Well, that really, really sucks.
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@scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@Dashrender said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
A gallon of gasoline might be $1/gal more in NYC, and milk might be $0.50/gal more, but that doesn't even come close to telling you that the average person can't live in a nice part of town because a shit whole in the nice part of town cost half a mil to start.
Actually it does way more than you think. It's going purely by the cost of housing that makes people think NYC is so expensive when in reality, it's not nearly as bad as you think that it is. Going purely by the cost of housing is a terrible indicator.
Cost of commuting in NYC is generally dirt cheap, for example. And food is often cheap. It costs very little more to live in NYC than it does in most of the US. More, yes, but not as much as Minnesota, for example.
It makes NYC seem crazy expensive when people who live there know that it is a surprisingly affordable city, all things considered.
Now you've lost me. I really have no idea what a person in NYC spends on cabs and the subway compared to a person who owns a car paying for the car/insurance/fuel/maintenance, etc.
But housing is outrageous. Normal'ish restaurants are probably on par to a little more expensive, and food will undoubtly be noticeably more expensive, but not crushingly so.So what does an apt in NYC (in a good neighborhood) cost in rent? $3K/month?
I know I can't really look at where I am - Omaha - we aren't like a hip happenin' city where all the cool kids wanna live.
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@travisdh1 Seattle is not cheap but it is quite a nice city. Depending on where you work look at some of the suburbs - they are super nice.
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@MattSpeller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 Seattle is not cheap but it is quite a nice city. Depending on where you work look at some of the suburbs - they are super nice.
Suburbs dawg
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@scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Most important thing is that it is not NJ.
I only visited NJ and I felt dirty.
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@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Interviewer: How much compensation are you looking for?
Travis: To move to Seattle? Let me discuss this life altering decision with my wife. Oh, and we are going to uproot the kids too tsk tsk (even if you don't have kids).
That's great until the xmas party rolls around and everyone expects to see your family. Then, you're stuck hiring a fake one from craigslist and you didn't know your wife was an alcoholic... next thing you know, you're naked in a bathtub with your kidney missing.
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@NerdyDad said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@NerdyDad said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Interviewer: How much compensation are you looking for?
Travis: To move to Seattle? Let me discuss this life altering decision with my wife. Oh, and we are going to uproot the kids too tsk tsk (even if you don't have kids).Might want to do a salary calculations to see where you would rank in that market. Since you seem to already have a couple of years experience, then I doubt you would be entry-level Linux/Unix Sys Admin, that should give you some kudos.
The only problem you're looking at is the expense of relocation.
Which most companies will reimburse if you're moving across the country
True, most of the more enterprise companies would. SMB's probably not so much, or only limited.
Oh, this would be well outside the SMB space, this company is in the Fortune 500.
Then relocation expenses should not be a problem at all.
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@MattSpeller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 Seattle is not cheap but it is quite a nice city. Depending on where you work look at some of the suburbs - they are super nice.
Plus, I'm sure I still owe you a couple beers and I'd be close enough to come give em to you
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@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@MattSpeller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 Seattle is not cheap but it is quite a nice city. Depending on where you work look at some of the suburbs - they are super nice.
Suburbs dawg
Yeah, even the suburbs aren't cheap. Don't even think about downtown, $3k-$4k a month for a downtown apartment.
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@Grey said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Interviewer: How much compensation are you looking for?
Travis: To move to Seattle? Let me discuss this life altering decision with my wife. Oh, and we are going to uproot the kids too tsk tsk (even if you don't have kids).That's great until the xmas party rolls around and everyone expects to see your family. Then, you're stuck hiring a fake one from craigslist and you didn't know your wife was an alcoholic... next thing you know, you're naked in a bathtub with your kidney missing.
Yeah, I won't be doing that again.
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Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Nice!
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Awesome.
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats.
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
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@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
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@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.
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@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.
I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now
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@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.
I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now
So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live!
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@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.
I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now
So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live!
Indeed
I've yet to get a job in IT that was not through my contacts
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@MattSpeller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
@travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:
Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due
Congrats. Doing what?
Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.
Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.
I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now
So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live!
Indeed
I've yet to get a job in IT that was not through my contacts
Contacts are really the big secret of IT jobs. Seems like most everyone gets their jobs this way, often even newbies.
