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

[Milton Holladay]

I don't believe there is such a thing as a *really* secure situation, not 
these days, not ever. I was at one place 21 years and suddenly it was sold 
ad shortly I was unemployed--and that was in the much more stabe era 
1990.......................
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Kline" <akline at netins.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] It's not just Engineers....


>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.