I went from having no job at all, to being a Site Integrator and jumping right in to a team of web developers 2 weeks before the launch of a massive project. It’s called “crunch time,” and I’ve been putting in over 12 hours/day since I started.
Right now, however, I’m sitting here at my desk, sipping champagne that got passed around moments after we launched!!! The project I work on is DisneyXD, but the whole Disney.com site got a makeover—and it’s fucking PHENOMENAL.
It’s hard to believe sometimes that I, a high-school-educated dirtbag from Waterbury, CT and primarily self-taught web geek, have had the great fortune to work with some of the most talented designers, engineers, database admins, game programmers and producers in the world; on some of the most awesome sites on the internet.
Sheer coolness and the opportunity to learn from people I admire SO much for their knowledge and expertise are worth every minute of sleep I’ve missed in the quest to be a part of something GREAT!
(P.S. - If you’re trying to visit the sites from outside the US, you’ll have to find a way to go through some sort of proxy that’ll give you an IP address from the US; otherwise you’ll be redirected to the international site. Sorry!)
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