I need money!! (Orlando: relocating, maintenance, income)

[Andzia74]

Originally Posted by Magicstar

Why do most jobs here in Orlando pay so little??? I have applied and been offered jobs here but they are paying between $9-15, like that is supposed to be good... Even management jobs doesn't offer more than 30-35k. I have two degrees and I'm on the verge of leaving Orlando because of the lacking (well paying) job opportunities....

Yes, that's it.... $15/hr is plenty in Orlando. My husband is on management position and does not get even $15/per hour!

[bdpop]

Originally Posted by Andzia74

Yes, that's it.... $15/hr is plenty in Orlando. My husband is on management position and does not get even $15/per hour!

$15 an hour is not plenty anywhere. You cannot live on that.

[Andzia74]

Originally Posted by bdpop

$15 an hour is not plenty anywhere. You cannot live on that.

Of course is not plenty, YOU CANNOT live on that, BUT YOU HAVE TO!!! That's reality life in FL (unfortunately, Orlando area at least!).

[MiamiRob]

Orlando pay is horrible while the cost of living is expensive. My family and I are contemplaiting moving back to Miami.

[Dalt10]

I'll say it again as I have said in other threads. Orlando has always been this way. Don't people check out the job market before they move here? This is a service city. The only real market we have is Tourism. There are a few good paying jobs but the majority do not. I do OK, I don't see how most people even make it here.

[thepinksquid]

I'm a professional, technical "very coveted" position for a very large entertainment company here in Orlando (ahem). I make a little under $12/hour. I have a college degree. Whoo hoo.

This is why I'm going to be leaving to work free lance web design/programming full-time soon...

I'm also moving to San Diego in early 2009 because I just don't care for Orlando. Good luck.

[footballgal]

I know the feeling. I have a BA and Cannot find a job. I have to find one within a month or I will be homelss and I don't have a car to live in and everyone I know has moved away. This I am not joking about. I will take anything at this point so long as I can keep my home and dog. If anyone has any suggestions about jobs in East orlando, downtown, ovideo I will be very greatful. Good Luck to the magicstar as well

[AliceT]

When Walt Disney decided on Central Florida, the first thing he mentioned was the allure of "cheap labor." So this is nothing new. Aside from orange groves and cow pastures, the area has never supported any industry other than tourism. The good thing about that is that tourism is a year-round thing. Florida is a year-round state. That's the good news.

So the question was "Why?" That's easy. Everyone wants to move away from the dreary north to escape the slush and backbreaking snow shovel season, the mud season, the black fly season. People want to "retire" to the south where they can grow a few vegetables and have a year-round tan. When you see how many young people the state calls out to, is it any wonder that there is so much competition for those low paying jobs? No wonder at all.

I would suggest you revamp your lifestyle. Forget the college degrees. They don't mean much to anyone but you. Forget them. Focus on you and your lifestyle. Ever consider mowing lawns? It's a lucrative business in Florida. Pool maintenance is another lucrative business. You won't be wearing a suit and tie to work nor carrying a briefcase, but you'll make good money. The harder you work, the better your pay. The faster you work, the more customers you'll have and the more money you'll make.

It's really all about you and what kind of lifestyle you want. You have to hang up all the northern hangups that you brought with you and live life as a Floridian. There is no shame in having two jobs. There is no shame in coming home from work covered in grass climppings or smelling like chlorine. There is no shame in being a blue-collar worker. When you dismiss the idea of making six figures that you can thank your college degrees for, you'll find that you can make exactly that without so much as a GED in your educational background. Nobody will tell you it's fair. But that's the size of it.

If you have enough money to move out of the state, then you have enough money to buy some durable work clothes and a lawn mower to start your lawn maintenance business. Trust me, it really is that easy to start a new career. It sure beats moving to another state and trying to find work all over again. And don't forget, these are lean times. We are on the verge of economic collapse as a nation. But lawns will always need to be mowed and pools will always need to be cleaned.

[dbansal]

Yeah I guess we have to keep in mind the economy as a whole is in rough shape right now. I think Americans in general are going to have to adopt a more entrepreneurial mindset, worldwide there is a lot of cheap labor out there, almost any job can be outsourced. If you create your own job you can potentially live anywhere you want and can take control of your life...

[JSnFla]

if u r hung up on how great your education is in comparison to what u r making then u have to leave florida....this is not a state where u make money in corporate america....u have to be creative and entrepenurial otherwise u will make $15 forever in some call center or corporate cubicle going nowhere. if u want the corporate money move back to the northeast