.
I put my resume up for those who
are interested; send me an
email if you have any ideas, or comment about the general path you
think I should take. My fate is in your hands, loyal readers. Disloyal
readers not eligible.
(2) Tue Sep 13 2005 20:22 PST:
Attention Conservation Notice: would you like me to work at
some interesting company or on some interesting project you have
going? Devour my resume and send me mail.
- Comments:
Posted by Leonard at Wed Sep 14 2005 10:39
You don't make a lot from books, but it's good to diversify your sources of income. Also once you've written a book people think you know what you're talking about for some reason.