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@charter.com | reply to fatmanskinny
Re: EarthLink can be turned around..... I worked for Earthlink for over 5 years, beginning when they were small startup on Los Feliz Blvd in Glendale, CA. I was there in the mid to late 90s when they moved to their Pasadena HQ, gobbled up Mindspring, Internet in a Box and went public. I still have my 100,000 member t-shirt and some coffee mugs with the old logo on them. I left in late 2001 before they imploded and moved everything to Atlanta, but to this day I still consider it one of the most fun jobs I ever had. Actually being allowed to play games during work as long as you could work helpdesk at the same time and the monthly parties held in the NOC parking lot across the street (along with free beer). I held several positions there, eventually ending up in tier 2 domain support before leaving. I really do miss it.
I'm glad I left when I did too. The Pasadena building was vacated shortly after I left and heard it all went downhill from there. I did make a nice chunk of change selling stock options though. |
