[mnbinx]

We live in St. Charles IL currently, and were offered a job working with Walmart.

We love where we are living and have a newborn, 3 year old, and 5 year old.

Originally, we are from the Northeast, but St. Charles is hands down the best place we have ever lived. Great schools, lot's to do, etc..

Am interested in your perspective of the area and Shadow Valley....by your comments that it is a "DIFFERENT" world, it sounds like it hasn't been a great experience for you.

Very interested to hear your perspective before deciding whether or not to take the job!

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by mnbinx

We live in St. Charles IL currently, and were offered a job working with Walmart.

We love where we are living and have a newborn, 3 year old, and 5 year old.

Originally, we are from the Northeast, but St. Charles is hands down the best place we have ever lived. Great schools, lot's to do, etc..

Am interested in your perspective of the area and Shadow Valley....by your comments that it is a "DIFFERENT" world, it sounds like it hasn't been a great experience for you.

Very interested to hear your perspective before deciding whether or not to take the job!

are you sending this to just one person: If so you may want to PM him/her. Everyone has their own idea about what is good and what is bad. For many, the life style in NWA is about as good as it gets. for others it is not diverse enough.

I have heard of Shadow Valley and mostly positive experiences. If you are looking for a lot of diversity, a liberal atmosphere and the huge city life, you would not like NWA. If you are looking for a suburban atmosphere, family values, enough night life and culture to satisfy most people and a little more conservative influence you need to seriously consider Bentonville area. Oh, BTW, the schools are top notch.

Nita

[gthog61]

Just my opinion - I think you ought to base your decision 75-80% on whichever place gives you the most job security because the current recovery is anemic at best WITH money being about as cheap as it can possibly get AND WITH the govt running huge unsustainable deficits. There aren't any arrows left in the quiver to fight the next economic shock. I believe your best bet is whichever place is less likely to lay you off when the economy tanks again.

[necraven]

I would not recommend working for Wal-mart to even my enemies and night life is non-existent.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by necraven

I would not recommend working for Wal-mart to even my enemies and night life is non-existent.

I am sure the OP has made a decision by now.

Nita

[necraven]

Originally Posted by nmnita

I am sure the OP has made a decision by now.

Nita

Just encase.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by necraven

I would not recommend working for Wal-mart to even my enemies and night life is non-existent.

While Wal-Mart would not be my ideal employer, I have lots of friends who do work for Wal-Mart, and like it quite a lot. It's a job, of course, and like any job there are pros and cons, but the corporate office is not a terrible place to work. And Northwest Arkansas does have night life. And it's not so different from other places. People go to the movies, people go out to restaurants, people go to hear bands play, people go to concerts, people go to sporting events. They do all those things in Northwest Arkansas, just like they do them in Minneapolis-St Paul, for instance. There may not be as many choices, but all the usual activities are available.

[necraven]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

While Wal-Mart would not be my ideal employer, I have lots of friends who do work for Wal-Mart, and like it quite a lot. It's a job, of course, and like any job there are pros and cons, but the corporate office is not a terrible place to work. And Northwest Arkansas does have night life. And it's not so different from other places. People go to the movies, people go out to restaurants, people go to hear bands play, people go to concerts, people go to sporting events. They do all those things in Northwest Arkansas, just like they do them in Minneapolis-St Paul, for instance. There may not be as many choices, but all the usual activities are available.

Options is more my issue and you stated that in your last sentence.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

While Wal-Mart would not be my ideal employer, I have lots of friends who do work for Wal-Mart, and like it quite a lot. It's a job, of course, and like any job there are pros and cons, but the corporate office is not a terrible place to work. And Northwest Arkansas does have night life. And it's not so different from other places. People go to the movies, people go out to restaurants, people go to hear bands play, people go to concerts, people go to sporting events. They do all those things in Northwest Arkansas, just like they do them in Minneapolis-St Paul, for instance. There may not be as many choices, but all the usual activities are available.

DC, you have it down pretty well. We have lived in several places as many of you know (with age and job experiences comes re-location) With one exception we have found most places are more alike than different with the exception of weather and maybe the attitude of the people. Yes, there are always things to do and see, no matter where you live, you just have to llik for them. The best jobs in the world and best companies have negatives and visa versa.

Though I am not craxy over the humidity or being shut in a couple of times every winter for mayb 3 or 4 days, I think we have pretty decent weather here, considering we really do have 4 distinctive seasons.

Nita

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by necraven

Options is more my issue and you stated that in your last sentence.

If options is your issue, perhaps you should refrain from making statements like there is "no nightlife" in Northwest Arkansas. Because last week I didn't go to Fayetteville, and I still enjoyed getting together with friends and doing things at night. In fact, given the recent heat waves, I've been enjoying nightlife more and more recently.