No on Houston because you don't like the city? The weather isn't much different than Florida is it?
What would it take for you to move for a job?
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No on Houston because you don't like the city? The weather isn't much different than Florida is it?
It wouldn't take much to get me to move overseas--especially to latin America. I was in cursory discussions to open an office in Brazil, but do not speak Portuguese. Domestically, I would just depend on where. Big joke around here is when am I going to open the New Orleans office--that would take a lot of cash money (homie) to make that happen.
Definitely. To me, Houston is a combination of the humidity of Florida and the blast furnace heat of Dallas.
Not really sure. Guessing a lot more money, with the opportunity to drastically move up. Even then, I think it would matter on the place. Had that exact offer to go to Chicago area, which I love, but the only reason to go was to get back to South Florida with a better deal. So we nixed it. Think the only places I would go would be Vail/Breck or maybe SF/Napa area. Also thought I would go to LA, but wife had a great offer there and I was offered to make a lateral move and turned that down. Like others have said, quality of life is huge, and I love it here.
Told my wife long ago that I'm never moving further east than Denver again. So there's that. Would have to be a desirable location, better money, and someplace with good schools for the kids. At this point any job would be better by definition as my current employer is a shit-show.
Unlike many of you I've been ready to leave my location for a while, but the kids are happy in their schools. So I'll suck it up for a few more years. But as soon as they leave for college...
Unlike many of you I've been ready to leave my location for a while, but the kids are happy in their schools. So I'll suck it up for a few more years. But as soon as they leave for college...
Amazing that you managed to conclude that from a comment about the weather and not follow who actually said they wouldn't live in Houston. Bravo. Lighten up Nancy.
BTW, I don't live in Dallas.
BTW, I don't live in Dallas.
Lol, I think Tex lives in Jax. Gulf Coast isn't for everyone....lack of both Aqua-Net hair styles and credit card millionaires seems turn our friends from the 214 off (I keed, I keed)
Houston isn't any different than Dallas in terms of douchebags and $30K a year millionaires. Both cities have plenty of those kinds of people to spare.
I think it's fair to generalize that anyone not in/from Houston, hates Houston. I know I do...
I think it's fair to generalize that anyone not in/from Houston, hates Houston. I know I do...
LOL, this is true. Dallas does live up to it's stereotypes though. I've noticed it over the years when I make trips home and it seems like the douche factor there has increased exponentially. However, Houston has just as many of these "credit card millionaires" and flash douchebags as Dallas.
My wife and I both agreed that if we were ever to go back to Texas, Houston and Dallas wouldn't make the cut. For us, it would be Fort Worth or Austin.
I spent a lot of time in Houston for business over the years, enough to know with a high degree of certainty that I don't want to live there. Not just because of the weather. I just don't like it.
I can understand, Floridians are generally not accustomed to a robust economy, low unemployment, homes that increase in value, four quality sport franchises with stadiums that are not funded by the downtrodden; a legit "ivy league" university (Rice) and the best beef ribs and brisket in the state (Killen's in Pearland)
(I keed, I keed)
(I keed, I keed)
Jeeze don't take it so personal, I'd still come over to your house, drink some beer. I just don't like it. I don't like Dallas either.
I'm at love field in Dallas right now. There are a lot of goodookikg women here. Texas has that going for it.
My wife hates that airport but I always loved it for the convenience factor. You can drive right out onto Mockingbird Lane and be on the Dallas North Tollway or Stemmons Freeway in a matter of minutes.
Maybe 3 x what I make now but I don't even know if that would do it. My wife makes good money, she's pregnant with our first, we grew up in Tampa and both parents are here.
My company offered me a 40% raise to move to Boston and I turned it down.
My company offered me a 40% raise to move to Boston and I turned it down.
Wouldn't move for a job. Did it earlier in life. Now at live where I want and the job is secondary.
I faced this situation six years ago. I had an opportunity to essentially double my pay to move to Tallahassee for an opportunity I wouldn't get otherwise. The pay would be great, but more importantly, the impact it would have on my retirement (state retirement) was unbelievable.
I worried about the impact on my family, but my kids had very few issues. My wife had the most difficulty, but by about year three she was fine. We only stayed four years, but I don't regret much of it at all.
The pay bump I was receiving was enough to help make our decision.
I just started discussing a potential role with a recruiter in Tampa and my "factors" started going through my head. It would be a nice sized bump in salary and it's in the only other area of the state my wife and I would consider living. We both love Tampa.
Undoubtedly it's the best university in the state, but it's not "ivy league". US News has it at #19 nationally. It's great (although isn't it in the middle of one of the worst parts of Houston?) but it's not Harvard, or even Duke or Vanderbilt.
You think that W. University is one of the worst parts of Houston. Now, I'm really starting to question your knowledge of Houston. I think you are thinking of U of H. And, for certain programs, I would put it above Duke and Vanderbilt. It's a fantastic school. FWIW, excellent day at the beach yesterday.
