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gopokes1399 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:08 pm Hazleton is second highest paid assistant in Non P5 world behind Bill Young

Asmodeanreborn wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:46 am

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:41 am You and I agree on this. Many people don't and will take the lower salary to live in Denver.

Is that really common? Most people I know (mainly friends and former colleagues, to be fair) who take jobs in Denver only take them because they're significant raises. Sadly, there's also where most of offers aimed at me have been as well. It's definitely tempting when somebody dangles a $30-40k raise under your nose, but when you realize you're going to spend an extra 90 minutes in traffic every day to get that money, it's suddenly not attractive at all anymore.

WyoBrandX wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:33 am

Asmodeanreborn wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:46 am

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:41 am You and I agree on this. Many people don't and will take the lower salary to live in Denver.

Is that really common? Most people I know (mainly friends and former colleagues, to be fair) who take jobs in Denver only take them because they're significant raises. Sadly, there's also where most of offers aimed at me have been as well. It's definitely tempting when somebody dangles a $30-40k raise under your nose, but when you realize you're going to spend an extra 90 minutes in traffic every day to get that money, it's suddenly not attractive at all anymore.

I've always resisted taking those jobs. You have to balance the quality of life in. How much is parking. How much is driving going to stress you out. When you do the cost analysis, often times $120k in wyo is better than 170k in denver.

But if you want to really feel it out, you start looking at taxes, home appreciation, and all that.

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:46 pm

McPeachy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:20 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:41 am

McPeachy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:38 am

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:19 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:51 pm Good! We have to pay the most if we are going to attract quality candidates to Laramie. As much as we love Laramie, it is not easy convincing the wife when she isn't from here.

Thanks for posting.

I don't know if there is much truth to this, but OK

Ya, agree. In the eye of the beholder only.

You dangle $500,000 to me to live in Laramie and work, versus $750,000 to live in Denver and work - you can stick the $250,000 extra where the sun doesn't shine. For a plethora of reasons!

You and I agree on this. Many people don't and will take the lower salary to live in Denver.

There will be a day in my life where Laramie will be the "second home" for only summer and fall, and I will live somewhere that I don't have to shovel. I may have to drop down to the "Hungry Man" meal plan (or early bird old fart discount dining), to afford it all, but it will happen.

At some point, the desire to bundle up and get my ass kicked in the driveway in February will cease to exist. LOL!

pansy.

McPeachy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:51 am

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:46 pm

McPeachy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:20 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:41 am

McPeachy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:38 am

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:19 pm

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 4:51 pm Good! We have to pay the most if we are going to attract quality candidates to Laramie. As much as we love Laramie, it is not easy convincing the wife when she isn't from here.

Thanks for posting.

I don't know if there is much truth to this, but OK

Ya, agree. In the eye of the beholder only.

You dangle $500,000 to me to live in Laramie and work, versus $750,000 to live in Denver and work - you can stick the $250,000 extra where the sun doesn't shine. For a plethora of reasons!

You and I agree on this. Many people don't and will take the lower salary to live in Denver.

There will be a day in my life where Laramie will be the "second home" for only summer and fall, and I will live somewhere that I don't have to shovel. I may have to drop down to the "Hungry Man" meal plan (or early bird old fart discount dining), to afford it all, but it will happen.

At some point, the desire to bundle up and get my ass kicked in the driveway in February will cease to exist. LOL!

pansy.

When I am 70, if I get there, not much going to be going on in my life other that sitting by a pool, playing golf, traveling, and following Cowboy Football around the country. I will NOT be shoveling snow...65+ years of that poop is enough.

Then again, I will probably have a service to take care of lawn, garden, snow, etc., no matter where I live. LOL!

WyoBrandX wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:33 am

Asmodeanreborn wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:46 am

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:41 am You and I agree on this. Many people don't and will take the lower salary to live in Denver.

Is that really common? Most people I know (mainly friends and former colleagues, to be fair) who take jobs in Denver only take them because they're significant raises. Sadly, there's also where most of offers aimed at me have been as well. It's definitely tempting when somebody dangles a $30-40k raise under your nose, but when you realize you're going to spend an extra 90 minutes in traffic every day to get that money, it's suddenly not attractive at all anymore.

I've always resisted taking those jobs. You have to balance the quality of life in. How much is parking. How much is driving going to stress you out. When you do the cost analysis, often times $120k in wyo is better than 170k in denver.

But if you want to really feel it out, you start looking at taxes, home appreciation, and all that.