Job Opportunity....1600mi Away; Should I do it?

[onehundredoctane]

This is going to sound like some 3rd grade social studies shit, but even today when I have new job opportunities I will sit down and write out a pros and cons list. It helps to see it in writing instead of keeping mental note.

Cost of living, taxes, would you be living closer to work there and save in gas? Stuff like that.

Sidenote: I didn't know you were in networking. . .

[crash n' burn]

Originally Posted by onehundredoctane

Sidenote: I didn't know you were in networking. . .

Nah..I really just dick around in the office all day and pretend to work.

[onehundredoctane]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

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Nah..I really just dick around in the office all day and pretend to work.

Hey, me too!

[5280VertDET]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

Nah..I really just dick around in the office all day and pretend to work.

Originally Posted by onehundredoctane

Hey, me too!

In IT out here CO, right now I am "working" too. LOL
I joke that 60% of my time is watching a loading bar go across the screen.


The CoL out here is out of control the last 6-7 years in Denver-Metro. East Aurora (AKA Saudi Aurora), Colorado Spring (ish) and North-North East Denver are reasonable for home and rental pricing. I would ask for a CoL raise if you do it.

We got into a house right at the tail end of the recession, thankfully, otherwise wouldn't wouldn't have been able to afford anything in Denver. Part of the problem is with the hot market in Denver, people are snatching up cheap homes and flipping them for double or more; which doesn't give anyone the ability to buy low and fix it up.

Love the state and dont plan on moving. If you want to pursue IT/Networking fields, there is a shit load of big, small and startup companies.

[crash n' burn]

Originally Posted by 5280VertDET

I would ask for a CoL raise if you do it.

I have a 2800sqft 4bed/2.5bath with a 2 car garage and 1/2acre lot that I paid 200k even for..and that was a deal.

It's worth twice that in the springs area. I've been looking in Foutain and contemplating Pueblo. Im fine with a smaller house, but 250k with lower quality materials and composite countertops got me like

[silviamang]

Originally Posted by onehundredoctane

This is going to sound like some 3rd grade social studies shit, but even today when I have new job opportunities I will sit down and write out a pros and cons list. It helps to see it in writing instead of keeping mental note.

Cost of living, taxes, would you be living closer to work there and save in gas? Stuff like that.

Sidenote: I didn't know you were in networking. . .

Lol I did the same thing before moving to Japan. Then i tossed the paper in the trash, packed up my shit and left!

OP if you ever do decide to go government, we could use a couple of network guys on the GS side over here.

[crash n' burn]

Originally Posted by silviamang

OP if you ever do decide to go government, we could use a couple of network guys on the GS side over here.

I'd love to do it..but I'm afraid I'd also be divorced fairly quick 😂.

Only GS slots I've seen out there that I'd qualify for..i don't get referred through. I got like 5 or 6 referrals in the shoot right now. It's been like 2 months since most of the postings closed and I'm not going to wait for them to go, oh yeahhhhhhh, then update it that I wasn't selected.

[Phlip]

Originally Posted by crash n' burn

I have a 2800sqft 4bed/2.5bath with a 2 car garage and 1/2acre lot that I paid 200k even for..and that was a deal.

It's worth twice that in the springs area. I've been looking in Foutain and contemplating Pueblo. Im fine with a smaller house, but 250k with lower quality materials and composite countertops got me like

Housing prices down here will spoil the fuck outta you.
You could have scored your house in Greensboro for about $175k, perhaps lower, depending on the neighborhood.

Originally Posted by silviamang

Lol I did the same thing before moving to Japan. Then i tossed the paper in the trash, packed up my shit and left!

I am going to guess you're single with no kids