10 Reasons Not To Move To Tucson (Phoenix, Oro Valley: best neighborhoods, landscaping, maintenance)

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by mdtoaz

It's depressing!! I recently got my bachelor's in social work - yeah, I know... going for the big money.

The really depressing part? You need a master's degree to even get a job. And any job will hopefully pay roughly $35K. Yeah, my school loans already outweigh that. Okay, I'm gonna go cry now.

Oooohh... You know what the road to hell is paved with, doncha, dear...?! Those "goodness" degrees make for nice wall decorations, but not much more...

[haaamean]

Originally Posted by mdtoaz

It's depressing!! I recently got my bachelor's in social work - yeah, I know... going for the big money.

The really depressing part? You need a master's degree to even get a job. And any job will hopefully pay roughly $35K. Yeah, my school loans already outweigh that. Okay, I'm gonna go cry now.

I haven't seen any position that requires a degree require a very specific type of degree, unless it's social work or science. I have a business degree and it's proven to be very valuable, but I've worked with people who have degrees in Psych and social work. I'm not saying a degree is for everyone but some companies just require it. None of us degree holders are saying we're smarter than anyone. The difference is the discipline it takes to finish a degree program, and employers look at that. For most jobs they want you to have experience and a degree. They ask you to explain your experience and the degree is a check mark on a long checklist. You don't have it, you can't have the job. If you do have it, you still have to prove why you deserve the job, but at least you're qualified to be there. It widdles the potential applicants down to 25%, and it is used that way.

[actinic]

Originally Posted by xwideopenskyx

If there is no money to be made in Tucson, explain how can families afford to live in 200k + homes?

Support from relatives who had the sense to live elsewhere and earn more.

[xwideopenskyx]

Originally Posted by actinic

Support from relatives who had the sense to live elsewhere and earn more.

LOL.......are you projecting your personal situation on the rest of the Tucson population?

[haaamean]

Originally Posted by actinic

Support from relatives who had the sense to live elsewhere and earn more.

Yeah right and lucky you.

[smaz9202]

Originally Posted by a8472c

Maybe because most of the people down here are paid 20k more (out of college) than 50% of the US population to come down here to work. Some others are ordered to come down here for the military base. If it weren't for Raytheon and DM, there would be no reason to live here. The only people who would live in Tucson at that point would be the people who want a 2 hour commute to Phoenix.

Funny...I've lived here all my life...do not have a college degree...work my ***** off to get to where I'm at (without b*$#ing about it) and made $57,000 last year. And no, I'm not in sales!

Personally, I love raising my kids here...I love the Vail school district and would not live anywhere else in the US. As a matter of fact, I love not having to worry about loosing my house to a "natural" disaster.

To tell you the truth...we don't need another "negative" person in Tucson, AZ....why don't you try Phoenix where you CAN get lost in the shuffle!

[Bummer]

Thanks, Smaz9202 . . . beautifully stated.

[ArizonaHeat]

You gotta love some of these long negative posts!
They go on and on and give a very false impression of Tucson.

I will say it again and again. There are at least 7 to 8 Zip Code areas that are beautiful in Tucson and worth living in.
I have visited all of them...wow! The scenery and area is gorgeous!

To those of you who HATE Tucson, then move. Leave. Find a place you love.
But to go on and on with all these ridiculous reasons why Tucson is bad...

If i hadn't been to Tucson before (And luckily I have) I would think Tucson is the worth piece of S...t Hole in the world reading some of these bad posts.
Which is simply NOT true.

[sickofIL]

Here's an interesting artical..........

Tucson in top 5 of magazine's list of best places to live

Tucson, among the top 5 places to live according to the June issue of Mens Journal.

[_Charles_]

There is nothing wrong with the good jobs at Raytheon. If someone makes the wrong choices and as result cannot make a good living, hiding behind faux moral superiority will not change anything. Don't blame Tucson.