Category Archives: Thinking out loud

What does it mean to be a software professional?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I’ve been reading a lot about what it means to be a “Software Professional” recently and I find it quite fascinating. The book that I am currently reading suggests that software professionals should treat their jobs the same way that medical … Continue reading →

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Is it time for a general compensation review?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

It’s been my experience that the quantity of tech jobs tends to cycle between feast and famine. We seem to be entering a feast period where the number of jobs exceeds the number of candidates. Couple that with the fact … Continue reading →

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When to invest in a tech company

Posted on April 13, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

One could say that I’ve been around the block when it comes to tech companies and start-ups, so a question that I get quite often from investors is “Is this a good investment?” It’s not a really easy question to answer, … Continue reading →

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How to read tech job postings

Posted on April 12, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I may have Blogged on this before but things are heating up with respect to tech jobs, so it’s probably a good idea to revisit this topic. There are a number of job search engines that troll job posting sites … Continue reading →

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“You Know?”

Posted on April 10, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I was in a customer meeting last week with a product manager, salesman, customer and senior architect. They were describing a new product offering to a customer and all of the people involved were injecting “you know” into the conversation. The meeting … Continue reading →

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Real and make believe

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

There’s a song by Three Doors Down that refers to the singers life as containing things that are real and make believe. The Singer is struggling to tell the difference between the two. I suspect that everyone has moments like … Continue reading →

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Retirement?

Posted on March 29, 2017 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

So what does it mean to retire? People have been asking me about retirement for years and my response has always been that I retired in 1981 when I graduated. I actually had a manager at Mitel in the 80’s … Continue reading →

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Never give up

Posted on September 21, 2016 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

A colleague of mine recently pointed me to an article that talked about how some companies believe that anyone can be replaced. The article suggested that when a company has a truly great employee, that person tends to have extensive … Continue reading →

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Big Thoughts

Posted on June 26, 2016 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

It’s 2:05AM and I find myself wide awake in a Hotel room in Wroclaw Poland with no air conditioning and a squeaky oscillating fan. I managed to sleep off the 12 hour transit during the later afternoon and with a … Continue reading →

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My First KickStarter Experience

Posted on June 2, 2016 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Roughly one month ago I started a KickStarter campaign to sell my novels in various forms (Hard cover vs soft cover vs ebooks) in order to help fund my daughter’s medical school. I set the length of the campaign to … Continue reading →

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