I was excited to begin at marchFIRST. I was joining the Rich Media group in the Brand Building Studio--one of the many sub-groups in the corporate structure.
If you remember marchFIRST, you'll probably remember them as one of the quintessential examples of dotcom excess and demise.
Of course, I didn't realize that when I started. Things had yet to start going south and we all still believed we were, in one way or another, part of something amazing.
As Rich Media Developer my duties including creative development, technical recommendations and consultation, and creation of animated and interactive pieces using programming, sound design and Macromedia Flash.
Projects were amazingly thin. I was ready to be busy, but found myself and other members of my group frequently riding the pines. Some of the most talented Flash developers got work creating PowerPoint templates for internal corporate presentations, which wasn't quite what they anticipated working on.
I did contribute to some interesting projects; I was able to use my Flash and music composition skills for 3Com's Planet Project campaign, for instance. But within 6 months of starting, f***edcompany.com became the most visited site in the office while we waited for our turn on the chopping block.
If you remember marchFIRST, you'll probably remember them as one of the quintessential examples of dotcom excess and demise.
Of course, I didn't realize that when I started. Things had yet to start going south and we all still believed we were, in one way or another, part of something amazing.
As Rich Media Developer my duties including creative development, technical recommendations and consultation, and creation of animated and interactive pieces using programming, sound design and Macromedia Flash.
Projects were amazingly thin. I was ready to be busy, but found myself and other members of my group frequently riding the pines. Some of the most talented Flash developers got work creating PowerPoint templates for internal corporate presentations, which wasn't quite what they anticipated working on.
I did contribute to some interesting projects; I was able to use my Flash and music composition skills for 3Com's Planet Project campaign, for instance. But within 6 months of starting, f***edcompany.com became the most visited site in the office while we waited for our turn on the chopping block.
