my new Steinberger XQ2

[ouroboros]

It's been a while, I think I started in late January or February. Definitely enjoying it so far. I hated my last job so much that I was starting to physically and psychologically deteriorate.

It was hard to get hired, but once you're there it is very laid back in terms of personalities and dress code. I had to take an IQ test, a battery of other tests, a drug test and, of course, an interview. The whole process took a quite a while, but it was worth it. It's cool to be part of the history, ya know? Feels different than working for some widget company in that way. And they pay well, which I really appreciate. Lots of places just squeeze you for a bargain and discard you, but here it seems like retention is important right from the start.

And one of the best perqs is that after you're there for 12 months, you can buy up to three Gibson products at dealer cost per year. So at some point I'm going to have a very nice Les Paul that will only appreciate in value. I've got a killer SG bass sitting at my desk right now at work, and I was pleasantly surprised at how tonally cool they are. There are guitars all around us, and you can pick them up and play to blow off steam or just take a break. Very nice perq. Lots of great players around, too.

sounds like a great job I'm very happy for you, and congrats are definitely in order!
that's a pretty intense testing procedure, but some people get company stock, and the smart ones get Les Pauls

[Shane Sanders]

It's been a while, I think I started in late January or February. Definitely enjoying it so far. I hated my last job so much that I was starting to physically and psychologically deteriorate.

It was hard to get hired, but once you're there it is very laid back in terms of personalities and dress code. I had to take an IQ test, a battery of other tests, a drug test and, of course, an interview. The whole process took a quite a while, but it was worth it. It's cool to be part of the history, ya know? Feels different than working for some widget company in that way. And they pay well, which I really appreciate. Lots of places just squeeze you for a bargain and discard you, but here it seems like retention is important right from the start.

And one of the best perqs is that after you're there for 12 months, you can buy up to three Gibson products at dealer cost per year. So at some point I'm going to have a very nice Les Paul that will only appreciate in value. I've got a killer SG bass sitting at my desk right now at work, and I was pleasantly surprised at how tonally cool they are. There are guitars all around us, and you can pick them up and play to blow off steam or just take a break. Very nice perq. Lots of great players around, too.

sounds like a great job I'm very happy for you, and congrats are definitely in order!
that's a pretty intense testing procedure. Some people get company stock, some get Les Pauls

Thanks man! Yeah, I feel lucky in a lot of ways. Nashville only has so much to offer, and I think this is one of the better tech jobs to have. In a year or two, our web presence is going to be off the hook. We're transitioning things to a single content management system now, and it makes it hard to maintain old things while preparing new stuff. But there is light at the end.

[Laguna Rising]

Congratulations I'm glad you like your new job...