Decision Day

Since I’ve told all the relevant parties, I figure I can finally post about this here. I have accepted an offer with a start-up and have given two weeks’ notice to my manager at my current job. In accepting the offer from the start-up, I also turned down a really fan-freaking-tastic offer from Google. I struggled for weeks over the decision, but in the end, I was more excited about the specific people and opportunity at the start-up, so I went with that.

I know that Google would have been an amazing place to work but my feeling was that it would still be around in a couple of years, while this particular start-up opportunity may already be a success or bust by then. Maybe by then, I’ll be thinking about Google again, but for now, I think this is absolutely the right decision for me.

I am saddened to leave the high-caliber, considerate, motivated, and bright individuals I’ve worked with at my still-current job, but I am excited for the challenges ahead.

In addition, I’m also excited for the 2 month and some that I’ll be taking off between jobs. Woohoo!