Today was my last day at Mountain Hardwear and the outdoor industry in general. I’m extremely ecstatic to say that I’ve been offered a similar position that I held at ReplayTV at a PC components company down in Fremont by the name of Antec. After almost 3 years at Mountain Hardwear and almost 5 out of the tech industry - a period in my life that many of you know has been extremely difficult & humbling for me - I have finally returned to the industry that feels like home to me.

In complete contrast to what I experienced at my now former employer, the money will allow me to live a normal life and there’s a very aggressive career development plan already laid out in front of me. It’s a brand new position for them, which always makes it more fun as you can help define the role and incorporate things into it that otherwise might not be available to you. It’s high-travel (50-70%), so my long-dormant frequent flyer accounts are going to be getting a good dusting pretty soon. Even better, after an unexpected exchange with Apple HR about potential conflict of interest, everything is cool with them, so I’ll be keeping my part-time position at the store as well - although with much less hours.

*Sigh* Can’t wait to fire up the brain again and get things started at the new gig!