{"id":1762,"date":"2011-02-17T14:09:18","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T19:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2011-02-17T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T19:09:18","slug":"my-job-brings-me-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/02\/17\/my-job-brings-me-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 My Job Brings Me Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:13661,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5003060348&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190124203721\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/5003060348\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 02:43:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-14 11:19:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 19:19:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 19:19:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13662,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.tomtom.com\\\/landing_pages\\\/trafficmanifesto\\\/index-project.php?Lid=1&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160623040553\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.tomtom.com:80\\\/landing_pages\\\/trafficmanifesto\\\/index-project.php?Lid=1&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-06 02:43:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-14 11:19:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 19:19:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26 19:19:19&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"TomTom - Concord, MA by adamjackson1984, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/5003060348\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"TomTom - Concord, MA\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4086\/5003060348_ae6731f28d_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have immense pride for the work done at TomTom. You may notice that I rarely talk about it publicly as I did back in the day while working at startups. This is an intentional change as I have to be a bit more reserved at a public company. All I can say is the the work done at TomTom is remarkable and I&#8217;m proud to be a part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we released a promotional video discussing the products and philosophy behind the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomtom.com\/landing_pages\/trafficmanifesto\/index-project.php?Lid=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic Manifesto<\/a> which was unveiled in written form to the public a few months ago. It is empowering to use and experience the products that will change the way people commute and TomTom personal navigation devices with Live services and HD traffic are going to change the world. It&#8217;s a proud feeling to be a part of this revolution.<\/p>\n<p>I have embeded a few videos below. 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