I wrote in my love letter to my colleagues at Audible that retirement is coming up — and now it’s here. Today’s the day!
I’ve attended my last meetings. I’ve said my goodbyes. My laptop’s ready to ship back to Audible HQ.
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I started working in 1984, while in high school, busing tables part time at Schaefers Canal House in Chesapeake City, MD.
And I stopped working this day in 2025, almost 41 years later, as a senior engineer (which is surprisingly a lot like busing tables — lots of cleanup and setting the table just right for the customers to have a great time).
Along the way I worked on, among other apps, Userland Frontier, NetNewsWire, MarsEdit, Glassboard, Vesper, OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, and Audible.
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My immediate plan — Exhale! Breathe. Enjoy a steak. Watch WWDC from the comfort of home next week. Get back to work on NetNewsWire.
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