blog: Take over my wonderful Django / Startup job in Waterloo

Posted on 27 Mar 2009 under life with tags: job, waterloo, montreal

As of today, it is official; I will no longer be with the wonderful company that is WeSellit. We will begin the process looking for a full time replacement next week for when I leave on June 22nd, but I’m starting it today on my little blog here.

This means there is now a job opening (yes, even in this economy!) for a great startup in Waterloo but first, let me regail you with some feel-good background story.

I’ve been with WeSellit for several years, starting at the company while still in college. We went from being a consignment store for people to drop off their antiques and various hilarious goods like a door with the Mother Mary engraved in it to a full fledged online retailer with three websites selling thousands of product every month that we source ourselves through dealers all across the world.

The company has morphed countless times, but has finally settled down into a viable business model that has been doing very well even in today’s economy and I can only see huge success for WeSellit in the future.

Why am I leaving? The company has little to do with that. I’ve had an itch to try something different for a while now, and that itch is being scratched by moving to Montreal, a city 8 times the size of my current home town of Kitchener. If I could have it my way, I’d work at WeSellit from Montreal in some capacity, but the dynamic nature of the business prevents that.

So this is where we stand now. WeSellit needs someone to replace my primary duties and I need a new job in Montreal!

What cool things will you be able to do at WeSellit?

Create websites and tools using Python, Django, XHTML, Javascript and mySQL. If you want to use something else, then no problem! As long as you produce results, it’s all good.

Work with a great team. You have two bosses who know their stuff and how to grow a company. They are also very reasonable and extremely nice. You can’t beat that. There are two other staff on the team as well, and those guys are awesome.

Continue to help grow a business in Waterloo with your own creativity and ideas. There is very little “red tape and bullshit” at WeSellit.

Create videos for our products (See all the ones I made here and here), help out with customer phone calls / walk-ins if you’re tired of programming, or unload a truck full of saunas if you’re feeling strong.

Really tired? Play with the office golden retriever, Wesley.

There are many more benefits of working at WeSellit, but simply sitting there on your butt won’t tell you more. Interested? Send me an email with your resume and we can begin discussing!

Of course, now I need a new job. I didn’t write this post to beg or plead for a job (I’ll do that later!), but I will make a note that I am looking for one in the Montreal area. I am extremely passionate about my work and focus a huge amount of my knowledge and energy towards my job. I really believe in doing your best every day at the work place and not taking shortcuts because that simply breeds the best kinds of business environments.

If you are a small (or large) business looking for a passionate programmer / designer / general IT fellow who is fluent in a variety of languages and is always willing to learn more, check out my resume and send me a shout. I’d love to hear from you!

Bartek Ciszkowski

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