Good morning folks - let's get this thing rolling again!
17. Discuss Wisol.com
Well this could be a very long story, as it did span a good 3+ years of my life
I'll try and sum it up briefly though.
I originally got hired by Wisol.com (Worldwide Internet Solutions) as a Junior PHP programmer. At the time, the company was focusing on hosting, IwantU, CashRing, numerous other projects as well as offering design/programming services to clients. Things went very well, and I learnt a LOT and gained a LOT of experience there especially in the first year and a half. I have to thank Michael for that. I moved my way up through different positions like programmer, tech-support and sysadmin (usually doing all three at once). I also touched on probably every other position there at one time or another, excluding graphic design.
Eventually, the decision was made to put some focus on only IwantU/CashRing and the hosting side of things and drop the other projects and services for clients. I think this was an extremely good idea. Further down the road, we got to a point where a huge decision was made: to split IwantU/CashRing away from the Hosting side of the business and move its management/development to Costa Rica. I was one of the four "Pioneers" who came, along with Rosalia Lara, Michael and his wife.
Over two years now here, and in hindsight it was a great move. Wisol still hosts us and supports us technically, but IwantU is advancing much quicker than if we had stayed in Montreal.
On a comical note, I once lived in the Wisol office for close to a year and a half. Another co-worker and I got screwed in renting an apartment, so what turned into a joke "why not stay in the office so you're not late" turned into something real. We even kicked Michael out of his office to make a lounge, and had a shower in the closet
