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After 17 years and some-odd months, my career at Nortel is over.  Okay, it was probably over several years ago but I kept trying to find that “spot” where I fit and could make a difference and get rewarded for it.  It hasn’t been the place to have that happen for me, too many criteria I don’t fit in and the place has been going downhill for a long long time.

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I joined Taxi in early January 2008.  I was pretty sure I wasn’t ready, but at some point you have to go with what you have and get to the show!  There’s a lot of piece parts that go into all this, from production to songwriting to the various performances, to matching the song to the listing.  Everything has to be just right.  I started out by trying some of the songs that already existed, basically to see where I was at and how far I had to go.  The critiques came back (along with the songs!) and showed I had a lot of work to do…but also seemed to indicate I could get there.  They gave me things to target, and though a bit cryptic at first (just like the listings) I learned to dissect and read them and get some pretty good insight on what to work on.  And oddly they seemed to think my vocals and musicianship were good.

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