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I wonder, are you American born? If so, first gen? Just want a little perspective, as it is not the American norm moving to, Sao Pao, Singapore, and certainly NOT the Gulf States (No American, outside of the oil industry, would ever go there!).
Did you read my comment? I said it's a MIXED BAG. There's no common denominator regarding their decisions. It doesn't have to be the "American norm". Most of them are American born and caucasian, btw.
And your comment about the Gulf states shows your ignorance. The gulf countries are a BIG job market for IT support workers - specifically the ones who work on bank mainframes and telco applications like billing. Pilots and wealth managers (in Dubai) are also big there.
Expats are paid generously and given housing allowance and international school subsidies for kids.
Oh yes, skilled workers ARE the minority. That's why there's a big demand for them elsewhere.
I wonder, are you American born? If so, first gen? Just want a little perspective, as it is not the American norm moving to, Sao Pao, Singapore, and certainly NOT the Gulf States (No American, outside of the oil industry, would ever go there!).
No non-oil industry employed americans live in Houston, Corpus, New Orleans, Pensacola, Tampa, Fort Myers, etc?
I wonder, are you American born? If so, first gen? Just want a little perspective, as it is not the American norm moving to, Sao Pao, Singapore, and certainly NOT the Gulf States (No American, outside of the oil industry, would ever go there!).
Ehh I wouldn't make such a generalization. I find especially military and younger people that are not married are willing to move anywhere if they feel there is opportunity. Perhaps older Americans have more of a stigma about doing this...
Getting back to my original question, I guess I should say, where in the US are New Yorkers going to find jobs after they've been laid off/fired. Especially people who are over 50--not that the over 50 set is a monolithic group. Where is it realistic for someone over 50, recently laid off, to go to find a job doing some kind of office work on a slightly more than minimum wage salary. I see that there are lots of jobs in the DC area but looking for some other ideas. Thanks.
Getting back to my original question, I guess I should say, where in the US are New Yorkers going to find jobs after they've been laid off/fired. Especially people who are over 50--not that the over 50 set is a monolithic group. Where is it realistic for someone over 50, recently laid off, to go to find a job doing some kind of office work on a slightly more than minimum wage salary. I see that there are lots of jobs in the DC area but looking for some other ideas. Thanks.
Seriously, I think you should try the smaller, less populous states such as Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Utah, Kansas, etc.
I'm not being funny either, but I believe it's probably better to start over in these states than the fast paced ones.
Well, if you've just lost your job, moving is not necessarily a good thing. It takes money to move, and if you move to a new place who is going to rent to you unless you have a job? Purchasing property is out of the question, unless you're very wealthy.
So if you lost your job in NYC, if you moved elsewhere you'd probably move to a place where you had someone you could stay with for awhile, like family members or maybe a close friend. Not so long you'd wear out you're welcome, so you'd really need to have things together.
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