Profit and happiness, an introduction

As an independent IT consultant, I've had the fortunate possibility of getting a peek inside the daily work at different kinds of companies, both in advertising and IT world. Small companies trying to lure in the creative elite, big companies trying to achieve predictable mediocrity and middle sized companies trying to figure out what the hell they really want to be.

Being a geek in the midst of all that can be quite challenging at times, trying to find a place to spend at least 1/3 of your daily life at. Hopefully being happy. That search for happiness and personal fulfillment through work will be the focus of my musings and rants under the "Profit and happiness" title. I'm not sure where that road will lead, but I can't wait to find out.

For those of you who don't know me personally, keep in mind that my experiences are heavily influenced by the so called IT/Digital Media scene of Finland from mid-90s to these days with some early steps in the world of advertising. That said, I don't think it differs from the same scene in other countries that much (maybe we were just a bit less out of control). But more about that and other things later.

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