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No disrespect FamilyLife, but are you really unaware of the impact the banking disaster has had on the number 2 banking center in America, Charlotte?
Charlotte is a great place to live, and to raise a family. But finding a job here in banking right now would be pretty tough. It just seemed to me like anyone in banking would know this, which is why I asked if your post was a joke.
Hey, you could still try, maybe your skill set is such that you'd be a shoo in with Wells Fargo (who took over Wachovia). If not, ride out the recession where you are and try again in a year or two - like I said, Charlotte's a great place to be, IF you have a job. Unfortunately, many of us don't, and some of us are having to leave to find one. For example, my very experienced and skilled husband has been out of work a year - A YEAR. Forewarned is forearmed
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Good grief. Must you be so negative.
Notice - I didn't get negative in my post. I made sure I left out that the bank contracts here rarely last 18 months and if they last that long, they then lay off or face regs requiring them to hire these folks as employees w/ benefits. . . Y'all are giving TOO MUCH NEGATIVE INFO!
Notice - I didn't get negative in my post. I made sure I left out that the bank contracts here rarely last 18 months and if they last that long, they then lay off or face regs requiring them to hire these folks as employees w/ benefits. . . Y'all are giving TOO MUCH NEGATIVE INFO!
ROFLAO - thanks my friend, you made me laugh outloud.
Gosh, if you and I are negative, there's really no hope for the world!
Thanks. Sounds like I should stay put for a while. NY is just too expensive to raise a family.
Why would I be joking people?
Job market in NY isn't much better. Plus my commute is greater than an hour to manhattan.
Bank of America is also having a mass hiring to support the refi boom. I think their are about 300 open positions right now. Check out the website. If your skill set matches, see what you can land.
Also, try contracting positions...
Yes we do have a high unemployment rate, but if you can afford to take a little time without pay, I think you would find the COL is very good here.
You have to understand that a lot of people on this forum have a hard time comprehending that property taxes are double or even triple than they are up north and that heating bills can be hundreds of dollars in the winter. Not to mention that everything up north is more expensive.
You have to understand that a lot of people on this forum have a hard time comprehending that property taxes are double or even triple than they are up north and that heating bills can be hundreds of dollars in the winter. Not to mention that everything up north is more expensive.
I don't have a problem grasping that at all. But if someone comes down here and buys a home for $500,000 and has a mortgage of $2500/month, then can't find a job, or loses their job, the lower taxes/utilities aren't going to make the difference to save them. In today's society, and especially in this economic climate, there aren't many people running around with not only $500,000 cash, but also the cash reserves to keep that lifestyle up in the event that they didn't get that job as soon as they crossed the state line, or they end up being cut.
I'm sure the NY job market isn't great either, but to leave one bad job market for another bad job market, even if that job market costs less isn't a sound solution. But then, why would one ever let reality intrude?
I moved here from NY and have no intentions on going back. If it snows 2 inches companies will close. How is that for a snow day? I'm sure you still had to make that commute into Manhattan in all types of weather.
There is a huge financial presence here but you need to do some research and find out who is hiring. U.S. Bancorp is suppose to be expanding this year.
I know what the housing market is like in NY. You could buy an awesome home for $500k here but you may not have to spend that much to get the equivalent of what you currently own.
If you need more help, you can friend me.
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