| Hooray |
Hello
Hey all. I recently graduate college in May and want to move from my current state (NJ). I love NJ, but I have always felt a connection to New England. That being said, how many of you chose your jobs because of location...or moved to an area you loved to find a place to work. I cannot stand working in the office I am in and just feel I need a large change. |
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| Subhuman |
Of the times I have moved somewhere I (thought I) loved and then looked for works later, it invariably turns out to be a struggle spoiling the experience for me but of the places I have moved to with a job lined up, I ended up loving the locations even the ones I originally thought would suck. Now this isn't true for everyone but I think it has more to do with the person than with the place, the grass is always greener. That said, I still plan to travel a lot and to live all over including other countries - the world is to big and I want to explore as much as I can before settling down (and I'm 42). BTW the word settling down is usually absent from my vocabulary
EDIT: I suppose I should answer the question: I got to the islands via Eugene, OR where we moved to from NY without a job thinking Eugene was going to be great... after my putting in over 300 applications my wife got a job in the San Juan Islands where we had always thought it would be nice to live. It's a challenge at times and I have to work three to four jobs to stay but the three months of beautiful warm sun is worth suffering through the nine months of cold and rain... sometimes.
NOTE: After reading my own post, I realized I hadn't said "places" enough to get the point across that I had been to a lot of "places" and other "places." I've also read about a lot of "places" which I would love to go to and live in those "places" after I leave the "place" where I live now. :8:
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| Hooray |
| it looks like you are a fire fighter... i often contemplate being on the job in certain locations...there are plenty i would love to live that are career departments. it really makes you consider what is important in your life etc. so much thinking to do! |
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| rockhopjohn |
The west is a wonderful place. I moved from FL to Montana about 5 years ago and it was by far the best thing I have ever done. I was burnt out with my engineering program, and needed a change. So I lived in a tent on my dads property for ~8 months, and decided to switch from Engineering to Geology. It was the best decision I ever made.
I am in Grad school now in Boise ID, which I am not in love with, but it certainly better than a LOT of other places. When I finish school I will probably be headed to AK for work, but I would really love to end up in SW British Columbia. |
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| sublimeone |
I chose to stay here on Martha's Vineyard and open up shop as a photographer. It's a different lifestyle and extremely seasonal so you make most of your money during the summer season and have free time during the winter. It's peaceful, it's beautiful, there's a STRONG sense of community and the culture here is definitely supportive of mom and pop stores & services which I why I am able to make a living here as a photographer. When winter comes around there are plenty of people that take huge trips - domestic and international - so for me it's great to surround myself with like-minded people.
It's bloody expensive, though.
So location location location.. Nurture your interests and weed out the things you don't like... There will always be jobs and if there aren't start your own thing. Good luck. |
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| tirolerpeter |
| I started out life in a post WWII refugee camp near Innsbruck, Austria. I came to the USA with my family in the early 1950's and grew up in NYC and and on Long Island. After college (SUNY at Stony Brook) I served in the US military and did a tour in Vietnam (1968 - 1969). After the service both my wife and I worked for a year for companies that we did not like, so we both became certified teachers and taught HS for over thirty years. During that time we raised three children who are now 25, 29, and 32. In 2001 we both retired from teaching. Since I love to ski (I started at age 3 in Austria) and our kids love to ski, we fiqured that moving to UT would not only allow me to ski every day, but our kids would enjoy visiting us so that they could ski also. Of course, needing to drive 16 miles up and down a mountain road to Alta and Snowbird meant that I needed a car with AWD. That is why I now own a Subaru 2.5i OB Wagon. BTW, we had our first significant snowfall here on the Wasatch Front Range just this past week-end. The tops of the mountains are nice and white! |
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| mslatfly |
quote: Originally posted by Hooray
Hello
Hey all. I recently graduate college in May and want to move from my current state (NJ). I love NJ, but I have always felt a connection to New England. That being said, how many of you chose your jobs because of location...or moved to an area you loved to find a place to work. I cannot stand working in the office I am in and just feel I need a large change. | |
Like you, I grew up in NJ, but am in love with New England. But there is a distinct lack of jobs in the areas I would like to live. So far, I've lived where I could find work, job taking precedence over home. I would never move, and then try to find a job.
My advice, look for jobs online. Let the company know that you want to move to that area, and that that is the reason you are looking. Make sure they know you aren't just desperate for a job. |
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| tirolerpeter |
quote: Originally posted by mslatfly
Like you, I grew up in NJ, but am in love with New England. But there is a distinct lack of jobs in the areas I would like to live. So far, I've lived where I could find work, job taking precedence over home. I would never move, and then try to find a job.
