Well, that really, really sucks.
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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.
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I've had the opposite experience and have done better at organizations with no internal contacts.
