Money Job Offers In Other Places - Page 3

**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.

el borracho · 05-19-2009, 07:14 PM

By the way, if I were choosing anywhere, it would probably be Madrid, Spain or somewhere in Central or South America. Belize or Honduras or Costa Rica (but somewhere like Jaco or Drake).

Pioli Zombie · 05-19-2009, 07:14 PM

Please offer Larry Johnson this deal.
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**Bwana** · 05-19-2009, 07:17 PM

If I was going to move, it would be to San Pedro Belize. I seriously may do that some day.

**CrazyPhuD** · 05-19-2009, 07:34 PM

Where's Amsterdam??????

Pioli Zombie · 05-19-2009, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

Where's Amsterdam??????

Dick Van Dyke Show. The little funny guy.
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Cannibal · 05-19-2009, 07:42 PM

I can't imagine anyone making a conscious decision to move to Odessa, TX.

**sd4chiefs** · 05-19-2009, 07:54 PM

I moved from KC to San Diego 13 years ago and I love it here.

Cannibal · 05-19-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs

I moved from KC to San Diego 13 years ago and I love it here.

Nice. I envy you.

JD10367 · 05-19-2009, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs

I moved from KC to San Diego 13 years ago and I love it here.

Nice area. Went out there in '05, saw the Zoo, had breakfast at the Big Kitchen, drove out to the other game reserve on the way to Disneyland... nice weather, nice topography. Must be murder, though, with all those Charger fans. On the bright side, you can go to Tijuana on the weekends and see a donkey show.

Cannibal · 05-19-2009, 08:15 PM

The problem for me with the nice Cities in Cali is the real estate market.

**Bugeater** · 05-19-2009, 10:14 PM

I'd go pretty much anywhere in the continental United States except for Florida or any major cities.

**DaFace** · 05-19-2009, 10:21 PM

Does my new boss post on ChiefsPlanet too? That'd be hard to replace.

**cdcox** · 05-19-2009, 10:39 PM

As to #1 place to live:

Wife says Key West.
I says KC.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 05-19-2009, 10:45 PM

The cost of living adjustment would hurt me, not help me, so that 20% could turn into a loss depending on which podunk town I choose.

**cdcox** · 05-19-2009, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigChiefDave

Who in the **** picked Youngstown, Ohio?

People who live in Western Kansas?

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
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 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, 07:14 PM	#31
el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $2469148	By the way, if I were choosing anywhere, it would probably be Madrid, Spain or somewhere in Central or South America. Belize or Honduras or Costa Rica (but somewhere like Jaco or Drake).
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05-19-2009, 07:14 PM	#32
Pioli Zombie Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: olathe,kansas Casino cash: $10004900	Please offer Larry Johnson this deal. Posted via Mobile Device
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05-19-2009, 07:17 PM	#33
Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2135790532	If I was going to move, it would be to San Pedro Belize. I seriously may do that some day.
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05-19-2009, 07:34 PM	#34
CrazyPhuD Meow Join Date: Jun 2005 Casino cash: $10005050	Where's Amsterdam?????? __________________ "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, 07:42 PM	#36
Cannibal Better to burn out... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bible Thumping Country Casino cash: $10010618	I can't imagine anyone making a conscious decision to move to Odessa, TX.
Posts: 9,306

05-19-2009, 07:54 PM	#37
sd4chiefs error 404 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bizarro World Casino cash: $8650445	I moved from KC to San Diego 13 years ago and I love it here. __________________ “It's Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” – Mark Twain.
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05-19-2009, 08:15 PM	#40
Cannibal Better to burn out... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bible Thumping Country Casino cash: $10010618	The problem for me with the nice Cities in Cali is the real estate market.
Posts: 9,306

05-19-2009, 10:14 PM	#41
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $3992680	I'd go pretty much anywhere in the continental United States except for Florida or any major cities.
Posts: 70,546

05-19-2009, 10:21 PM	#42
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1923101	Does my new boss post on ChiefsPlanet too? That'd be hard to replace.
Posts: 53,155

05-19-2009, 10:39 PM	#43
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $-618231	As to #1 place to live: Wife says Key West. I says KC.
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