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I got a salon on Broadway/stratford.
I know your area very well 😉, gonna miss out on pride and the games dude.
Just make sure you think it through man
 
Originally posted by: honkee
I got a salon on Broadway/stratford.
I know your area very well 😉, gonna miss out on pride and the games dude.
Just make sure you think it through man
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Hey! Yeah, I will greatly miss pride and Market Days. Sigh. I will miss the area in which I am most comfortable. I dreamed of living in Boystown for quite a while, and moved here two years ago. It has been fun, but I also discovered that there is too much competition. I think I will be more "marketable" in Omaha, in several ways if you know what I mean. Boystown is all about partying and the like. I got sick of that part a while back. I will miss the trendyness. I will NOT miss the Cubs games and horrendous parking situation. Now, that is something I can say I will happily leave behind.

As for thinking it through, the trigger has been pulled. It is pretty much too late. I have thrown about 20 balls into motion and one of them (my apartment) cannot be stopped. I am now committed, unless I get a job offer before I go but I am not even looking in Chicago at the moment.
 
Originally posted by: route66
Good luck.

But how did you live in Wrigleyville making only $55k a year?
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Not too hard at all. My apartment rent was only $745, and my car note is only $340. I have very little debt. I actually ended up with about $1,200 SPENDING CASH each month. No problem at all, actually.

My studio apartment is beautiful in that it is a total rehab, with all new everything. Wood floors, all new cabinets and bathroom and appliances. It was a great deal when I got it. Free heat, because the heat is steam based. My gas bills never got past $30. My electric bill never got past $24.
 
Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
Good luck!

life is an adventure - navy slogan?
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Thank you. Yup, life is an adventure. I think that is a Navy slogan. Except, it is more like, life is an adventure, but we will shove you on land duty anyway where you won't see anything or you will get crammed into a ship where you still won't see much of anything! I know, as many of the guys that I have run into the past couple of years were from Great Lakes Naval Training Center and came down to the clubs around me on their time off (not the recruits, but the guys who went back for tech training).
 
Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Best of luck and wish I had the guts to make changes like that. :beer:
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Thanks! Well, guts yes, but I cannot escape the thought that it involved a certain amount of insanity as well. Either way, I MUST go and make it work. Maybe that was why I did what I did. I know I do my best when put into a corner. I think I cornered myself into this for reasons that I have said and some I might not even realize.
 
Nursing school is tough, so expect to put in a lot of hours. Though it will pay off by being able to get a job anywhere, whenever you want.
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
Nursing school is tough, so expect to put in a lot of hours. Though it will pay off by being able to get a job anywhere, whenever you want.
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QFT on all counts.
 
Originally posted by: Throwmeabone
Your gay.

Haha just kidding, good luck with everything man.
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No offense taken! Thanks for the encouragement. I am looking very hopefully to the future.
 
I'm about to do something similar. I hate my job and the direction of my career (state agency, civil engineer), so I?m going to give notice and crash at my mom?s house up north.

I haven't lived with my mom since I was 12 (27 now), so she would be extremely happy to have me around for a bit. While I'm there, I will live off my savings, look for a new job in the area, and help my disabled step-dad with some things he's been needed to get done.

 
It's a big step. But you're still young. 35 is far from dead. You're single... no kids, no ties. I say go and have fun. Do what makes you happy.

Good luck
 
Originally posted by: JS80
I'm no expert, buy my instincts tell me Omaha, NE will not be the right fit for you.

Sales skills = +++++++++
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Project Management = +++++++++^2

Instead of nursing, I would suggest to him to get his PMI certification, and a Masters in Management.

He would make far more money as a true Project Manager, and be valuable in ANY industry.
 
Originally posted by: bctbct
Originally posted by: ChiPCGuy
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I am still open to options. I do fully realize what nursing entails. In fact, the guy and his wife I am moving in with are both nurses. One works nights and the other days. I will likely start off as a CNA, then LPN, then RN. I am hoping to get an interim position at Creighton where they will pay for classes while I work, and work around my class schedule. You seem to have some ideas in mind--please share. There might be some things I have not considered.
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Ha, no sorry I dont have any ideas. I am a supt. for a construction co. I do know a married couple and they are both nurses. PITA being around them because everything they talk about is health related.

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yeah, but when you're around your work buddies, it's probably al hammer-hammer, saw-saw...
 
Originally posted by: ChiPCGuy
I am still open to options.
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Cool, let me make a few suggestions.

Originally posted by: ChiPCGuy
I used to be a Project Manager making $55,000 per year with benefits. The job was about half sales and half Project Management. It was a highly charged political environment--working for a Central Nonprofit Agency aligned with the Federal Government.

I have a MIS Degree from Creighton University (in Omaha, so I am going back to where I went to school).

I had to get this off my chest to a larger audience--give feedback, advice, whatever. I just need people to throw ideas at me.
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Had the job your left been 100% project management, do you feel you would have enjoyed it? Would you have been satisfied with that career choice? If so, then I strongly advise you stick with. Here's what I would do:

Is the MIS you have this bachelor's degree? If so, I would get the Masters of Business Administration. If you have a genuine interest in the medical field, you could could get a Minor in something.

Get the PMI Certification.

Get a Security Clearance. You already have experience working with the government, and that should go on your resume. The SC is a bonus because as a Project Manager you could get hired into an extremely high paying federal job.

And if you go ahead and get that Medical related minor (Nursing, Pharmacy, etc.) then get yourself HIPAA certified.

If you have ANY interest at all working in IT, you should also get your Network+ and Linux+ (if you want to be involved in technical projects). If you have any interest in network security, then get a Security+, and find a job that is IT security related, get in your 3 years of experience, and pass the CISSP.

You know, instead of a being a Nurse or whatever you were considering, as an IT Project Manager you could run systems for a government hospital. You could be gold.
 
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