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Old 11-30-2005, 05:30 PM
Yobz Yobz is offline
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

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I'd help but I'm still bracing myself.

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You can keep bracing, I won't get to that thing for a while...

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What about non-job factors?

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I prefer Boston (closer to family, more bar/young scene, close to other big cities). I lived in Seattle over the summer and thought it was a tiny bit of a drag...not live enough.

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2) Define "not as good" with regard to benefit packages and promotion opportunities.

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Comp 1 gives free gym membership, no vesting time for 401k plan, full blown medical, cheap company store, tuition re-imbursement, and a cpl other things.
Promotion: Both have decent promotion plans, but cmpy 1 is a lot more formal and has certain goals to get you that next level, cmpy 2 is a lot more haphazard about it
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3) Define "great" salary in comparison to "lower" salary.

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~10k difference and no starting bonus vs huge starting bonus
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4) Are either of these companies types of companies you feel like you could work at until you retire? If so, the one with better retirement benefits and promotion opportunities would be the way to go. If not, then take the money and run.

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I could see myself at cmpny 1 for a long time, not too sure about cpny 2 yet
As for hot chicks, both have decent pr and hr chicks [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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What do you do, and what to the companies do?

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programming/tech stuff
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Old 11-30-2005, 05:42 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

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What do you do, and what to the companies do?

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programming/tech stuff

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I'll take whichever one you don't want then.
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Old 11-30-2005, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

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super high real estate prices, traffic, weather.

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the funny thing is boston is actually considerably worse than seattle in all these areas.
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Old 11-30-2005, 05:57 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

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super high real estate prices, traffic, weather.

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the funny thing is boston is actually considerably worse than seattle in all these areas.

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boston is much more $ than seattle. seattle is cheap compared to boston, new york, and san francisco.

you should definitely go with the long-run ev. even if B pays you more now, how much more money will A get you down the road? on the other hand, where can you stand out and be and all-star? that will help propel you down the road as well. also investigate office dynamics. an office that parties hard is much more fun than a serious office.
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Old 11-30-2005, 06:08 PM
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Default Wrong Forum

Your question belongs here
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Old 11-30-2005, 06:33 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

If you take the money out of the equation, where would you go?

That's where you go.
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Old 11-30-2005, 07:00 PM
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If you take the money out of the equation, where would you go?

That's where you go.

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That might be the answer I needed...I guess money will come to me eventually, I should just do what I like and forget about it.
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Old 11-30-2005, 07:03 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

It sounds like you are realtively young and dont have responsibilities ie family mortgage etc, so I dont think money should be an overriding issue for you as long as both pay reasonably well.

Have to weigh up which company is likely to get you forward to where you want to be in years to come, ie promotion, training, type of work experience etc etc etc.

From how you wrote it company 1 is the one you want to go for.
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Old 11-30-2005, 07:04 PM
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If you take the money out of the equation, where would you go?

That's where you go.

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This is a good answer. However, if it looks like Boston is the answer, I'd seriously consider using the Seatle offer as leverage to get a few more bucks out of Boston. Something along the lines of "I'd really like to work for you guys, but look what Seattle is offering. Can you tempt me into working in Boston?" All without revealing you'd choose to work there anyway.
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Old 11-30-2005, 07:15 PM
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Default Re: Two Job Offers...

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If you take the money out of the equation, where would you go?

That's where you go.

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This is a good answer. However, if it looks like Boston is the answer, I'd seriously consider using the Seatle offer as leverage to get a few more bucks out of Boston. Something along the lines of "I'd really like to work for you guys, but look what Seattle is offering. Can you tempt me into working in Boston?" All without revealing you'd choose to work there anyway.

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Already did that. As a matter of fact, the Boston offer's company is based right around Seattle...but they didn't budge.
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