Tom's Big Adventure

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca, Roman philosopher

In a time when people typically change jobs every few years, I recently celebrated my ninth year with the same company. For the last six of those years I have been a DBA. At first it was in a Junior position, then shortly afterward I found myself the full-time DBA. During this time, I have grown not only as a DBA, but as a manager, a colleague and an employee. But alas, the time has come to stretch and grow in other ways. So I find myself at the beginning of an end.

But this also means that I will soon find myself at the beginning of a new beginning; a new adventure.

And now that I have shared this with you, you may be thinking, “so where will he go, what will he do?” Great questions! A new door has opened for me and that is all I’m saying at this point.

Stay tuned. All. Will. Be. Revealed.

37 thoughts on “Tom's Big Adventure”

    • yeah, me too! but i’m not worried because I remember how you said my family was welcome to crash at your place anytime.

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    • Thanks! I hadn’t thought about tying LOST together with this, I’ll give it some thought. But I don’t want to find myself laying in a bamboo forest anytime soon, that just seems like bad mojo.

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  1. SQLBatman once told me that he’d wish me luck on the new gig, but he was pretty sure I wouldn’t need it.

    I’m pretty sure you don’t need it either. 🙂

    Hooray for some other beginning’s end!

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  2. Heartiest Congratulations Tom !! wish u all the best for your New Opportunity…surely will be in touch with u, without doubt 🙂

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  3. Wanted to wish you a big congratulations on your new job. I hope you get to grow as much in it and have more fun.

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  4. Congrats, Tom.
    I’m sure that the new company will appreciate all you do. Don’t forget to mention the supply of #bacon you’ll bring with you, hehehe.
    Have an excellent time in the new venture.

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  5. That’s exciting… you finally decided to take your show on the road! Though I do think the tutu is a bit much.

    congrats on whatever opportunity you are embarking on.

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  6. Congrats, Tom. I can’t believe I just found out about this today! Maybe an email to me from you got buried in all the MVP emails (yes, I am still getting them).

    When at a family get together right before I started at MS, I asked my aunt to guess where I was going to work. I told her that it was a company she knew. She guessed Apple and WAM Computers, my brother’s little shop where I worked part time back in 1996.

    So, this must be a company that we know or, otherwise, you would probably not be so secretative about it.

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