# \[JOB\] at yakimaherald.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 24, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166 "2006-02-24T22:15:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/1 "2006-02-24T22:15:47Z")
Friends- ``` I have taken a new job and will be moving at the end of March. The ``` newspaper I currently work for is looking for someone to take my place. I have really enjoyed working here. It is a great environment with very nice people to work with. And the best part is you get to develop in Ruby and Rails, for everything! ``` The paper is willing to accept applications from people who would ``` need relocation and would help them with the move as well. You would continue work on my largets rails application to date http:// [yakimaherald.com](http://yakimaherald.com) . And I would be working with you remotely to get you aquainted with the code base here and all that. ``` This is a great job as the lead developer. You get to choose your ``` own technologies and implement things as you see fit. You don’t have to be a master rails programmer to apply either, there are not a lot of rails aware people here in Yakima so any experience with rails is in your favor. ``` Here is the full job posting: ``` [http://jobs.rubynow.com/jobs/show/201](http://jobs.rubynow.com/jobs/show/201) ``` You can also send me an email off list if you want to speak with me ``` about the job or the situation here at the paper before you apply. I encourage anyone interested to apply, this has been an excellent job for me and I have really enjoyed it. I just need to move on because my wife if going back to grad school and there isn’t a school here that offers what she needs. ``` Anyway, we now return you to your regularly scheduled railing ;) ``` Cheers- -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster > **[yakimaherald.com | Yakima, Washington - We Tell Your Stories](https://www.yakimaherald.com/)** 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/2 "2006-02-24T22:47:01Z")
Congrats Ezra! A few questions if you’re interested: - What salary range do you think they’re willing to pay? What type of benefits? - How’d you get the job yourself? Judging from your resume, you had a art background and appear to be largely self-taught in technical things. I’m largely self-taught too and am curious how technical competence is effectively conveyed to prospective employers, barring, say, a compsci degree. - What’s your new job? 😉 Joe ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/3 "2006-02-25T00:07:45Z")
On Feb 24, 2006, at 1:47 PM, Joe wrote: > degree. > > - What’s your new job? 😉 > > Joe Joe- ``` i am not at liberty to say what the salary is : / Your best bet if ``` you are interested is to send a resume to my supervisor and start a discussion with him. His name is Matt Pferschy and his email is removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid . ``` I am self taught at programming but I have been using macintosh ``` computers since 1987 😉 So they do recognize talent here. So if you can prove your talent with some code samples and perhaps a few deployed apps then I don’t think not having a CS degree will be a big turn off for them. ``` I encourage interested parties to email Matt to talk with him about ``` the details. And I will let on about my new job after I have started and settled in a bit. But I can say that it is in Spokane Washington so its only a 200 mile move for me. Cheers- -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster > **[yakimaherald.com | Yakima, Washington - We Tell Your Stories](https://www.yakimaherald.com/)** 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/4 "2006-02-25T03:45:07Z")
Ezra, I wish you well in your next venture. I also hope that you keep up your good work for the good of the order! You are an invaluable resource to the rails community and we thank you. Applause! -Eric ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/5 "2006-02-25T05:42:51Z")
Thanks Dylan. The train goes right through spokane 😉 -Ezra ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/6 "2006-02-25T02:23:50Z")
Congrats Ezra ! Hope you’re still able to jump on board [theargonexpress.com](http://theargonexpress.com)! ---
**Author:** ![ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-at-yakimaherald-com/54166/7 "2006-02-25T08:19:52Z")
I’ll still be around 😉 And thank you for the kind words. -Ezra