Father and son

Sondre is employed at the R&D Oslo department, and when Tom got wind of Sondre applying for a job at Data Respons, it was important for both him and his leader, Ivar, that the hiring process was done without the interference of Tom. Now that his son is an employee, Tom is very happy that his son is going to work with us, and he points out that even though an employment at Data Respons is nice to have on your CV, it also opens the door to a great variety of assignments. He elaborates somewhat modestly that his son has great prerequisites for success at Data Respons; “Sondre has a good background, not only has he an education in hardware engineering, he has also been programming since primary school, and knowing both these important disciplines creates a great foundation. I understand the choice of wanting to work with more practical development; I have always perceived Sondre more as a handicrafts technologist, eagerly taking things apart in order to see how they work”.

Sondre decided to apply for a position at Data Respons because he had experienced, both through his father’s accounts, and from a summer job when he was younger, that it is an exciting workplace. He also enjoys that Data Respons has a good size with a flat organizational structure; after having tried both a large-sized company and a startup, Sondre concludes that this is a golden middle way. Tom agrees, and emphasizes that even though the company now is part of a large group, the mindset of running a small business and the autonomy is kept at R&D Services, and the developers gain insight in all parts of the operation.

The father and son do not only share an enthusiasm for technology, but also music. They both play the trumpet, but they do perhaps disagree a little bit about what matters the most; who started playing first; Sondre 5 years versus Tom 8 years, or who have been playing the longest; Tom >> Sondre. They are now eager to round off the conversation as they are heading to a bebop-talk (!), as the first event of this year’s jazz festival. In tomorrow’s evening, Tom is the one that’s up on the stage with his funk/soul-band, and Sondre looks forward to listening to his role model play.