DrewEckhardt 0 #26 November 2, 2006 QuoteNo office, share a computer with another! Gotta luv hospital budgets........ Here's another question, not meant to hijack yo thread but... Would you choose: a. Shitty job but it's in a great location/place to live? or b. Great job but it's in a shitty location/place to live? Neither. 1) Most people need to have balance in their lives. Even if you lean heavily in one direction (like work 80 hours a week) that leaves 1/3 of your waking hours being crappy. 2) This assumes the great job is as represented and lasts . You don't want to be left with nothing good. Quote I have a chance at a great job, about 12K more per year, but man it's in a shithole of U.S.'s 4th largest city...... Rent/mortgage, housing size, or commute time compromises might more than offset that; and on the other side your current employer may be able to accomodate a salary increase if you ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #27 November 2, 2006 QuoteHmmmm..... tough one. What sucks so bad about where you are at? I don't much care for where we live.... the entire town is a huge strip mall. But life is what I make of it. I am greedy.... I'd move for 12k a year. I wouldn't move to a cesspool for less than $5M a year. That's enough for a year's salary to cover retirement in a nice location after the year's up and the government gets paid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #28 November 2, 2006 Big Japanese company here. NOBODY has an office. If you're really important, you get a bigger cube than the rest.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #29 November 2, 2006 QuoteQuoteYou also have to consider cost of living. Sure, it's pretty high in Austin, but isn't it even higher in Houston? How much of that 12k will you actually see? No. 88.7 vs. 91.5. He'd see more of the $12K in Houston than Austin. Also note that you need to consider individual circumstances. While house prices were nearly identical between where I moved from and to, I didn't want a half million dollar property. Available town houses were newer and therefore more expensive, properties lacked basements so I needed a two car garage for the workspace, and the same size living space would have doubled my mortgage payments at the same term. I moved again to a more expensive location, but am thinking of a small condo (I don't need extra bedrooms) + rented work loft. "Metro area" is pretty inclusive. Average prices in one area might get you within a couple minutes of work in one area or sitting in traffic for an hour or two a day in the other. For the same commuting time your housing costs could double. Disregarding all the other reasons not to move, you need to figure out where you might like to live relative to work and look at actual rents or property values in that area. You also need to consider relocation costs if the company isn't going to cover them. If you have realtors comissions to pay, need furnished temporary housing, etc. you can spend $50K+ getting from point A to B. And the general job market there if it doesn't work out for whatever reason. Moving sucks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildfan75 1 #30 November 2, 2006 It's called a CAREER CAPSULE! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #31 November 2, 2006 QuoteBig Japanese company here. NOBODY has an office. If you're really important, you get a bigger cube than the rest. Reminds me of the company I worked for. You had to be a certain level management to warrant a window. They hired a bunch of new lower-level guys and had no place to put them except along the outside walls which were glass windows. They built cubicles and put walls up along the glass so they wouldn't have a window. True story.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #32 November 2, 2006 Forget about the money. You don't absolutely need it, so let's just focus on job vs. city. Couple of questions: a- What age are you? b- What are your career aspirations? c- What are the promotion opportunities in Austin vs Houston jobs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #33 November 3, 2006 Thanks for all the replies....... Bob, a. 43 b. Not to become bored. c. About equal with both jobs. I just got home from work riding my bike, and smelled the air. Cool, clean and crisp. Can't ever get that in Houston. Ever. So, what did I do today? I shot off my resume to the Houston job, and high balled a salary request. Way more than the 12k they offered...... so, guess we shall see. Thanks for all the help guys. Even though I've been around a while now, it sure helps to see other peoples perspective on a situation. Hell, maybe I'll just go back to flying jumpers full-time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #34 November 3, 2006 QuoteI just got home from work riding my bike, and smelled the air. Cool, clean and crisp. Can't ever get that in Houston. Ever. See that would matter to me more than the absolutely perfect job. But then, the lure of the dream job may be too much for you to resist? QuoteHell, maybe I'll just go back to flying jumpers full-time! So, you wanna die old, poor, and unappreciated then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #35 November 3, 2006 QuoteSo, you wanna die old, poor, and unappreciated then? Bhwaaaa!! Gotta say, the 10 years I flew jumpers were some of the best I can remember..... Too bad my ole DZ closed the doors......sigh. Memories, ah the memories..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mangledspoon 0 #36 November 3, 2006 We have an office equipped for 25+ people, and about 6 people come in every day. You practically need rollerskates to get to the next person, they are so far away... And I have a half cubicle - it has two walls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaM 0 #37 November 3, 2006 I work for a research facility and there was rumor about us moving into a hospital building. I was all for it! I could scooter or blade to meetings! It'd be aweome! ~ Lisa ~ Do you Rigminder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
