moving to Miami

[flexy]

hi,

the farthest i came down in FL was Tampa...now considering moving to Miami.

I see great jobs listed, i am a programmer/network admin...here in TN there is almost nothing.

Anyone in Miami cares to give me some ideas..how's living there, apt prices/rent...job-situation in general...etc...

thanks

 

[purbeast0]

i was thinking about doing the same thing, but the risk of the hurricanes is stopping me from doing it. i'm in maryland btw.

 

[acemcmac]

Can you still sell coke down there?

 

[KillyKillall]

I don't know anything about the jobs there..but..

GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GuitarDaddy]

I hear Castro bumper stickers do well there

 

[woodie1]

Used to visit there. Son-in-law lives down that way. Better brush up on your Spanish. It will make your job search much easier.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

if you drive a maserati you'll fit right in.

 

[bigrash]

Miami is nice. I was looking to move down there a few years ago, but decided not to in the end. If you're young and like to party, there's no better place/girls than south beach

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i was thinking about doing the same thing, but the risk of the hurricanes is stopping me from doing it. i'm in maryland btw.

Just don't own. Rent an apartment on the 3rd-or-so floor in a big complex and you'll be safe enough.

My GF and I may be moving to Vero Beach area depending on if a potential employer agrees to my salary requirements. And besides, wouldn't a Tattoo from TLC's Miami Ink be worth it? If we do end up moving, I'm sooo driving down and getting a tattoo there.

 

[mryellow2]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i was thinking about doing the same thing, but the risk of the hurricanes is stopping me from doing it. i'm in maryland btw.

Just don't own. Rent an apartment on the 3rd-or-so floor in a big complex and you'll be safe enough.

My GF and I may be moving to Vero Beach area depending on if a potential employer agrees to my salary requirements. And besides, wouldn't a Tattoo from TLC's Miami Ink be worth it? If we do end up moving, I'm sooo driving down and getting a tattoo there.

Get it from Garver ;D He's the best artist there imo.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: mryellow2

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: purbeast0
i was thinking about doing the same thing, but the risk of the hurricanes is stopping me from doing it. i'm in maryland btw.

Just don't own. Rent an apartment on the 3rd-or-so floor in a big complex and you'll be safe enough.

My GF and I may be moving to Vero Beach area depending on if a potential employer agrees to my salary requirements. And besides, wouldn't a Tattoo from TLC's Miami Ink be worth it? If we do end up moving, I'm sooo driving down and getting a tattoo there.

Get it from Garver ;D He's the best artist there imo.

Skulls - Garver, Koi - Ami, Graffiti - Darren, Portrait - Kat

...what's Chris's specialty? But yeah, Garver's the most well-rounded for sure....I love that show.

 

[theNEOone]

it's hard to speak in general terms, but miami is very divided when it comes to jobs - lots of small business owners and lots of people that work for these small business owners that get paid sh!tty wages. there are few large corporations with their headquarters here - burger king, carnival and many other cruiselines. your options are somewhat limited if you're into bio/pharma, high tech, IT, etc - not many options as far as i can tell. lots of tourism jobs, of course there's retail (barf), and you'll have your miscellaneous office jobs sprinkled all over.

real estate is very expensive - average median house prices in miami far outstrip the necessary median incomes to afford such homes.

i have very intelligent friends that have had a difficult time finding jobs. one particular friend from upenn is getting paid much less than he deserves (~50k). he works at an architecure and planning firm. my salary is $20-30k less than the average national salary for my position. granted i'm in a unique situation, but i get the general feeling from people that wages are too low to support the expenses in this city, as compared to other locations in the us.

i would do some research on firms that are in your particular field of interest and see if there's any presence in miami and, of course, if they're hiring.


=|

 

[EagleKeeper]

Miami Herald - Employment
Sun Sentinal

These are the two big papers in S Florida.

Use them to get a feel of employment.

Also, all the the major head hunter shops will have offices in the area.

 

[Hammerhead]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Skulls - Garver, Koi - Ami, Graffiti - Darren, Portrait - Kat

...what's Chris's specialty?

uhh...bangin' all the hot chicks that come in for tattoo's...Duh!