Well it's the 31st December 2008, 2009 is only a few hours away and it's all change in the Wood household.
Today is officially my last day at Yahoo! a company I have worked for since the beginning of 2000. Admittedly Ihave been on holiday since the 12 December, bu it didn't really hit me that I was leaving until I got my final pay slip and P45 though.
In the 8 years and 10 months I have worked for Yahoo! I have seen the boom and bust of the Internet, launched numerous products across Yahoo! Europe and have closed down a fair few as well. I have played snooker with Filo and Zod in the wee hours while a little bit worse for drink (they won). Gone to Grenoble, Milan, Munich, Madrid, Paris, Ibiza and Teneriffe - all on business i might add, although some times it was a little more than the odd meeting.
I'm going to miss Yahoo! I have enjoyed the large part of my life I spent there, I joined as one of the youngest engineers in Europe and left as one of the oldest and longest serving. When I joined I was young, free and single. I am now married with two little boys and no longer free, just quite cheap ;-)
I've grown up and so has Yahoo! It's time for me to leave and continue my journey, I will watch Yahoo! continue to grow as I do, and I wish all my friends i've left behind all the best for 2009 and that I will see them for a pint very soon.
As for tonight and the year to come, Oskar has Chicken Pox (got his first spot yesterday) - we are hoping that Tomas gets them soon! and I start my new role as Head of Technology for Hearst Digital on the 5th January. It's all change here, but nothing lasts forever and change is good.
All the best for 2009.
Posted by: |