Advice for someone who's never been to denver, but wants to move there. (Aurora: rent, houses)

[mattayom]

Originally Posted by pikabike

OP, you must be from CA, based on your terminology for highways.

I sent you a private msg with location info.

Hah! I am.. Until recently I didn't even know that was a California thing

Originally Posted by alloo66

People that move from somewhere almost always tell people where they moved to how its done in X city. Avoid the temptation, and work to understand the place, people and history so that you can get a local perspective. Treat others how you want to be treated or how they want to be treated. You will do fine where ever you live. We want to be here so make the best of it. Good luck

Well said.. I've lived in a few different states & abroad, I like experiencing the different cultures & lifestyles. Unfortunately, I'm extremely unhappy where I live right now, and really have nothing good to say about it. But I'll just end it at that.

I colleague of mine that grew up in CO just gave me an awesome job lead, I know him pretty well and he said I should fit right in

[ajr1995]

Originally Posted by mattayom

Hah! I am.. Until recently I didn't even know that was a California thing :smack

Lol, its a Southern California thing. My family in the bay area doesn't say 'the 80'

[SkyDog77]

Originally Posted by ajr1995

Lol, its a Southern California thing. My family in the bay area doesn't say 'the 80'

It bled over to Vegas as well.

[ajr1995]

Originally Posted by SkyDog77

It bled over to Vegas as well.

I could definitely see that. Might be a Colorado thing too soon haha

[mattayom]

Originally Posted by ajr1995

I could definitely see that. Might be a Colorado thing too soon haha

Will if some a--hole ever stops and asks you for directions saying "the 80" and "the 25" you'll know who it is! Haha!

[kevin_in_Denver]

Once they hit their thirties, many aerospace engineers consider changing fields. The contract nature of aerospace can get tiresome.

The hot industries in Denver are brewing and marijuana. Just a thought for your job search.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by kevin_in_Denver

Once they hit their thirties, many aerospace engineers consider changing fields. The contract nature of aerospace can get tiresome.

The hot industries in Denver are brewing and marijuana. Just a thought for your job search.

Both industries are completely saturated though.

IT is pretty strong here.

[SQL]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Both industries are completely saturated though.

IT is pretty strong there.

Telecom is another big industry here. But it's a very unstable industry as well. I've worked in it for seven years, and twice (at two separate companies) we were bought out by competitors.

B2B telecom is the way to go if you go that direction. Consumer telecom is too volatile and cut throat with all the "chord cutting" going on.

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by SQL

Telecom is another big industry here. But it's a very unstable industry as well. I've worked in it for seven years, and twice (at two separate companies) we were bought out by competitors.

B2B telecom is the way to go if you go that direction. Consumer telecom is too volatile and cut throat with all the "chord cutting" going on.

Telecom has always been a volatile world. Good pay though. Communication is always going to be necessary so there should always be jobs.

[SQL]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Good pay though.

Meh. I guess that depends on what field you're in specifically. And also what you define as "good" pay. It's definitely not Silicon Valley pay, which is what I'd consider "good" pay.

I mostly worked in Supply Chain (logistics and procurement). The pay usually ranged from $30k to $75k for the non-directors in our department. Some of the Contract Administrators earned bonuses for producing savings however.

Overall, the compensation package (w/ benefits) were always pretty solid when I compare it to other places I've worked.