[BC] It's not just Engineers....

[Alan Kline]

I agree completely. One of our youngest MCR operators just left the 
company to move to Wyoming and work for Dish Network in their NOC. He 
mentioned that the pay is quite a bit higher than what he was making here.

My mother-in-law asked me if I had ever considered doing the same. I had 
  one of those "are you kidding me?" looks on my face. (Fortunately, she 
was on the phone and couldn't see it...) No, I hadn't. This is not the 
time to be putting our house on the market, moving cross-country for us 
would be prohibitively expensive, I just don't think it's worth it. A 
good, stable situation is valuable these days...

The guy who left is young enough to be my son; he's single, I'm not. 
When I was his age, I would have considered it. Not now. Too many 
responsibilities to just pick up and move.

ak

Rich Wood wrote:

> If you're single you can look at it as a short term adventure. If you 
> have a house and a family it's a serious risk. You'll be thankful that 
> Starbucks offers health coverage for part time employees. I know a 
> couple of high powered headhunters. Even they say stay put unless the 
> job pays at least 6 figures, offers relocation expenses and the purchase 
> of your existing house. Significant signing bonuses and a firm contract 
> should also be part of the package. With the recent bloodbaths and the 
> ones upcoming, it isn't time to move.