Another relocation thread - let the eye-rolling commence!

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Ouch... the indifferent executives strike again. From my personal and vicarious experience, that pretty much seems to be an inevitable characteristic of corporations, especially those that have stayed with family too long. People who don't work their way up are a real nuisance to those beneath them who are trying. And outsourcing... compare it to illegal immigration and the national effects aren't so noticeable, but the effect on the average worker is the same... less work available and a lowered worth when it is available. Oh well, se la vi.

In govt. contracting, I don't have to worry about out-sourcing since you have to be a citizen to work with some of the classified data, but anything that suddenly drains tax money is likely to kill funding for low-priority R&D, so it's just as easy to get the rug pulled out from under me. Anymore, I view every job as temporary. Really, layoffs tend to be an opportunity to examine where I really want to live and what I want to do, just as you're doing.

And glad to be a sounding board. Actually, that's a goal in most counseling cases, because the point where a person no longer needs a counselor is the point where a counselor can be a sounding board instead of an interjector. Usually that has to be verified through several sessions over a longer gap b/w sessions, but it's pretty much the end of therapy. Of course, this case is different since you were looking for info and never had a problem planning, per se, but I just thought I'd add that tidbit.

Hesster offers a realistic picture, too. All in all, if you're determined enough to lower your standards at first, you'll be a shoe-in for something better soon enough. At that point, you'll be glad you moved to Boise. Once again, happy trails.