Tom Fotherby’s Blog

I have a new job. I’m going to be working at a small startup developing a recruitment website called www.peopleperhour.com. I’m very excited! It certainly ticks the boxes in terms of things I wanted from my next job:

• Must have:
  • At the bare minimum, at least 50% of my time should be spent coding. Yes, they use agile development with minimal documentation.
  • Comparable salary to Amadeus. Yes.
  • Some involvement with Linux. Yes, the servers are running RedHat.
  • No long periods of time away from home. OK - No travelling.
  • Reasonable commute time (would be good if it involved some exercise, e.g. cycling). Borderline - I estimate 80 minutes but the train journey from Reading to Paddington is only 30 minutes so the rest should be exercise.
  • Not too much legacy software. I.e. No TPF or the like. Yes.
• Good to have:
  • Five weeks holiday per year + Not too ridiculous hours + hardly any weekends. No - This project is going to be hardcore.
  • Some involvement with open-source software - perhaps the opportunity to work on a open-source project? I think so - They certainly use a predominantly open-source tool chain.
  • Some kind of cover to hide behind between the end-users and me. I think so.
  • Able to wear casual clothing. Yes.

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