I left Basecamp today.
— George Claghorn (@georgeclaghorn) April 30, 2021
Let's keep track of the folks who are leaving @Basecamp and do what we can to find them a new home where they're allowed to exist without being told they're divisive:
As a result of the recent changes at Basecamp, today is my last day at the company. I joined over 15 years ago as a junior programmer and I\u2019ve been involved with nearly every product launch there since 2006.
— Sam Stephenson (@sstephenson) April 30, 2021
After 7 years, today is my last day at Basecamp. I plan on taking a little time off, but if anyone is looking for an iOS engineer, I would love to chat, my DMs are open.
— Zach Waugh (@zachwaugh) April 30, 2021
I\u2019m leaving my position at Basecamp, where I\u2019ve worked for 4 years, due to the recent changes and new policies.
— Lexi Kent-Monning (@lexicola) April 30, 2021
I work in Customer Support and I love it; any job leads would be so welcome and helpful! (DMs open/personal website with contact in my bio)
I resigned today from my role as Head of Marketing at Basecamp due to recent changes and new policies.
— Andy Didorosi (@ThatDetroitAndy) April 30, 2021
I'll be returning to entrepreneurship. My DMs are open if you'd like to talk or you can reach me at [email protected]
Monday, May 3 will be my last day at Basecamp. I\u2019m sad and I don't plan to talk about it publicly. Instead, I\u2019ll share one of the highlights of my time at Basecamp. I wrote this in answer to a check-in question soon after HEY was released.https://t.co/pManKC9jhz
— Dylan Ginsburg (@dylanginsburg) April 30, 2021
Given the recent changes at Basecamp, I\u2019ve decided to leave my job as Head of Design.
— Jonas Downey (@jonasdowney) April 30, 2021
I've helped design & build all of our products since 2011, and recently I\u2019ve been leading our design team too.
Will be looking for something new, so please reach out / RT. DMs open.
https://t.co/7ZsU4Cgjy1
I resigned from Basecamp today due to recent changes and new policies.
— James Glazebrook (@yolkbae) April 30, 2021
I'm going to go help @zoenoblephoto with her incredible project @wearechildfree_
Check it out!
After 9 years, I said goodbye to Basecamp today. I'm looking for new adventures, likely in support, trust & safety, privacy or communications. My DMs are open, and my email is in my pinned tweet - I'd love it if you said hi \U0001f49a
— Jim Mackenzie (@mackesque) April 30, 2021
Yesterday was my last day at Basecamp \u2764\ufe0f
— Kasper Timm Hansen (@kaspth) April 9, 2021
I made a choice to leave to, for now, be gone fishin' \U0001f41f
In time there'll be more of what's next when when's next \U0001f60a\U0001f4ab
I joined Basecamp just over a year and a half ago. Today I am leaving. Technical support, digging into logging to find out what happened, and building the technical skills on my team are things I'd love to keep doing.
— \U0001f496\U0001f987 willow moline (@wcmoline) April 30, 2021
I have left Basecamp due to the recent changes & policies.
— Conor Muirhead (@conormuirhead) April 30, 2021
I\u2019ve been doing product design there for 7yrs. The last 3yrs I led the iOS team working alongside @dylanginsburg and @zachwaugh \u2014 they are the best \U0001f49c.
If you need a product designer, please DM or email me: [email protected]
I have officially resigned my position at Basecamp. I'll need some time off, as most people do between jobs. But my DMs are open for anyone looking for help with Finance/Bookkeeping/HR. [email protected]
— Navid \u0646\u0648\u06cc\u062f \U0001f951\U0001f468\U0001f3fb (@Rahsfan) April 30, 2021
I\u2019ve resigned as Head of Customer Support at Basecamp. I\u2019m four months pregnant, so I\u2019m going to take some time off to build this baby and hang out with my brilliant spouse and child.
— Kristin Aardsma (@kikiaards) April 30, 2021
After nearly 8 years, given the recent changes at Basecamp, I\u2019ve decided to leave my job as an Android programmer there. Will eventually be looking for something new, so please feel free to reach out / RT. DMs open.
— Dan Kim (@dankim) April 30, 2021
Thank you all for your support and kindness. It means a lot. \u2764\ufe0f
@jasonfried, I hope you enjoy your fucking sauna.
I left my job at Basecamp today.
— Javan Makhmali (@javan) April 30, 2021
I left my job at Basecamp running the Brand & Experience team after 5 years today.
— Adam Stoddard (@AdamStddrd) April 30, 2021
I'm going to take some time off, but if you're looking for seasoned designer, I'd love to chat. DMs are open, or email me at [email protected].
Monday, May 3 will be my last day at Basecamp.
— Daniel J Colson (@dodecadaniel) April 30, 2021
I have resigned from Basecamp after 7.5 years and 100+ podcast episodes.
— Wailin Wong (@VelocityWong) April 30, 2021
Thanks to the listeners of The Distance and The Rework Podcast for tuning in all these years.
Thanks to my colleagues for being some of the kindest, smartest, and most empathetic humans I've ever met. \u2764\ufe0f
After 5 years there, I am leaving my job as Deputy Head of Customer Support at Basecamp.
— Elizabeth G. (@elizgramm) April 30, 2021
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- Forget what you don't have, make your strength bold
- Pick one work experience and explain what you did in detail w/ bullet points
- Write it towards the role you apply
- Give social proof
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"But I got no work experience..."
Make a open source lib, make a small side project for yourself, do freelance work, ask friends to work with them, no friends? Find friends on Github, and Twitter.
Bonus points:
- Show you care about the company: I used the company's brand font and gradient for in the resume for my name and "Thank You" note.
- Don't list 15 things and libraries you worked with, pick the most related ones to the role you're applying.
-🙅♂️"copy cover letter"
"I got no firends, no work"
One practical way is to reach out to conferences and offer to make their website for free. But make sure to do it good. You'll get:
- a project for portfolio
- new friends
- work experience
- learnt new stuff
- new thing for Twitter bio
If you don't even have the skills yet, why not try your chance for @LambdaSchool? No? @freeCodeCamp. Still not? Pick something from here and learn https://t.co/7NPS1zbLTi
You'll feel very overwhelmed, no escape, just acknowledge it and keep pushing.