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[Tiltinagain]

JubilantLankyLad, on 13 May 2012 - 07:12 AM, said:

I suggest threatening them that you won't come unless they pay.Just ask them how they want to set up your flight. It is 100% standard for them to pay, don't feel weird about asking.

I might leave out the threat part but the rest of this is right on.Strat, is this a company that you'd want to work for long term and/or is in the field you want to work in long term? Cuz otherwise just doing it for 4 - 6 months maybe not such a good idea afterall. Depending, of course, on how easily you'll get another job after the contract is over.It would, however, be good for us though so, DO IT!!

[beans-n-icewater]

Yeah, since we lost the apartment stories I speak for the rest of us that reading about strat staggering around the hoods of NLV and the "arts" district in hundred and thirteen degree heat wearing expensive electronics would more than make up for that loss...My advice is wear a heavy wool coat and push a shopping cart full of plastic bottles around. Urban camo. Maybe disquise the GPS antenna with some palm tree leavesWith tips from the tourists you should easily clear twenty or more per hour...

[Tiltinagain]

beans-n-icewater, on 13 May 2012 - 08:40 AM, said:

Yeah, since we lost the apartment stories I speak for the rest of us that reading about strat staggering around the hoods of NLV and the "arts" district in hundred and thirteen degree heat wearing expensive electronics would more than make up for that loss...My advice is wear a heavy wool coat and push a shopping cart full of plastic bottles around. Urban camo. Maybe disquise the GPS antenna with some palm tree leavesWith tips from the tourists you should easily clear twenty or more per hour...

It's settled then!Hey Beans, I feel like you're the most qualified to answer this....It's a long way from being a done deal but there's a company that reached out to me abouta job.....in Mississippi of all places. Other than the MS part it's a good job....$xxk + per year with bonuses, company car, really good benefits etc.... We (me, wife, kids) picked up and moved away from CA with no family here in WA so we're not opposed to moving farther for a good job. Just not sure about Mississippi. They said we could live anywhere in the state we wanted. Any general advice and/or recommendations on what part of the state to consider? (I'm thinking Jackson area and North would be my preference.)

[speedz99]

ShakeZuma, on 12 May 2012 - 12:36 PM, said:

well I enjoyed looking at the celebrity pictures but I guess I'm just not as cool as mister hip cat speedz my oh my

Oh, man, super fun! I wonder what that actor is saying to that singer! Do you think it's something about movies or music?

InternetExplorer, on 12 May 2012 - 07:00 PM, said:

so I guess he's under the impression that I'd have to quit this one to interview.

That's odd.

Tiltinagain, on 13 May 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

Other than the MS part it's a good job....$80k + per year with bonuses, company car, really good benefits etc....

I know you're still kind of new, but it's kind of an unwritten rule that you don't talk specifics about your paycheck unless it's comically low.

[Tiltinagain]

speedz99, on 13 May 2012 - 12:53 PM, said:

I know you're still kind of new, but it's kind of an unwritten rule that you don't talk specifics about your paycheck unless it's comically low.

Oops, sorry. I was going to just type "good" pay but it's so relative what "good" means.

[beans-n-icewater]

Tiltinagain, on 13 May 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

Mississippi of all places.... Any general advice and/or recommendations on what part of the state to consider? (I'm thinking Jackson area and North would be my preference.)

Thats a tough one...The NW corner has Memphis, nine casinos offering excellent pit and video poker odds, and uh....miles of cotton fields. Thats about itMid state around Jackson you have Vicksburg a quick drive to the west. Small casinos but also with fair odds and good comps. Of course its a civil war holy ground if youre into that stuff. I paticularly enjoy seeing the cannon balls stuck in the sides of the brick buildings. A close friend aslo lives a few miles up the road from there on eagle lake. If you can get him to open the door maybe he'll teach you how to fly Airwolf. Its also close enough for a weekend getaway on the BEACH or New Orleans... also casino rich placesI wouldnt suggest the southern region due to the crap with the hurricanes....I may think of other plusses/minuses later this evening

[Sal Paradise]

speedz99, on 13 May 2012 - 12:53 PM, said:

I know you're still kind of new, but it's kind of an unwritten rule that you don't talk specifics about your paycheck unless it's comically low.

it is? I don't think that's true at all. but then again mine's the comically low one so I may be biased.and even I couldn't imagine living in mississippi. that would be horrible.

[Tiltinagain]

beans-n-icewater, on 13 May 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:

I wouldnt suggest the southern region due to the crap with the hurricanes....

Thanks. Yeah, same reason I wouldn't want to be in that area. Though it would be nice to be close enough for a weekend trip.

Sal Paradise, on 13 May 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

it is? I don't think that's true at all. but then again mine's the comically low one so I may be biased.and even I couldn't imagine living in mississippi. that would be horrible.

Ever been or are you also biased against houses with roofs and bathroom floors?

[Sal Paradise]

houses with roofs and bathroom floors? which mississippi are you thinking of?

