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Originally Posted by tsuric
Thanks for the help all.
This is what makes me hesitate. I'm aware that housing is much cheaper but those words are what scare me.
NoVA/DC wasn't hit hard at all from the recession. The general unemployment rate in the Washington Metro Area is 6.1% as of January 2011 vs 11.1% for the Charlotte metro area according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But of course you guys have the in-depth knowledge past the numbers.
What I'm afraid of is getting laid off and being unable to find work without moving. I know of several cases where people had to move to the DC area for work and were stuck with a house in another area.
So here's a follow up question: If I were to get laid off in the Charlotte area, how long would you estimate it would take me to find work again?
In the NoVA/DC area, I feel like it would take me less than a month or weeks even. A friend of mine to reiterate got several job offers within weeks when he got laid off here. In fact, it only took me three weeks to secure a job offer in DC while I was still in upstate NY.
I have a year of internship experience and 2.5 years of full time experience. For the SErs that are helping me out, I've dabbled in several languages but the vast majority of my experience is in Java.
Thanks again for the help all.
I'd advise sitting tight where you are for a while before making up your mind. There are data centers coming outside of Charlotte. There are other businesses coming outside of Charlotte. I would suggest watching posts here, & using the search this forum feature to see the various job announcements that have been posted. You can also check out Greenville/Spartanburg, Greensboro (The Triad) & Raleigh/Durham (The Triangle)
When the two banks were imploding in Charlotte, one selling at $3/share and the other selling for 2 billion on a flea market, I was scared for my job here in IT. Those are big employers in Charlotte and I thought the world was crashing down. But now, I hear the market in Charlotte is hot for Java developers. Go figure.
This is what makes me hesitate. I'm aware that housing is much cheaper but those words are what scare me.
NoVA/DC wasn't hit hard at all from the recession. The general unemployment rate in the Washington Metro Area is 6.1% as of January 2011 vs 11.1% for the Charlotte metro area according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But of course you guys have the in-depth knowledge past the numbers.
What I'm afraid of is getting laid off and being unable to find work without moving. I know of several cases where people had to move to the DC area for work and were stuck with a house in another area.
So here's a follow up question: If I were to get laid off in the Charlotte area, how long would you estimate it would take me to find work again?
In the NoVA/DC area, I feel like it would take me less than a month or weeks even. A friend of mine to reiterate got several job offers within weeks when he got laid off here. In fact, it only took me three weeks to secure a job offer in DC while I was still in upstate NY.
I have a year of internship experience and 2.5 years of full time experience. For the SErs that are helping me out, I've dabbled in several languages but the vast majority of my experience is in Java.
Thanks again for the help all.
You might have an option - If you lose job, then take up consulting; travelling mon-thu. Charlotte airport is well connected.
NoVA/DC wasn't hit hard at all from the recession. The general unemployment rate in the Washington Metro Area is 6.1% as of January 2011 vs 11.1% for the Charlotte metro area according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Of course it wasn't hit by the recession. 99.9% of the employment there is completely dependent upon vast and now obscene federal government spending. If people don't directly work for the federal government they work for a business that depends upon it, tries to influence it, and wants a piece of the spending. DC and the places where they pump oil & gas out of the round, will always be recession proof.
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