Major decision

[duragezic]

I would take it. It's a big change yeah, but you don't have to stay in your same hometown forever. Getting out of your comfort zone might make it easier or have more opportunities to do the things you'd like to do.

If you absolutely can't stand it, then in 6 months or a year, go back to PA. Plus either way, you'd be making good money. How the fuck does a call center job pay 60k/yr? Damn.

 

[gigahertz20]

Where at in Colorado? I'm in Colorado Springs right now trying to find a job.

 

[guyver01]

As the officially elected representative of the State of Colorado, i hereby say..

We dont want , nor need, you here.

Thank You

 

[pontifex]

As the officially elected representative of the State of Colorado, i hereby say..

We dont want , nor need, you here.

Thank You

i'm moving in next door! :awe:

 

[l0cke]

As the officially elected representative of the State of Colorado, i hereby say..

We dont want , nor need, you here.

Thank You

who elected you?

 

[skim milk]

I'd take the new job and see how it goes. Can always come back after a year or two as the economy recovers

 

[Modular]

As others have said, this seems to be a no-brainer. There is the short-term sadness of moving away from friends and family (the "known"), but that will pass, and when it does, you will realize how much better your lifestyle is at 60k+ per year. Also, as others have mentioned, it opens up avenues for even more pay at your next position.

But let's say it all doesn't work out in the end and you have to move back to PA. You are losing your current job anyway, so it really made no difference in the end!

 

[rasczak]

go and experience something new. what's it gonna hurt? you're still young enough to relocate, no wife/kids, no other commitments aside from family who would most likely support a decision to move. have a huge garage sale, fly out to denver find an apt and make double what you;re currently making. with that kinda pay, you should easily be able to fly back to PA a couple times a year to get your family fix.

 

[xanis]

Moving away from family and "what's safe" for a few years really gives a new life experience that is hard to put value on before you do it. Factor in that you are doubling your money and it seems like a great opportunity.

You have no kids or S/O so the choice is easy for me. I moved halfway across the country from my wife for a good part of year and still found that to be quite the experience. With the internet and local community sites you are sure to find some niche group that you can hang out and socially network with.

It's pretty liberating really. Plus know that doubling your salary sets you up for future jobs and sets the bar that much higher for your next position.

I came in here to post basically this. The way I see it, you won't know how things will turn out unless you do it. You never know, you might like Colorado better than Pennsylvania. The extra $30K/year and career advancement are also nice incentives. Moving away from friends and family seems scary, I know, but with that extra money, you could go visit them.

 

[Patranus]

Depending on what part of PA you are coming from and what area of CO you would be moving to the cost of living could be significantly higher in CO.

just something to keep in mind.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

job market does suck and I will be losing my current job within a few months anyway, as I am contracted to the company I would be moving for and they are cancelling the contract and doing it all in-house. so I sort of have a "in" for this "new" job. I also have no prospects here (been looking for the past year and half or so with no luck) and I'll never get this sort of pay any other way.

How is this even a question?

 

[zinfamous]

Do it.

Colorado rocks.

Learn to ski.

get laid by hot ski bunnies.

Drink good beers.

Change your life for a spell, experience the prime that you didn't know you had.

Seriously, man. Take a chance. You'll never have this opportunity again. And really, there is nothing to lose.

 

[zinfamous]

You should work where you want to live, not the other way around... IMO.

dumbness found here.

 

[guyver01]

Depending on what part of PA you are coming from and what area of CO you would be moving to the cost of living could be significantly higher in CO.

just something to keep in mind.

Unless he is moving to Vail or Aspen (one of the "Ski Resort" communities), the cost of living will be Significantly LOWER wherever he moves. $60,000 a year will allow him to live quite well in most areas in colorado.

 

[guyver01]

who elected you?

We held a vote. It was unanimous.

 

[BoomerD]

As the officially elected representative of the State of Colorado, i hereby say..

We dont want , nor need, you here.

Thank You

This is exactly why I dislike Colorado. Nice country, beautiful scenery, shitty, stuck-up people.
"If you ain't a Colorado native, you ain't shit."

HOWEVER, it sounds like your current job is a dead-ender with little to no prospect of continued employment and a crappy local economy.

if you can take being at a distance from your family and you can tolerate the occasional fuckwad like guyver who thinks everyone from outside Colorado sucks...then go for it. It sounds like a good opportunity with plenty of room for advancement. Who knows, maybe in a year or two, you can get paroled from Colorado and go to a free state...

 

[zinfamous]

This is exactly why I dislike Colorado. Nice country, beautiful scenery, shitty, stuck-up people.
"If you ain't a Colorado native, you ain't shit."

HOWEVER, it sounds like your current job is a dead-ender with little to no prospect of continued employment and a crappy local economy.

if you can take being at a distance from your family and you can tolerate the occasional fuckwad like guyver who thinks everyone from outside Colorado sucks...then go for it. It sounds like a good opportunity with plenty of room for advancement. Who knows, maybe in a year or two, you can get paroled from Colorado and go to a free state...

C'mon Boomer...you have wisdom.

rise above the young internet trolls and really tell young pontifex what he needs to hear:

get the fuck out, move to Colorado, expand yourself, meet some people, learn to explore, and do what needs to be done...


Seriously pontifex, you could do a lot with that cash in Colorado, very smartly, ANYWHERE you want to live. don't let the lesser folk tell you otherwise.

dude, you can shoot all sorts of guns into rocks and dirt and whatever, blow up some fireworks, scream down a snow-capped hill well into June (while performing all of the aforementioned tasks), and still have some cash left over at the end of the year.

Seriously...get thee to the state with REAL mountains, adapt your perspective.

There is absolutely nothing terrifying about moving where you aren't familiar. Unless you're 12, and I know you aren't. seriously dude. don't pass this up.

 

[OulOat]

If 60k is their first offer, counter-offer. Get more $$$. Always negotiate. If you are polite and respectful, worst that can happen is that they won't budge and you get the 60k. Most likely they will go up a bit more.

 

[guyver01]

This is exactly why I dislike Colorado. Nice country, beautiful scenery, shitty, stuck-up people.
"If you ain't a Colorado native, you ain't shit."

And this is why most native coloradoans hate outsiders... ignorant fucktards who speak without thinking.

i'm no more native than you are

you can feel free to remove your head from your ass anytime you like.

 

[sandorski]

And this is why most native coloradoans hate outsiders... ignorant fucktards who speak without thinking.

i'm no more native than you are

you can feel free to remove your head from your ass anytime you like.

Now now Guyver, he ain't hurtin no one..

 

[purbeast0]

i'd do it.

you only live once and it could be a great opportunity.

and you can always move back if it doesn't work out.

go experience life.

 

[SP33Demon]

In the words of Tiger Woods, Just Do It.

 

[PricklyPete]

That wouldn't be a decision for me at all...I'd move in a heartbeat...well unless I lived somewhere that was better than Colorado. Good friends stay good friends if you put the effort in and staying in touch with family is not difficult. My wife and I are very close to our families and haven't lived near them in a while.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Just flip a coin... problem solved.

 

[RaistlinZ]

30 years old, single, no kids. This is the perfect time of your life to be living alone with a buffer between you and the parents, seriously. I'm sure meeting other young professionals in Colorado will be easy.