I've sent out 1001 resumes and received but one job offer...in Indiana (UGH!)!
Most positions were pulled or filled in house-mostly by people (still) expected to do their old job too. Some simply haven't hired anyone yet.
The rich are getting richer by laying off employees in droves and expecting the ones left to pick up the slack. THEY call it: "improved productivity". What it really should be called is exploitation.
What's that Bruce Cockburn song: "If I had a Rocket Launcher".........
Because there were no good jobs there for my wife, who would have had to give up her well paying job. We would have wound up making less than 10k more without her salary. We decided to tighten our belts a bit more instead. Also, my friend had an opening at his company, but his boss pulled the job literally at the last minute.
Of course, now HE does the work of two people.
So let me see - you'd have been better off, and your wife could have tried looking for a suitable job while you were in Indiana, with less financial pressure than you're under now.
Either you're henpecked, or an extremely foolish 'new man' type.
Hell, move yourself to Indiana, and go and see her once a month.
So you forgot the fact that the cost of living in indiana is probably 1/3rd that of where you are now.
so you would have been ahead.
I could have doubled my salary by miving to califorrnia... but looking at living costs, I would have been behind overall... my house payment would have quadrupled for the same quality house/neighborhood. milk goes from $1.99 a gallon to $3.50 a gallon.... etc....
only a fool doesnt look at the overall economic picture.
See, milk prices in california are regulated. So you can buy a gallon of milk for a minimum price of... oh, I forget... I think it's like $3.50. But they can offer a discount when you buy two... come to think of it, I guess it's two gallons for $4.50.
I own my condo (and bought it right) so my housing would have been only slightly cheaper.
Gasoline is much cheaper there (this was Evansville, IN by the Kentucky and Illinois borders) about 40 cents in fact. Food seemed about the same.
"Be there. Aloha."
-- Steve McGarret, _Hawaii Five-Oh_
While I remain unemployed.....since January. (Score:3, Insightful)
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Either you're henpecked, or an extremely foolish 'new man' type.
Hell, move yourself to Indiana, and go and see her once a month.
Re:While I remain unemployed.....since January. (Score:0)
so you would have been ahead.
I could have doubled my salary by miving to califorrnia... but looking at living costs, I would have been behind overall... my house payment would have quadrupled for the same quality house/neighborhood. milk goes from $1.99 a gallon to $3.50 a gallon.... etc....
only a fool doesnt look at the overall economic picture.
Milk? (Score:2)
Which, if you're counting, is better than $1.99 per gallon.
-fred
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Way in the back of the cooler is the regular milk, and it sells for $1.99 per gallon.
Well, actually, it doesn't... (Score:2)
But still, not that much of a difference.
-fred
Only partly true... (Score:2)