Last Day at Dell

Today was my last day at Dell. I had been working here as a contractor for nearly a year now. It's too bad that I couldn't stay longer. I enjoyed working with everyone there and overall it was a positive experience.

On the other hand, I'm looking forward to the time off and pursuing something new. I am gearing up for a road trip that I will start within 2 weeks for now. Right now though, I need to clean up my car and run some personal errands that I had been putting off.

Last Day at Dell

So it's finalized! My last day at Dell will be March 14th. I have been contracting at Dell since March 26th, 2007, so it means I will have been here just 1 week shy of a year.

I just did a technical interview yesterday with Compass Learning, which is an educational software company located in downtown Austin. I think I did pretty well. I got just about all of his questions right, although I did have to take an educated guess as to when a table variable is slower than a temp table. I'll see if I can get an in person interview next week. If they give me a good offer, I'll probably take it as I believe you have to make the money while you can, not when you have to. If I don't get this offer, I'll probably try to take some time off, although that might be hard since the Austin job market is still quite strong (although it's probably weakening since the economy is going into a recession) and there are a lot of good opportunities out there at the moment.

Final Days at Dell?

I could be approaching my final days working at Dell. I just heard from my manager today that my contract can not be renewed. There is going to be meeting with everyone to discuss my fate. Either way, I'm ok with it. They pay me well and I get along with everyone that I work with. On the other hand, I'm itching for some time off to pursue personal goals like traveling around the country.

I don't really mind either way. I've saved up a bunch of money working here, so I can take the next year off without touching my existing investments. I can start thinking about where I want to go for my next vacation.

I will know more tomorrow...