[beans-n-icewater]

Oh... hey sal the next time youre underweight for a physical try this at 2:55I immediately thought of this the day I read about it but the forum was slowIn other news, Ive spent the majority of the evening studying bing birds eye, google earth, images, and topo maps of the area we intend to camp at next weekend for the perfect spot....No, not for shade trees or pidly views and suchMy plan is to infiltrate a trout river and fish it completely dry. Phooey on their one fish limit per person per day crap. I have a big fish fry scheduled for next month and rainbows are on the menu. Come by if you can, although I probably wont be in town that daySo when the sun goes down next saturday night youll know what ole Beans will be doing. Thats right, dressed in black with night vision goggles and a ten foot stringer of fish...probably standing in front of a cinder block wall with an inmate number on my chest

[InternetExplorer]

I emailed the guy back, explaining that my employer is OK with me looking elsewhere, that I'd be willing to fly out on short notice, that a different career path sounds excellent.I got some news from chris today. the dream, though it was ~90% dead already, has moved to pretty much 100%... unless zimmer can pull a rabbit out of a hat for me, which I don't know why he would even care to try. I don't know. I was a little shocked that chris heard before me, you know?

[iClint]

Hey Strat, check out kforce.com if you haven't. They're a pretty big recruiter I guess and I've seen some financial analyst positions. Also, roberthalf does a lot of finance/accounting staffing as well.

[strategy]

I'm employed through a child company of RH right now. kind of re-thinking my interest in finance at the moment, to be honest.

[Quacktastic]

I know we have had the discussion in here before, but I'm interested to hear what others would say. I just spent a sizable amount on my dog for back surgery. It cost about 2 months of Shake's salary, and I wonder how many would've done the same thing. He is 6 years old and has been otherwise a very healthy dog...Edit: The new site is killing me with how slow it is...

[brvheart]

Sal Paradise, on 13 May 2012 - 03:20 PM, said:

it is? I don't think that's true at all. but then again mine's the comically low one so I may be biased.

I'm with Sal on this one. I feel like everyone was talking about Cane's pay when he got out of school.

[Napa Lite]

Yeah, but two months of Shakes salary is probably 2-3 weeks pay for you at most. I would spend 2-3 weeks of my pay to fix my 6 year old dog. I think the most I would pay is 1-2 months pay. Probably more if I was more financially secure than I am.Edit: I would definitely spend like six+ months of shakes salary though. He's just going to spend it in the boys section of Brooks Brothers anyways.

[brvheart]

strategy, on 13 May 2012 - 07:37 PM, said:

I'm employed through a child company of RH right now. kind of re-thinking my interest in finance at the moment, to be honest.

JP Morgan is probably hiring credit default derivative traders right now.

[brvheart]

Quacktastic, on 14 May 2012 - 05:29 AM, said:

I know we have had the discussion in here before, but I'm interested to hear what others would say. I just spent a sizable amount on my dog for back surgery. It cost about 2 months of Shake's salary, and I wonder how many would've done the same thing. He is 6 years old and has been otherwise a very healthy dog...Edit: The new site is killing me with how slow it is...

I would have put him to sleep, even though I risk Speedz' disapproval. I'm just too engrained in the farm culture to ever imagine spending more than a couple hundred bucks on a pet.Although, I have to admit, I have changed my stance on taking barn cats to the vet. Screw natural selection.The real question though is what kind of dog do you have? If it's a punt dog, then you definitely should have put him to sleep. If it's a big dog like Napa's or Speedz' then the decision becomes harder.

[DJ Vu]

InternetExplorer, on 11 May 2012 - 08:03 PM, said:

not sure why you guys think it matters what the temp agency thinks of me now. they profit as long as I stay in the job. their opinion of me is pretty much irrelevant now.

speedz99, on 12 May 2012 - 05:25 AM, said:

It doesn't matter until this temp job ends, you go back to the agency looking for a new one, and they're all like, "You were such a pain in the ass to get a hold of that we don't want to bother dealing with you again."

ShakeZuma, on 12 May 2012 - 08:08 AM, said:

never too early to start burning bridges is what I always say!

I'm not sure why you think you'll never use another temp agency again. I've been at my current job for several years now and I still respond to e-mails from everyone who helped me get a job in the past. They still contact me with job opportunities that they think might be even better than my current situation. Besides, the people who do the hiring and the people providing the hirees talk to each other all the time. Might as well stay off the naughty list.

brvheart, on 14 May 2012 - 06:41 AM, said:

I'm with Sal on this one. I feel like everyone was talking about Cane's pay when he got out of school.

Pretty sure we weren't talking specific numbers. I didn't know it was a rule or anything though; just thought it was being polite and stuff.

[The Ocho]

Quacktastic, on 14 May 2012 - 05:29 AM, said:

I know we have had the discussion in here before, but I'm interested to hear what others would say. I just spent a sizable amount on my dog for back surgery. It cost about 2 months of Shake's salary, and I wonder how many would've done the same thing. He is 6 years old and has been otherwise a very healthy dog...Edit: The new site is killing me with how slow it is...

I really wouldn't want to, but unless it was so much that I just could not afford it, I would probably do it. I would personally have to weigh how much work the rehab would be and the likelihood the surgery would make him markedly better.

DJ Vu, on 14 May 2012 - 07:44 AM, said:

Pretty sure we weren't talking specific numbers. I didn't know it was a rule or anything though; just thought it was being polite and stuff.

I think Speedz is just trying to make sure Shake doesn't leave again.