Money Job Offers In Other Places - Page 2

**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.

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:34 PM

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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.

**BigMeatballDave** · 05-19-2009, 06:37 PM

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

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.

burt · 05-19-2009, 06:38 PM

Was, San Jose, Costa Rica, a trick question?

**Bwana** · 05-19-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Nice choice.

I spend a lot of time up there during the summer, ATVing and swinging fly line.

On the other hand, the best thing about Lame Deer, is speeding through town and seeing it in your rear view mirror, all the while wondering if you are going to have to Glock someone up before you get the hell out of there.

Lame Deer in below link.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...3D160%26um%3D1

Nightfyre · 05-19-2009, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I spent a lot of time up there during the summer, ATVing and swinging fly line.

Lucky!

keg in kc · 05-19-2009, 06:53 PM

South Pole research station sounds perfect, although there may be a few too many people.

**Bwana** · 05-19-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Lucky!

Grrr, make that "Spend" not spent. I'm not dead yet.

el borracho · 05-19-2009, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burt

Was, San Jose, Costa Rica, a trick question?

San Jose is the largest city in Costa Rica but, if you have been to Costa Rica, you realize it is the last place in the country you would choose to live.

JD10367 · 05-19-2009, 07:05 PM

Tops on that list would be Alaska and Hawaii (been to both), and the U.K., Switzerland, and Finland.

But I'd try any of 'em... as long as they don't have too many Yankees fans.

el borracho · 05-19-2009, 07:07 PM

By the way, I selected:

Hilo- because it a tropical paradise with all manner of beach activities

Sydney- because it is near the Great Barrier Reef and I love diving, also near New Zealand which I hear is so much better than the Old Zealand

Knoxville- because their MBA program is intriguing, Knoxville has great music and, I believe, Tenn. has a lot of caves for spelunking

**luv** · 05-19-2009, 07:07 PM

I think the list of places I wouldn't be willing to move to would be much shorter.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 05-19-2009, 07:08 PM

For that raise I wouldn't move out of the country. Most of the other places I would move.

**Dylan** · 05-19-2009, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigChiefDave

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

LOL...

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, 06:37 PM	#18
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	Who in the **** picked Youngstown, Ohio?
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05-19-2009, 06:53 PM	#23
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	South Pole research station sounds perfect, although there may be a few too many people.
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05-19-2009, 07:05 PM	#26
JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Tops on that list would be Alaska and Hawaii (been to both), and the U.K., Switzerland, and Finland. But I'd try any of 'em... as long as they don't have too many Yankees fans.
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05-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#27
el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $2469148	By the way, I selected: Hilo- because it a tropical paradise with all manner of beach activities Sydney- because it is near the Great Barrier Reef and I love diving, also near New Zealand which I hear is so much better than the Old Zealand Knoxville- because their MBA program is intriguing, Knoxville has great music and, I believe, Tenn. has a lot of caves for spelunking
Posts: 12,278

05-19-2009, 07:07 PM	#28
luv You think you can get by this? Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $-1250000	I think the list of places I wouldn't be willing to move to would be much shorter.
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05-19-2009, 07:08 PM	#29
Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $9999900 VARSITY	For that raise I wouldn't move out of the country. Most of the other places I would move.
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