I am young, married, with no kids so yes I would move for a better job than the one I have now or if it was in an exotic (to me) location. later on with kids, i wouldn't move unless i was desperate
Right now I'm digging Evernote for it's unstructured ways and ubiquitous inputs (email, iphone app, desktop app, webpage, etc). My biggest problem is jotting everything down. My second biggest problem is looking at what I've written down and crossing it off the list.
I've loved and rejected other task management systems in the past because after a few days, I always get tired of being forced into their structure. Evernote is the closest thing I've found to being a "virtual stack of post-it notes". It may not automagically organize my tasks into priorities and due dates, but it's unstructured format is actually a good thing and gives it a good shot of having a long-term relationship with my messy brain.
We've relocated many times. It doesn't have to be a perfect job, just A job! We'd do it again if we found jobs somewhere else (well, anywhere we could reasonably afford to live, that it).
Those Debit Card rebates can be tricky but you can get your money worth if you 1) Track how much you have exactly on the card and 2) Know where you can go and ask the store to charge your debit card for an exact amount... then you can get every last cent out of them. I've done it multiple times and always get all my money. Oh and don't forget use those cards in a timely fashion, otherwise you'll get charged a fee and watch your rebate money go down the drain.
A great place, I've found, to use those debit cards is Target. Just tell the checker that you want to pay for $xx.xx amount (the exact amount you have left) on "this card" (giving them the debit card), and then pay the rest with whatever other form of payment you normally use. Easy Peasy.
I am thinking about joining the JAG Corps, and in that sense, there is always a chance of deployment and moving bases every couple of years. I am excited for the opportunity to work in parts of the world that are unimaginable to the static masses, and to broaden my global perspective.
Great article. There are so many apps out there and I've spent a small fortune trying most of them. I'm awful about writing things down. I travel a lot so much of time is in transit or it simply isn't convienient for me to stop what I'm doing to type or write a "to do". I use Jott - it's programmed in my phone and I call a number, say what I need (task, appointment in outlook, email draft, etc) and it transcribes the voice to the specifed form. I then get a text message confirmation. It works with outlook, also. This has changed my life - really - my clients love that I don't forget so many things now! ;-)
Everyone talks about life being an adventure but few of us actually live life as if it really were. Instead, we settle for contentment and familiarity. I would definitely move across the world for an exciting opporutnity. Even if the work turns out to be disappointing - with the right attitude and determination to learn something and have a kick-as time doing so - you win.
It completely depends on your world, what you do, what kind of roots you have where you are.
Me? I'd move for an almost-perfect job, I have no family where I live now and have only been here 3 years. But what if I had a family, who would my leaving affect, etc.
If you do what you love, the rest will follow, I'm sure of that.
I am about to enter graduate school to get a master's in teaching. I know that with the job market the way it is for new teachers I will probably need to move to find my first post-school job. I love the city I live in (Portland, OR) but I'm okay with moving. Honestly, I've been giving a lot of thought to moving to a more rural area, just for a few years. This would be a huge change for me, as I have never in my life not lived in a city, even as a child!
I certainly would, and I have. At least, I thought I did. In 2008 I moved out of state & away from my husband to take what I thought was the perfect job. 6 months later, they started laying people off, and I decided to take another job - back home! :-D
We bought this house without plans to move, and we'd lose a lot of money on it if we did have to move and sell it. So we'd rather stay here if possible. But if we BOTH got good jobs that would offset the costs of relocating and help make up for the loss we'd take on the house, we'd do it. So, basically, we'd do a lot of number crunching... and we'd pray about it.
I'm in the fortunate position of still being a student, with no real ties to any particular location (other than Canada, but that's a different story). At the moment I'm still studying, so I'd be reluctant to move if I was offered THE job tomorrow unless I could continue that, but ultimately if it meant I could do what I loved I'd jump on it in a heart beat.
After university I'm planning on leaving this country anyway, so if I can do it for work I enjoy, so much the better :D
I would relocate for a good or perfect job! Only to somewhere that I would like to live, though. Right now, it would be nice if it was somewhere warm all the time!
I did relocate for the perfect job, for the chance to stay at home with my daughter and soon to be 2nd daughter. We could never afford that in Los Angeles, so we moved to Connecticut to follow his perfect job so I could have mine too. We've only been here 2 months but it's been worth it so far.
I wouldn't relocate. There are plenty of good jobs where I currently am and I like it here. That being said, if the job involved lying on a beach somewhere in paradise, I'd consider taking it if my family agreed.
My husband and I have moved twice for jobs. We moved to Pennsylvania for his second job (first one was in Mississippi). It offered better pay, better benefits, and was a wonderful adventure for us. He was laid off in 2008, and we were willing to move anywhere in the world. In fact, he interviewed with companies in New Zealand and was trying to set up interviews in England when he was offered a great job in Tennessee. We packed our furniture and our cats and moved back to the south.
I'm surprised how many people are reluctant to move. One guy we know was an engineer and became a postal worker so he wouldn't have to leave his hometown. Talk about a pay cut. We enjoy the challenge and adventure that a new town/city/country offers.
