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Anyone on ATOT from Michigan?

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Arkitech

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Edit: Whats the state of Michigan of like? In particular Grosse Pointe Park and the better parts of Detroits. I'm looking up some real estate and it appears there are some really nice homes in that area.






The wife and I have been thinking of getting out of Chicago for a few years, but with the economy so screwed up its hard to make a good decision on where to move to. We would like to go where the cost of living is cheaper than Chicago, but where we can also still find work. Any suggestions
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
The wife and I have been thinking of getting out of Chicago for a few years, but with the economy so screwed up its hard to make a good decision on where to move to. We would like to go where the cost of living is cheaper than Chicago, but where we can also still find work. Any suggestions
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Atlanta is definitely cheaper than Chicago, but I'm not sure what our job market is like relative to other large metro areas. What's you field?

 
We both work in the IT field, I have about 7 years of IT experience and my wife has 5 years under her belt. Fortunately we don't need full time work, part time would pay all of our bills
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
We both work in the IT field, I have about 7 years of IT experience and my wife has 5 years under her belt. Fortunately we don't need full time work, part time would pay all of our bills
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Don't move then. Nowhere in the nation is IT work even remotely easy to find right now. It's really a very bad time to leave a job if you work in IT. Seriously just stick it out for a couple more years at least until IT sorts itself out. Eitherone of you could easily find yourself out of work for many many months. Or even unable to find another IT job altogether.

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: Arkitech
We both work in the IT field, I have about 7 years of IT experience and my wife has 5 years under her belt. Fortunately we don't need full time work, part time would pay all of our bills
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Don't move then. Nowhere in the nation is IT work even remotely easy to find right now. It's really a very bad time to leave a job if you work in IT. Seriously just stick it out for a couple more years at least until IT sorts itself out. Eitherone of you could easily find yourself out of work for many many months. Or even unable to find another IT job altogether.
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Washington Metro region has tons of IT work if you have a security clearence.
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: Arkitech
We both work in the IT field, I have about 7 years of IT experience and my wife has 5 years under her belt. Fortunately we don't need full time work, part time would pay all of our bills
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Don't move then. Nowhere in the nation is IT work even remotely easy to find right now. It's really a very bad time to leave a job if you work in IT. Seriously just stick it out for a couple more years at least until IT sorts itself out. Eitherone of you could easily find yourself out of work for many many months. Or even unable to find another IT job altogether.
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If you're really gung-ho to move, do your job search long-distance until you get something nailed down and then move. Finding something that way might be more difficult than just taking the plunge and moving somewhere first, but at least you won't end up living in your car because you can't find anything. 😉

EDIT- Atlanta in a nutshell:

Pros- LOTS to do, close to water and mountains, spring and fall are beautiful, winter is certainly nicer than Chigago, tons of good clubs/restaurants, gas is quite cheap, housing can be very reasonable if you know where to look.

Cons- Can be hot as hell in summer, traffic blows (tho not so much relative to chicago), poor air quality on some days in summer.

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Washington Metro region has tons of IT work if you have a security clearence.
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What's up with that anyway - is it hard to get? How does a civilian get it?
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You apply for the job, you got the job and they run you through a battery of background and security check. If you pass all, you can start working. Forget it Skoorb, its only for citizen, very rare to hear a permanent resident get one of those.
 
Originally posted by: rufruf44
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Washington Metro region has tons of IT work if you have a security clearence.
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What's up with that anyway - is it hard to get? How does a civilian get it?
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You apply for the job, you got the job and they run you through a battery of background and security check. If you pass all, you can start working. Forget it Skoorb, its only for citizen, very rare to hear a permanent resident get one of those.
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NO SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR YOU! 😛
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Edit: Whats the state of Michigan of like? In particular Grosse Pointe Park and the better parts of Detroits. I'm looking up some real estate and it appears there are some really nice homes in that area.

The wife and I have been thinking of getting out of Chicago for a few years, but with the economy so screwed up its hard to make a good decision on where to move to. We would like to go where the cost of living is cheaper than Chicago, but where we can also still find work. Any suggestions
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Michigan is a nice place to raise your kids, I suppose. I grew up there. Grosse Pointe Park is okay... I'd suggest a move to Oakland County, which is about an hour away from Detroit. It's one of the wealthiest counties in the country, with excellent schools. Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, etc...
 
Originally posted by: Dezign
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Edit: Whats the state of Michigan of like? In particular Grosse Pointe Park and the better parts of Detroits. I'm looking up some real estate and it appears there are some really nice homes in that area.

The wife and I have been thinking of getting out of Chicago for a few years, but with the economy so screwed up its hard to make a good decision on where to move to. We would like to go where the cost of living is cheaper than Chicago, but where we can also still find work. Any suggestions
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Michigan is a nice place to raise your kids, I suppose. I grew up there. Grosse Pointe Park is okay... I'd suggest a move to Oakland County, which is about an hour away from Detroit. It's one of the wealthiest counties in the country, with excellent schools. Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, etc...
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The Grosse Pointe area is one of the richest in Metro Detroit, however Oakland county is the richest county overall. I live in Oakland County now and love it. Taxes are a pain, though.


We pay almost half of the total Michigan property taxes.
We pay almost half of the total Michigan sales tax.
Oakland County has a greater population/per-capita income/ budget of 27 States..
 
Winters in southern MI pretty much blow. Not enough snow to really have fun with, just months and months of overcast, cold, slushy hell. Additionally Detroit metro area in general (wealthy Grosse Point/Isle/etc areas excepted) is an armpit. No thanks. Northern MI is great (although you'd better like winter sports since they get a ton of snow) but there really aren't many jobs up there.
 
I live in Michigan and work in the IT field, Shadow IT, and it nice if you have a job. The company I work for just announced a level of layoffs for IT developers; because they are cutting out projects that aren't finished in order to reduce costs. I'm lucky, because I'm the only one in my department/division that can do my job (XML Coding). But, since I have been looking to leave for the last two months, I haven't even been requested for an interview in another department or company. Thing are very tight around the Detroit area for IT professional, in the few jobs there are the requirements are high and the pay is low.

In a side note, thinking about going back to being a auto mechanic, it pays better than most IT jobs I've submitted my resume to.
 
Looking for real estate? I'm selling my condo in Macomb Twp. (about 45 mins N of Detroit) 😀

Houses are nice and cheap, good quality. Lots of auto jobs and boring IT jobs at the auto companies.
 
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