Probably need to GTFO [another how do I spin leaving question]

2016-10-12T15:04:00+00:00

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It strikes me that the core problem here is that your current company's runway is privileged information: your current employer doesn't need rumors about their financial health to start spreading. I think your instinct to avoid straight out saying that to other companies is very reasonable.

An honest alternative may to be say something like "I'm not convinced that my current company is on a successful path forward, and I'd rather work for a company like yours which I believe has a better chance at explosive success". You're not sharing privileged information, but you're also not being misleading about your motivations. Plus you get to compliment your potential new employer at the same time.

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2008-08-22T17:26:39+00:00

I've been freelance for a year and a half now, and it's been a great deal of fun. For me, being freelance meant having the freedom to pursue all sorts of different interests - technical writing, public speaking, Django, OpenID, JavaScript - and the opportunity to work with some really fantastic people.

It was going to take a very special opportunity to pull me back in to full-time employment, but I believe I've found that opportunity at the Guardian. I'll be joining them full time (well, four days a week) in mid-October as a software architect, collaborating with their development team on some ambitious API projects. The Guardian have access to a lot of interesting data and I can't wait to get stuck in to it. Since they're a newspaper, it shouldn't be a surprise that they scooped me to the story.

I'll be particularly sorry to say good-bye to the outstanding team I've been working with at GCap. I'm looking forward to talking about some of the things we've been working together over the next few weeks.

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