Comments on: Company Man (or: The New Job)

By: And So It Begins (or Frederic’s Officially on Board) — Global Nerdy

And So It Begins (or Frederic’s Officially on Board) — Global Nerdy — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:45:23 +0000

[...] official: I’m not "The New Guy" any [...]

By: Yellow Peril 2.0 — Global Nerdy

Yellow Peril 2.0 — Global Nerdy — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:46:01 +0000

[...] have proven to be a handy yin and yang that have kept me quite recession-proof (I even ended up benefiting from the econopocalypse of [...]

By: Yellow Peril 2.0 — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

Yellow Peril 2.0 — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:12:34 +0000

[...] have proven to be a handy yin and yang that have kept me quite recession-proof (I even ended up benefiting from the econopocalypse of [...]

By: Microsoft’s Developer Guidance Maps — Global Nerdy

Microsoft’s Developer Guidance Maps — Global Nerdy — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:41:15 +0000

[...] When I took this developer evangelism job and returned to the Microsoft platform almost two years ag… (after an eight-year hiatus) one of the first things I had to deal with was the sheer size of it. Even people who’ve been working in a certain area of the platform get lost when they venture out to other parts (say, when a desktop developer decides to give web development a try). [...]

By: “Accordion Guy” and “Global Nerdy” Stats for 2009 — Global Nerdy

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:17:26 +0000

[...] last three jobs, which includes my current one as a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft Canada – a job I landed in the middle of the econopocalypse of 2008 after getting laid off. In spite of all the job market doom and gloom, I was unemployed a mere [...]

By: “Accordion Guy” and “Global Nerdy” Stats for 2009 — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:16:28 +0000

By: One Year Ago Today… — Global Nerdy

One Year Ago Today… — Global Nerdy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:04:14 +0000

[...] …I was looking for a job, what with my old one having been rendered defunct by the econopocalypse (mind you, in retrospect, that was one of the luckiest breaks of my career). [...]

By: One Year Ago Today… — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

One Year Ago Today… — The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:01:53 +0000

[...] …I was looking for a job, what with my old one having been rendered defunct by the econopocalypse (mind you, in retrospect, that was one of the luckiest breaks of my career). [...]

By: Default and Named Parameters in C# 4.0 / Sith Lord in Training — Global Nerdy

Default and Named Parameters in C# 4.0 / Sith Lord in Training — Global Nerdy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:24:19 +0000

[...] situation changed when I got laid off in September and then got hired as a Developer Evangelist for “The Empire” in October. Suddenly, I’m back in a world with a three-versions-later Visual Studio and a [...]

By: Happy Valentine’s Day, Skywalker Style! — Global Nerdy

Happy Valentine’s Day, Skywalker Style! — Global Nerdy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:58:47 +0000

[...] though it’s been almost four months since I’ve joined Microsoft, I’m still asked the question “Joey, why did you join the Dark [...]

By: » McGriddles: A Review » The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century : Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:19:33 +0000

[...] been on a conscious “try new things” kick ranging from little changes in my daily routine to a career at The Evil Empire, I thought I’d try something I’d never had before: the McGriddle, the featured item in [...]

By: Jason Kaczor

Jason Kaczor — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:17:22 +0000

Welcome aboard!

Will ping you as soon as I get your alias!

By: Mike Rohde

Mike Rohde — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:32:30 +0000

Joey, just saw you were hired at Microsoft in a recent tweet! Congratulations on the new gig — I hope it works our very well for you man. :-)

By: Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:24:18 +0000

Hey, congrats! Your 3 weeks of unemployment sounds massively productive; if only we could all be like you. I will admit though, I literally took a spit-take of my coffee when I saw the MSFT logo ;)

If you’re having a drink in a local downtown pub, drop a note, would love to buy you a drink and meet you in person.

By: Joe Taiabjee

Joe Taiabjee — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:37:59 +0000

Congrats on the new Gig Joey! The role really does sound like a great fit!

By: Kevin Steele

Kevin Steele — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:37:14 +0000

Spit-take is correct. I can see the logic. It’s a crazy world.

By: Joey deVilla

Joey deVilla — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:24:30 +0000

@Ashley: Of course I’ll shoehorn in some time to see you guys! I’ll let you know as soon as my travel schedule gets worked up.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:18:26 +0000

Hey Joey Jo Jo. I hear this will bring you to Calgary in November. Shoehorn in some time with us! A

By: Tom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:29:42 +0000

Congratulations, sounds like a great job.

(And yes, I *did* do a spit take as well)

By: Charles Follymacher

Charles Follymacher — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:37:20 +0000

Holy crap! Microsoft! This is quite the changeup, didn’t see that comin, but as someone said earlier, they’re really lucky to have you, J. Nothing’s permanent, but this is a great place to park, learn and grow for a good while. We still embrace you. Good luck!