Most of you who read this site know me well enough that you’ve heard me complain about my job as a technical consultant. Well, you won’t have to hear me whine any more. As of Monday I’ve officially given my notice with my current employer that I won’t be one of their jet-setting chumps any longer. Responses to my announcement were generally what I expected, though it seemed to cause more waves than I expected. My last day will be May 11. The following week will be spent packing and moving from Lansing, the place that’s been my home for 7 years now as I went to school and then joined the work force. But moving to where?

Detroit! And I announce that very happily. Being originally from the metro area I have a lot of friends and family around there, something I’ve been lacking (for the most part) in mid-Michigan since school has ended. While a lot of people have been spread out (Houston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Eugene…) there’s still the largest concentration in metro Detroit. And as many of you also know I am a huge fan of the city and the area. I say that knowing it’s not perfect, but that it’s much, much better than many people give it credit for and that it’s getting better all the time. I want to be part of the city as it continues to revitalize itself and be one of the locals that can proudly say I stayed and helped improve the area, rather than ignoring the potential and transplanting somewhere else. (Though I have friends who only moved because they had to for their career development, which is fine. We just have to figure out a way to get them back. )

But why Detroit? Well, despite all the bad press the economic situation in the area isn’t all bad. I’ve taken a job with Covisint (a subsidiary of Compuware) that I’m really excited about. It’s going to be a great opportunity for my career, the work will be engaging and I won’t have to travel! It might not be something most people would be thrilled about, but trust me when I say I’m going to enjoy that morning commute. Well maybe not enjoy it, but trust me, it beats getting on a plane 2-4 times a week.

For now I’ll be moving back to my parent’s place, but just till I find a house to buy. I’m guessing that will happen sometime in the later portion of the summer. Another thing to be excited about!

Overall I’m really happy with this turn of events. The timing is close to perfect.. project ending at old job, lease ending in Lansing, weather getting nice for move, baseball season getting well underway for after-work ball games; this is going to be a good summer. 2007 had kind of a rough start, but it may turn out to be a good year after all!

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