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    • dbeatoD
      dbeato @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

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

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

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

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

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

      @scottalanmiller No really, again NJ is not a bad place to live...

      I lived there. Can't fool me again.

      You will find the same issues that plague our whole nation and world anywhere you go... sad reality

      You need to get out of your shell if you think that.

      Coming from the Dominican Republic and Haiti I am pretty sure I have gotten out of my shell.

      Yeah... but you went to NJ. Out of the frying pan, into the fire, as they say 🙂

      But for now no more NJ comments from me 😉

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      • travisdh1T
        travisdh1
        last edited by

        Hopefully easy question for you all: Looking at a couple jobs currently, wanting to get an idea of the salary range I should be looking at.

        Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

        Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

        These are both current openings at the company my brother-in-law is working at, so hopefully a good reference to get in.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
          last edited by

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

          Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

          Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

          UNIX in Seattle, should start around $85K for a junior, head towards $200K for a senior.

          Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            Most important thing is that it is not NJ.

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            • wirestyle22W
              wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

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

              Most important thing is that it is not NJ.

              Too true

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              • travisdh1T
                travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
                last edited by

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

                Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                😆 Don't tell my extended family, ha!

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                • NerdyDadN
                  NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

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

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

                  Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

                  Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

                  UNIX in Seattle, should start around $85K for a junior, head towards $200K for a senior.

                  Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                  How is the cost of living in, say, Seattle? Would $85k - $200k make for a nice living or still squeaking by paychech-to-paycheck?

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @NerdyDad
                    last edited by travisdh1

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

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

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

                    Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

                    Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

                    UNIX in Seattle, should start around $85K for a junior, head towards $200K for a senior.

                    Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                    How is the cost of living in, say, Seattle? Would $85k - $200k make for a nice living or still squeaking by paychech-to-paycheck?

                    I'm actually looking for that right now. I'll know for sure once I talk to my family after they get home tonight, that 3 hour time lag can be just slightly annoying.

                    Edit: Anywhere in the country is going to be more expensive than the area I'm currently located in. So if I'm going to be unemployed for a bit, this is the place to be at least 😕

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                    • dbeatoD
                      dbeato @scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      @scottalanmiller LOL 🙂

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                      • NerdyDadN
                        NerdyDad @travisdh1
                        last edited by

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

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

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

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

                        Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

                        Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

                        UNIX in Seattle, should start around $85K for a junior, head towards $200K for a senior.

                        Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                        How is the cost of living in, say, Seattle? Would $85k - $200k make for a nice living or still squeaking by paychech-to-paycheck?

                        I'm actually looking for that right now. I'll know for sure once I talk to my family after they get home tonight, that 3 hour time lag can be just slightly annoying.

                        For sure.

                        Around here, $85k/year would make for a nice salary in the DFW area, but also know that some areas can get pretty expensive for common essentials, such as rent or electricity, etc.

                        For me, key indicators are a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of milk.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
                          last edited by

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

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

                          Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                          😆 Don't tell my extended family, ha!

                          I'm sure that they already know.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @NerdyDad
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                            @NerdyDad said in Well, that really, really sucks.:

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

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

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

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

                            Seattle, WA - UNIX/Linux System Administrator

                            Columbus, OH - Local IT Generalist

                            UNIX in Seattle, should start around $85K for a junior, head towards $200K for a senior.

                            Generalist in Columbus: Should start no less than $300K for having to be in crappy Columbus.

                            How is the cost of living in, say, Seattle? Would $85k - $200k make for a nice living or still squeaking by paychech-to-paycheck?

                            I'm actually looking for that right now. I'll know for sure once I talk to my family after they get home tonight, that 3 hour time lag can be just slightly annoying.

                            For sure.

                            Around here, $85k/year would make for a nice salary in the DFW area, but also know that some areas can get pretty expensive for common essentials, such as rent or electricity, etc.

                            For me, key indicators are a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of milk.

                            While these are definitely to good indicators, personally I've moved almost exclusively to the cost of housing. How much will a cost/apt cost in the area you want to be in? That is what helps set your baseline. That and taxes.

                            A gallon of gasoline might be $1/gal more in NYC, and milk might be $0.50/gal more, but that doesn't even come close to telling you that the average person can't live in a nice part of town because a shit whole in the nice part of town cost half a mil to start. 😉

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                              last edited by

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

                              A gallon of gasoline might be $1/gal more in NYC, and milk might be $0.50/gal more, but that doesn't even come close to telling you that the average person can't live in a nice part of town because a shit whole in the nice part of town cost half a mil to start. 😉

                              Actually it does way more than you think. It's going purely by the cost of housing that makes people think NYC is so expensive when in reality, it's not nearly as bad as you think that it is. Going purely by the cost of housing is a terrible indicator.

                              Cost of commuting in NYC is generally dirt cheap, for example. And food is often cheap. It costs very little more to live in NYC than it does in most of the US. More, yes, but not as much as Minnesota, for example.

                              It makes NYC seem crazy expensive when people who live there know that it is a surprisingly affordable city, all things considered.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                                last edited by

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

                                For me, key indicators are a gallon of gasoline and a gallon of milk.

                                but you also have to consider if you even need to drive. NYC, for example, you don't get a car. That's enormous. Imagine the difference in the cost of living if there was no cost for gas, no car payments, no need for a garage, no insurance costs, etc. That's normally a giant factor in other parts of the country.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @travisdh1
                                  last edited by

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

                                  Edit: Anywhere in the country is going to be more expensive than the area I'm currently located in. So if I'm going to be unemployed for a bit, this is the place to be at least 😕

                                  I forgot to tell you. I own part of a house around the corner from you now.

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                                  • NerdyDadN
                                    NerdyDad @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by NerdyDad

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

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

                                    Edit: Anywhere in the country is going to be more expensive than the area I'm currently located in. So if I'm going to be unemployed for a bit, this is the place to be at least 😕

                                    I forgot to tell you. I own part of a house around the corner from you now.

                                    Timeshare?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

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

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

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

                                      Edit: Anywhere in the country is going to be more expensive than the area I'm currently located in. So if I'm going to be unemployed for a bit, this is the place to be at least 😕

                                      I forgot to tell you. I own part of a house around the corner from you now.

                                      Timeshare?

                                      Just own it with my cousins.

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                                      • wirestyle22W
                                        wirestyle22
                                        last edited by

                                        @travisdh1 If you end up making $120k out in Seattle can you change the title of this thread to "Well, this is really, really great."

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                                        • travisdh1T
                                          travisdh1
                                          last edited by

                                          Yeah, after doing my quick calculations, even the starting salary @scottalanmiller listed would make sense... don't tell THEM that tho!

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                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22
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                                            Interviewer: How much compensation are you looking for?
                                            Travis: To move to Seattle? Let me discuss this life altering decision with my wife. Oh, and we are going to uproot the kids too tsk tsk (even if you don't have kids).

                                            😄

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