A couple of months ago, I had written a blog post where I had announced I was leaving Yahoo! to pursue an opportunity in Vancouver. Maybe if this website wasn’t so public I would go into some of the details; instead, I’ll simply say that lessons were learned, photos of myself sitting alone in restaurants were taken. Once it became obvious that I wouldn’t be moving to Vancouver any time soon, there was a lot of moments working from Internet cafes and watching television at home. (Did you know Bob Barker isn’t on The Price is Right anymore? Or that Rosie O’Donnell was once on The View? I KNOW!)
When it was time for me to start looking for jobs, applying to Yahoo! again wasn’t even remotely on the radar – besides, who leaves a company only to come back to it, right? – until Kevin told me about an opportunity at Yahoo! Brickhouse, Yahoo!’s experimental start-up incubator in San Francisco. When he told me about the project, the types of things I would be doing, as well as some of the fantastic people involved – people I respect professionally as well as am friends with in real life – well, I had to at least see what kind of trouble I could get myself into. (I’m under NDA so I can’t really say much besides that. If anyone really gives me a hard time, I’ll just say I work on Gay Pipes or something.) This job is also giving me an opportunity to move out of Fremont and to the Mission, but that’s for another blog post.
So we’ll see.
By the way – just so we can get it out of our system now: I’m a Brick… Hooouuuse. Yes, I’m might-tay might-tay, just lettin’ it all hang out, yes yes. I know. It’s the name of a popular song in the 70’s. I get it.
Yay! Welcome back to the family. Will you be in the city?
Congratulations. Actually, I’ve known more than a few people who’ve left the company I work for and came back – it’s not as rare as you might think. Sounds like this will be a blend of both worlds for you. Can’t wait to see what you can’t tell us about.
So, go on. Throw in some Viillage People into their Commodores vibe. You can always be Tenille to their Captain.
Congrats on the new job, it sounds GREAT. I imagine it’s pretty cool to be one of the “idea guys”
<head explodes> I am insanely
jealoushappy for you. I mean, gay pipes! That’s going to be amazing!Shake it down, shake it down now.
And you know, Gay Pipes would be an -awesome- product.
Oh hurrah! Regay! Welcome back e!
wow.. so u r back to yahoo.. will u b continueing ur 360 profile? welcome back…
Hey–it looks like it will be better the 2nd time around! Big thumbs up on the SF locale for sure.
great news! you will have such a wonderful time…welcome back to the hoo.
Congrats Ernie. I’ll just let my imagination run wild about all the cool projects you bricklayers will be working on
I actually did the same thing although was gone a little longer – a little over a year. Welcome back!!
Big win for Yahoo. Welcome home.
Congratulations! Glad you’re returning to the fold. (”One of us, one of us!” “Grup, grup, grup!” “Just when I thought I was out, the *pulled* me back in!” etc.)
Also, envious of your brick hizzle gig.
Where I work, people leave and, if they don’t achieve sufficient momentum, come back in what we call the “Boomerang” effect.
I also understand the need to talk all the way around the subject. I’m just glad you’re posting. I also had a Canadian “almost a move” and am now revving up to move somewhere else (not nearly as cool as San Fransisco!)
I rollerskated to that freaking Commodores’ song and now it’s stuck in my head and it’s ALL YOUR FAULT.
the first time I came across your blog, about 2 years ago, I thought ‘wow, what would it be like to work for yahoo?’ guess what, right now I work for yahoo and it’s great… good to have you back.
I’m so excited for you. It sounds like an amazing opportunity! And isn’t there some saying about the devil you know being better than the one you don’t know?
Welcome back!
See if you can get them to make their maps usable for countries outside the US.
It was only a matter of time. Enjoy the city!
Sounds like things are working out just fine.
BTW, lots of people leave and soon return to companies. Happens all the time!
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