During my interview for my current job I told my soon to be boss that I put on a hacker convention each year and I'm a member of a hacker space, just so he knew before he hired me. That way if he had a problem later, I could say I told you about this. He still hired me.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Al Jigong Billings <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:albill@openbuddha.com">albill@openbuddha.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Funny, as a member of the board of directors and president of Ace<br>
Monster Toys, I list it on my linkedin profile and my resume and call it<br>
a "hackerspace." It seems dishonest otherwise since that's what it is.<br>
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Al<br>
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On 1/24/12 1:20 PM, Sam Ley wrote:<br>
> I don't put it on my paper resume, but my Linked In profile does list<br>
> me as a "Founder" of the Phoenix Asylum co-op. We don't really self<br>
> describe as a hackerspace (though we are very similar), so my<br>
> description doesn't mention the word "hackerspace". Here is what I wrote:<br>
><br>
> "Founding Member of the Phoenix Asylum, a not-for-profit artist<br>
> cooperative in Boulder, CO. Phoenix Asylum rents studio space to local<br>
> artists, hosts gallery openings, and serves as a hub for the local<br>
> underground art community."<br>
><br>
> While I think you can debate endlessly about using the word<br>
> Hackerspace or not, personally I would not use that term, but describe<br>
> it in more "familiar" terminology. Once I engage someone in individual<br>
> communication I get a lot more open about terminology though, since I<br>
> can detect and head-off any misunderstandings that might arise.<br>
><br>
> One of the most important aspects of business involves finding<br>
> opportunities that are new and unique (like hackerspaces), building<br>
> teams (like hackerspaces do), raising money and budgeting operations<br>
> (like in a hackerspace) and being confident in your decisions even if<br>
> they may seem odd or unpopular to some (like running a hackerspace). I<br>
> think the managerial experience is great, and worth touting publicly -<br>
> and my current employers were excited to hear about my experiences and<br>
> skills related to the Asylum.<br>
><br>
> This is a new career world - people are often expected to have<br>
> "non-career careers" and many businesses have learned the adage, "If<br>
> you want something done - ask a busy person." People with many<br>
> interests and non-work activities tend to be the smartest and most<br>
> driven people around (even if you have to let them off early every so<br>
> often because of a water leak at their workshop).<br>
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