My advice, look for jobs online. Let the company know that you want to move to that area, and that that is the reason you are looking. Make sure they know you aren't just desperate for a job. | |
Good advice. Always make sure you have a back-up plan. |
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| mtmactom |
Grew up near Poughkeepsie, NY, and when IBM made huge cuts in the late 80s early 90s realized jobs were limited there. After getting married in 93, we lived in Jersey City, down in Ocean, NJ by the shore, and finally settled in Shelton, CT. We like it because its still close to family in NY(day trip, but no surprise pop-ins :-) ). Its also still fairly close to the NJ shore, only miles from the LI Sound, close to the beaches in R.I., and not to far from the Berkshires for skiing(also know as ice skating to the western skiers). Other benefits of CT are taxes/insurance are much cheaper than NY/NJ. Thats my story and i am sticking to it.
On a separate note, this is not the best economy to change jobs in right now. |
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| tirolerpeter |
quote: Originally posted by mtmactom
Grew up near Poughkeepsie, NY, and when IBM made huge cuts in the late 80s early 90s realized jobs were limited there. After getting married in 93, we lived in Jersey City, down in Ocean, NJ by the shore, and finally settled in Shelton, CT. We like it because its still close to family in NY(day trip, but no surprise pop-ins :-) ). Its also still fairly close to the NJ shore, only miles from the LI Sound, close to the beaches in R.I., and not to far from the Berkshires for skiing(also know as ice skating to the western skiers). Other benefits of CT are taxes/insurance are much cheaper than NY/NJ. Thats my story and i am sticking to it.
On a separate note, this is not the best economy to change jobs in right now. | |
I agree about not changing jobs at the moment.
Hey mtmactom you were close on the western characterization of eastern skiing. The actual description of what you call "packed powder" is "Icy ribbons of death." I know, having skiid in the east most of my life. Come on out to UT and I will take you on a mountain tour that will leave you "breathless" (both figuratively and literally). Just bring your boots because you need to rent the proper skis here. The only time my "eastern skis" are of any use here is from mid April to late June, when the surface crusts up at night due to daytime thawing. That is when I need the edges in the morning hours until the surface softens again. I put 65 days on my powder skis last season without ever needing to sharpen the edges. PM me and I can give you plenty of travel, lodging/dining, and ticket tips, in addition to the tour. |
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| mtmactom |
tirolerpeter that sounds like a marvelous idea/invitation, but unfortunately again due to this economy, and my horrible healthcare plan, money is quite tight for this downhill ice skater.
Maybe someday, but not this winter unless i win powerball. |
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| neutron |
I was born in Massachusetts. At the time, my dad JUST returned home from the Vietnam war (my mom's Vietnamese, my dad's the white American G.I.) and was working as a photocopier repair tech and going to school to learn digital electronics.
During the 1980s tech boom, MA had a lousy job market, and CA had a great job market. So my dad sent his resume to companies in L.A. and Silicon Valley. Ended up working for a company in L.A., the same company that built the computer gear that made the graphics of the Death Star in the original Star Wars.
He came out here to start his new job and find a house before moving me, my mom and my sis.
We made the drive here in 1983. I had chickenpox at the time, so it was one hell of a long week for me. Driving across the U.S. is something every youngster should experience. A very formative journey for me.
I was amazed at how accepting Cali people were. In Massachusetts I got made fun of and beat up endlessly for being non-caucasian. Asians and Asian mixes were totally unheard of in MA at that time. In California... I was everyone's best friend. They all welcomed the new kid in my 3rd grade class.
I still live in the L.A. area. Probably retire to AZ or ID in 30 years or so. California has a way of feeing you to death with fines and taxes of every conceivable type. |
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| skipjack |
I was born and raised in Manila, the Philippines. Work for a couple of Tuna Canneries after graduating from college (Hence the skipjack handle). Migrated to Vancouver, BC in 1994, struggled with a few start up job and then landed a really good job building railcars (Sort of). The job moved me and my family from Vancouver to Kingston, ON and then to Plattsburgh, NY and finally to Pittsburgh, PA.
Love where we are right now. Right standard of living, good family oriented communities and school district, pretty laid back pace (not quite like the Pacific Northwest, though)
The rest of my family (Mom and siblings) live in Seattle and I would move there in a flash, if I can find a job to maintain our modest standard of living. |
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| tirolerpeter |
Quote Neutron:
"In Massachusetts I got made fun of and beat up endlessly for being non-caucasian. Asians and Asian mixes were totally unheard of in MA at that time."
It's amazing how many bigots there are in the "good ole USA" in light of the fact that this is a land of immigrants. While I am caucasian, I have actually been taunted as being a NAZI at times since, like Hitler, I was born in Austria. |
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