Those that have been following along on my journey to early retirement may recall that I’ve been saying for months that my official retirement from Zillow Group will occur on July 2, a scant eight working days from this post’s publication. Turns out, that July 2nd date isn’t quite right. My esteemed employer has […]
I’m Retiring
Yes, you read that title correctly. Today I gave Zillow Group notice that I’ll be retiring. Retired, as in no longer working for a living. You know, that thing typically reserved for people older than me (albeit, not a whole lot older). To say that Francy and I are ridiculously excited about this new […]
I Don’t Know How You Do Your Job
“Nothing personal, but I hate you and your company. Mostly I hate you though. The company is what it is. You, on the other hand, sold out an entire industry — for a paycheck.” Backstory Most reading this know that I work for Zillow Group, and understand what we do. For those that somehow stumble across this not knowing […]
“You’re such a Broncos Bandwagon fan!”
Yesterday, the Denver Broncos defeated the (favorited) New England Patriots for the AFC Championship and the right to head off to Super Bowl 50 (the NFL is forgoing the tradition of using Roman numerals to designate Super Bowls. I guess “Super Bowl 50” sounds better than “Super Bowl L.”) Naturally, I posted a few things […]
A Shining Customer Service Example
I love a great customer service story. The wife and I recently realized that somehow a couple of my running medals were lost when we moved. They appear to now be taking up residence in a local landfill. The loss of one in particular made us both quite sad. It was the medal from my […]
Some days, I don’t understand people.
Today is Veterans Day. Observed annually on November 11, it honors men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. My father is a veteran. He spent almost three decades serving as a Chaplain in the Army. He spent a year deployed in Korea, and another 13 months deployed to Vietnam at the height of the […]
