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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @travisdh1
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      @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

      Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

      Awesome.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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        @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

        Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

        Congrats.

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        • stacksofplatesS
          stacksofplates @travisdh1
          last edited by

          @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

          Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

          Congrats. Doing what?

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          • travisdh1T
            travisdh1 @stacksofplates
            last edited by

            @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

            @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

            Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

            Congrats. Doing what?

            Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

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            • dafyreD
              dafyre @travisdh1
              last edited by

              @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

              @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

              @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

              Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

              Congrats. Doing what?

              Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

              Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.

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              • wirestyle22W
                wirestyle22 @dafyre
                last edited by

                @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

                Congrats. Doing what?

                Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

                Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.

                I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now

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                • dafyreD
                  dafyre @wirestyle22
                  last edited by

                  @wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                  @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                  @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                  @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                  @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                  Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

                  Congrats. Doing what?

                  Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

                  Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.

                  I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now

                  So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live! 😄

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                  • MattSpellerM
                    MattSpeller @dafyre
                    last edited by

                    @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    @wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                    Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

                    Congrats. Doing what?

                    Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

                    Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.

                    I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now

                    So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live! 😄

                    Indeed

                    I've yet to get a job in IT that was not through my contacts

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                    • Reid CooperR
                      Reid Cooper @MattSpeller
                      last edited by

                      @MattSpeller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @wirestyle22 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @dafyre said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @stacksofplates said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                      Well, my first interview is Tuesday, even before my final pay check is due 🙂

                      Congrats. Doing what?

                      Branch IT support for a Fortune 500 company in Columbus, OH. Lots of opportunity for promotion from within the company. Also, the same company my brother-in-law works for, so it was easy to get my name in front of the proper people instead of having to get past HR first.

                      Knowing people helps... My first ever IT job I got of my own recognizance, turns out I was friends with the guy's kid, ha ha ha.

                      I'm too much of a homebody to ever know anyone. All of my friends are all over the country now

                      So next time you job hunt... look where your friends live! 😄

                      Indeed

                      I've yet to get a job in IT that was not through my contacts

                      Contacts are really the big secret of IT jobs. Seems like most everyone gets their jobs this way, often even newbies.

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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ
                        last edited by

                        I've had the opposite experience and have done better at organizations with no internal contacts.

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                        • travisdh1T
                          travisdh1 @IRJ
                          last edited by

                          @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                          I've had the opposite experience and have done better at organizations with no internal contacts.

                          Well, depending on how things go tomorrow, I may be headed down that road.

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                          • IRJI
                            IRJ @travisdh1
                            last edited by

                            @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                            @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                            I've had the opposite experience and have done better at organizations with no internal contacts.

                            Well, depending on how things go tomorrow, I may be headed down that road.

                            I know about quite a few openings in the Orlando area that are actively seeking employees. It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living and no state income tax.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @IRJ
                              last edited by

                              @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                              It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                              LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

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                              • GreyG
                                Grey @IRJ
                                last edited by

                                @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                I've had the opposite experience and have done better at organizations with no internal contacts.

                                Well, depending on how things go tomorrow, I may be headed down that road.

                                I know about quite a few openings in the Orlando area that are actively seeking employees. It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living and no state income tax.

                                I would only move if it were a job from Disney for at least $150k/yr and they had some moving benefit+bonus. I'd love to give being a cast member a try. 😄

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                                • travisdh1T
                                  travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                  @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                  It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                  LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                  Yeah. The area I currently live in has a crazy low cost of living, and I'm even on the very low end of this area currently (living with a high-school buddy will do that.) Moving anywhere else in the country will about double my cost of living expenses at a minimum.

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                                  • IRJI
                                    IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                    @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                    It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                    LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                    Maybe if you don't know the area....

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ @scottalanmiller
                                      last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                      @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                      It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                      LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                      I would have to make double my salary to basically break even compared to other states in the Northeast when you consider the cost of living.

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                                      • travisdh1T
                                        travisdh1 @IRJ
                                        last edited by

                                        @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                        @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                        It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                        LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                        I would have to make double my salary to basically break even compared to other states in the Northeast when you consider the cost of living.

                                        I'm in Amish Country Ohio. I got sliced honey ham for $3.25/lb this past weekend, to give you and idea.

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                                        • IRJI
                                          IRJ @travisdh1
                                          last edited by

                                          @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                          @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                          @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                          It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                          LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                          I would have to make double my salary to basically break even compared to other states in the Northeast when you consider the cost of living.

                                          I'm in Amish Country Ohio. I got sliced honey ham for $3.25/lb this past weekend, to give you and idea.

                                          Right, I know there are places much cheaper than Orlando, but Orlando is cheap compared to other large cities have a large IT base.

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1 @IRJ
                                            last edited by

                                            @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                            @travisdh1 said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                            @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                            @IRJ said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

                                            It may not be ideal for you, but lower cost of living ....

                                            LOL. I don't think you have a good concept of his cost of living. Orlando is SO much more expensive.

                                            I would have to make double my salary to basically break even compared to other states in the Northeast when you consider the cost of living.

                                            I'm in Amish Country Ohio. I got sliced honey ham for $3.25/lb this past weekend, to give you and idea.

                                            Right, I know there are places much cheaper than Orlando, but Orlando is cheap compared to other large cities have a large IT base.

                                            I believe it. At least for the moment, I'm much better off to be unemployed here than employed for the same wage elsewhere.

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