Timothy Ferro is a software engineer, blogger, and Gen-Y advocate. After graduating from Penn State in 2004, he moved to Northern Virginia and began his successful career as software engineer working as a government contractor. He currently resides there with his wife in their new house!
Tim is enthusiastic about software and new technologies. He blogs and gives speeches and presentations about them. His passions are .Net development, Open Source Software, new technology in all its forms.
Tim is an advocate of cultural change at each office he works. Usually being the youngest person in the office, he tries to integrate Gen-Y culture into the overall office atmosphere. "I try to make the office a fun place to show up to everyday."
When he is not developing or blogging, Tim likes to watch TV, play Nintendo Wii, hang out with his friends, and read about investing.
Tim's blog is http://www.timferro.com/wordpress/.
Emma Johnson’s article Why Generation Y is broke, struck a chord with me. My recent post, about 401ks not being enough for retirement, is just the beginning of advice that Gen Y needs to heed. The good news is that there are tons of references out there now-a-days. Finance blogs, TV shows, books, and many […]
Just mindlessly dumping part of your paycheck into that standard 401k won’t get you where you need to be. Here’s are a couple other ideas that can contribute to your successful financial future.
I have seen numerous 5/10/20 year awards given out and half the time I think, “That person isn’t loyal, they’re stupid for still being in that position after all these years.” Even worse is when I see people who are getting these awards because they aren’t talented enough to get another job. Those bother me the most.
One of the biggest gripes at my last company was that human resources was completely inept. It would take multiple emails and phone calls to just get an address changed.
When shown “true” loyalty from a company, not only Gen Y but all employees, will show loyalty back. The problem is that it is rare when a company is truly loyal. Here are some signs to watch for.
The first seems obvious; the 2nd, not so much. Here’s why: unless you stay active after college, you will gain weight. Sounds simple to avoid, but graduates don’t realize just how much walking they do in college.
Co-Working is something that I have been thinking about for a while now. Then I saw this article and that solidified my position on it. It’s a great idea. It is a great balance and middle ground for those that could telecommute but don’t want to give up office interaction completely […]
