I can still remember my first day at Orange and Bronze, almost four years ago--at the time, it was little more than a very small room in a very tight building. It was certainly a wild departure from my previous company, which had a very lush, air-conditioned office in a very shiny building. At the time, I wondered: "why did I do this again?" Why did I leave such a comfortable place just to work somewhere that, logistically, was that much more inconvenient for me? These concerns are, of course, always valid ones for anyone joining a startup, but looking back, I can see that my decision was a good one. Even when we were only a meager few, I found that I was learning something new from someone every day.
As of the time of writing this, I have been working at Orange and Bronze Software Labs, Inc. for almost a year. I still remember the time before I got employed here. I was hesitant to accept the job offer because of several reasons. First, I am just new to Java. I have been using Java for less than a year (for my thesis) and everything I know was because of self-studying. Another was the distance of the workplace from our home. I need to adjust to the new environment and culture.
It even came to a point that I had to seek for advice from my mentor in school. Then, after thinking about it for a few days, I told myself “Why not?” I believed that becoming an Orange and Bronze employee would be the best career choice for me.
On my first weeks in the company, I had attended their Java Boot Camp. It made me re-learn what I already knew and understand what I thought I knew before. I also learned new things about Java and software engineering, the type of things my teachers could not teach me.
Batch 2011 of the O&B Internship Program speaks. O&B is proud of you guys, we are sure you'll be great engineers someday.
