Money Job Offers In Other Places

**Rain Man** · 05-19-2009, 06:08 PM

Hypothetical: You're working at your job, doing whatever it is that you do, when your phone rings. It's a corporate headhunter on the prowl.

You have a short chat, and on a whim you send him your resume.

A week later, you have a firm job offer in hand with a company that is a virtual clone of your company. Same quality of company, same type of boss, same type of work, same type of office environment, same benefits, same chances of advancement. The only differences are:

1. The new job is in a different city/country.

2. The new job pays 20 percent more in real terms, and includes an adjustment for the cost of living in the new location.

When the following poll is posted, please check all of the locations where you would move and take the new job.

As a bonus question, in the situation above, in what city would you be most happy about getting the offer? It can be any city in the U.S. or the rest of the world, but must be more than 100 miles from where you currently live.

MIAdragon · 05-19-2009, 06:10 PM

They only other place in the states Id live is back in Honolulu, god I cant wait to get back.

Ebolapox · 05-19-2009, 06:11 PM

if this is your way of offering me a job, kevin, the answer is yes.

Katipan · 05-19-2009, 06:12 PM

Miami would be fun and new until the next impossible dream job popped up somewhere else.

**CrazyPhuD** · 05-19-2009, 06:20 PM

Would I still be banging the secretary at lunch in the new office?

Halfcan · 05-19-2009, 06:20 PM

I would move to Vancouver, Paris, or London.

**Iowanian** · 05-19-2009, 06:21 PM

Don't leave him Daface, I'm sure you're a vital and valued cog in bRainman, Inc.

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:26 PM

None of the above. I've been to a surprising number of these locations.

**Bwana** · 05-19-2009, 06:26 PM

"A small town in Montana (Let's pick Lame Deer.)" Dude, of all the small towns in Montana you pick Lame Deer? The place is a ****hole. I won't even drive through that place at night without the Glock 20 next to me with the 15 round clip. The rez is not a good place to live.

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

"A small town in Montana (Let's pick Lame Deer.)" Dude, of all the small towns in Montana you pick Lame Deer? The place is a ****hole. I won't even drive through that place at night without the Glock 20 next to me with the 15 round clip. The rez is not a good place to live.

Also, this. Pick a non-reservation small town next time!

Brock · 05-19-2009, 06:30 PM

Kevin, you don't have to go through all of this just to find out what it will take to hire me. Just ask.

**Rain Man** · 05-19-2009, 06:30 PM

Lame Deer's on a reservation? I just picked it because I find the name interesting.

Okay, you can pick a non-reservation Montana town. But something on the eastern plains.

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Lame Deer's on a reservation? I just picked it because I find the name interesting.

Okay, you can pick a non-reservation Montana town. But something on the eastern plains.

Forget about it. Take Bozeman, Kalispell, Helena.... Something buried in the mountains! Not Great Falls or Missoula, though.

**Bwana** · 05-19-2009, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Lame Deer's on a reservation? I just picked it because I find the name interesting.

Okay, you can pick a non-reservation Montana town. But something on the eastern plains.

Baaa, go with something in the Montana Mountains like Cooke City.

Welcome to Montana, the town is back about 8 miles from this shot.

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bwana

Baaa, go with something in the Montana Mountains like Cooke City.

Welcome to Montana, the town is back about 8 miles from this shot.

Nice choice.

