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Old 07-October-07, 10:11 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: New Job....whats your experience?

"Multifunction Service Consultant"... I like that one.

Now on to the further post I promised yesterday. Big Akita said ti very well, you have to go where you are happy, or at least think you will be happy. You never really know until you get there. But what I look for in a job and what you look for and what BA looks for will all be different. I have a wife, 2 kids, and a house. What I was looking for in a job this summer was something that will allow me to spend more time with the family, has good benefits, will expose me to new things and allow me to use the skills I have, and pays well enough to get a little ahead of the bills. I got the first 3, so I can't complain. Hopefully the 4th will come in time since the company is growing.

So I get to work from home, which means I don't spend 3+hrs a day commuting into NYC as well as save about $4-5k a year on transportation, food, dry cleaning, etc. It is in a filed I have experience with, but dealing with things from a different angle, so I will be able to both leverage my skills and learn new ones. The benefits are at least as good as my last job but cost only $275/mo vs $667, so that is good. The pay is a little less, but with all the savings I come out ahead, plus there is a bonus which the last job didn't have.

So that's what I looks for. Money is great, and it sure makes like easier, but I wouldn't take a job in NYC for anything less than 50% more than I am making now due to the additional costs and quality of life issues.

I hope that helps.
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