View Poll Results: I would move to this city for a 20% pay increase and cost of living adjustment.
Anchorage, Alaska	14	17.72%
Hilo, Hawaii	32	40.51%
Sacramento, California	17	21.52%
Los Angeles, California	18	22.78%
Walla Walla, Washington	15	18.99%
A small town in Idaho (Let's pick Burley.)	14	17.72%
A small town in Montana (Let's pick Lame Deer.)	18	22.78%
Cheyenne, Wyoming	18	22.78%
Denver, Colorado	30	37.97%
Vail, Colorado	20	25.32%
Santa Fe, New Mexico	23	29.11%
McAllen, Texas	8	10.13%
Odessa, Texas	13	16.46%
Duluth, Minnesota	5	6.33%
Lansing, Michigan	7	8.86%
Youngstown, Ohio	5	6.33%
A small town in West Virginia (Let's pick Williamson)	8	10.13%
Knoxville, Tennessee	18	22.78%
Jupiter, Florida	14	17.72%
Miami, Florida	15	18.99%
Arlington, Virginia	14	17.72%
Dover, Delaware	11	13.92%
New York, New York (Manhattan)	23	29.11%
Providence, Rhode Island	14	17.72%
A small town in Maine (Let's pick Caribou)	13	16.46%
Toronto, Canada	16	20.25%
Guadalajara, Mexico	5	6.33%
San Jose, Costa Rica	12	15.19%
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13	16.46%
Cape Town, South Africa	8	10.13%
Kampala, Uganda	2	2.53%
Cairo, Egypt	4	5.06%
Jerusalem, Israel	3	3.80%
Istanbul no it's Constantinople, Turkey	4	5.06%
Coventry, England	23	29.11%
Dublin, Ireland	26	32.91%
Paris, France	21	26.58%
Helsinki, Finland	15	18.99%
Geneva, Switzerland	18	22.78%
Sofia, Bulgaria	8	10.13%
Mumbai (Bombay), India	4	5.06%
Phuket, Thailand	10	12.66%
Bali, Indonesia	2	2.53%
Tokyo, Japan	16	20.25%
Hong Kong, China	12	15.19%
Perth, Australia	22	27.85%
Sydney, Australia	26	32.91%
Bora Bora, French Tahiti	13	16.46%
South Pole Research Station	5	6.33%
I wouldn't move to any of these places.	11	13.92%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

05-19-2009, 06:08 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-712449 VARSITY	Job Offers In Other Places Hypothetical: You're working at your job, doing whatever it is that you do, when your phone rings. It's a corporate headhunter on the prowl. You have a short chat, and on a whim you send him your resume. A week later, you have a firm job offer in hand with a company that is a virtual clone of your company. Same quality of company, same type of boss, same type of work, same type of office environment, same benefits, same chances of advancement. The only differences are: 1. The new job is in a different city/country. 2. The new job pays 20 percent more in real terms, and includes an adjustment for the cost of living in the new location. When the following poll is posted, please check all of the locations where you would move and take the new job. As a bonus question, in the situation above, in what city would you be most happy about getting the offer? It can be any city in the U.S. or the rest of the world, but must be more than 100 miles from where you currently live.
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05-19-2009, 06:10 PM	#2
MIAdragon Someone pass the antifreeze Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami (North Cuba) Casino cash: $-2242181	They only other place in the states Id live is back in Honolulu, god I cant wait to get back.
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05-19-2009, 06:11 PM	#3
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $-1810097	if this is your way of offering me a job, kevin, the answer is yes.
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05-19-2009, 06:12 PM	#4
Katipan MER Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $-999649	Miami would be fun and new until the next impossible dream job popped up somewhere else. __________________ "Loving him is red."
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05-19-2009, 06:20 PM	#5
CrazyPhuD Meow Join Date: Jun 2005 Casino cash: $10005050	Would I still be banging the secretary at lunch in the new office? __________________ "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t*rd by the clean end"
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05-19-2009, 06:20 PM	#6
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	I would move to Vancouver, Paris, or London.
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05-19-2009, 06:21 PM	#7
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $1658454	Don't leave him Daface, I'm sure you're a vital and valued cog in bRainman, Inc.
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05-19-2009, 06:26 PM	#8
Nightfyre MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Helena, MT Casino cash: $1298849	None of the above. I've been to a surprising number of these locations.
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05-19-2009, 06:26 PM	#9
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2135800532	"A small town in Montana (Let's pick Lame Deer.)" Dude, of all the small towns in Montana you pick Lame Deer? The place is a ****hole. I won't even drive through that place at night without the Glock 20 next to me with the 15 round clip. The rez is not a good place to live.
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05-19-2009, 06:30 PM	#11
Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	Kevin, you don't have to go through all of this just to find out what it will take to hire me. Just ask.
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