We would definitely move again if the opportunity presented itself (though we would like to sit still for a few years since we *just* moved).
The perfect job for me is one where I can work only a few hours a day if I want or as many hours a day as I can (if I really get into it) and would be in a location where I would get to enjoy my time outside of work to it's fullest . . . maybe Hawaii. :) I would definitely relocate to a dream job that fits the above descirption without a second thought. (It would get me out of the cold and dreary winter of Boston.)
I am young, married, with no kids so yes I would move for a better job than the one I have now or if it was in an exotic (to me) location. later on with kids, i wouldn't move unless i was desperate
Right now I'm digging Evernote for it's unstructured ways and ubiquitous inputs (email, iphone app, desktop app, webpage, etc). My biggest problem is jotting everything down. My second biggest problem is looking at what I've written down and crossing it off the list.
I've loved and rejected other task management systems in the past because after a few days, I always get tired of being forced into their structure. Evernote is the closest thing I've found to being a "virtual stack of post-it notes". It may not automagically organize my tasks into priorities and due dates, but it's unstructured format is actually a good thing and gives it a good shot of having a long-term relationship with my messy brain.
We've relocated many times. It doesn't have to be a perfect job, just A job! We'd do it again if we found jobs somewhere else (well, anywhere we could reasonably afford to live, that it).
Those Debit Card rebates can be tricky but you can get your money worth if you 1) Track how much you have exactly on the card and 2) Know where you can go and ask the store to charge your debit card for an exact amount... then you can get every last cent out of them. I've done it multiple times and always get all my money. Oh and don't forget use those cards in a timely fashion, otherwise you'll get charged a fee and watch your rebate money go down the drain.
A great place, I've found, to use those debit cards is Target. Just tell the checker that you want to pay for $xx.xx amount (the exact amount you have left) on "this card" (giving them the debit card), and then pay the rest with whatever other form of payment you normally use. Easy Peasy.
I am thinking about joining the JAG Corps, and in that sense, there is always a chance of deployment and moving bases every couple of years. I am excited for the opportunity to work in parts of the world that are unimaginable to the static masses, and to broaden my global perspective.
Great article. There are so many apps out there and I've spent a small fortune trying most of them. I'm awful about writing things down. I travel a lot so much of time is in transit or it simply isn't convienient for me to stop what I'm doing to type or write a "to do". I use Jott - it's programmed in my phone and I call a number, say what I need (task, appointment in outlook, email draft, etc) and it transcribes the voice to the specifed form. I then get a text message confirmation. It works with outlook, also. This has changed my life - really - my clients love that I don't forget so many things now! ;-)
Everyone talks about life being an adventure but few of us actually live life as if it really were. Instead, we settle for contentment and familiarity. I would definitely move across the world for an exciting opporutnity. Even if the work turns out to be disappointing - with the right attitude and determination to learn something and have a kick-as time doing so - you win.
For the "perfect" job, of course I would relocate, as long as it is somewhere nice.
It completely depends on your world, what you do, what kind of roots you have where you are.
Me? I'd move for an almost-perfect job, I have no family where I live now and have only been here 3 years. But what if I had a family, who would my leaving affect, etc.
If you do what you love, the rest will follow, I'm sure of that.
Only for the perfect job in a nice location. The pay would have to be enough to travel and visit.
I am about to enter graduate school to get a master's in teaching. I know that with the job market the way it is for new teachers I will probably need to move to find my first post-school job. I love the city I live in (Portland, OR) but I'm okay with moving. Honestly, I've been giving a lot of thought to moving to a more rural area, just for a few years. This would be a huge change for me, as I have never in my life not lived in a city, even as a child!
Since I'm currently working a crap job and dying to get anywhere else, of course. Plus, while scary and complicated, moving can be a thrill!
I certainly would, and I have. At least, I thought I did. In 2008 I moved out of state & away from my husband to take what I thought was the perfect job. 6 months later, they started laying people off, and I decided to take another job - back home! :-D
Almost 3 years ago, we moved away from family to start our first jobs after college. It's just too far. We're love our city, but it isn't home.
We're going to start looking for a good job back closer to family as the year unwinds and hopefully as the economy recovers a little.
We bought this house without plans to move, and we'd lose a lot of money on it if we did have to move and sell it. So we'd rather stay here if possible. But if we BOTH got good jobs that would offset the costs of relocating and help make up for the loss we'd take on the house, we'd do it. So, basically, we'd do a lot of number crunching... and we'd pray about it.
I'm in the fortunate position of still being a student, with no real ties to any particular location (other than Canada, but that's a different story). At the moment I'm still studying, so I'd be reluctant to move if I was offered THE job tomorrow unless I could continue that, but ultimately if it meant I could do what I loved I'd jump on it in a heart beat.
After university I'm planning on leaving this country anyway, so if I can do it for work I enjoy, so much the better :D
I would relocate for a good or perfect job! Only to somewhere that I would like to live, though. Right now, it would be nice if it was somewhere warm all the time!
I did relocate for the perfect job, for the chance to stay at home with my daughter and soon to be 2nd daughter. We could never afford that in Los Angeles, so we moved to Connecticut to follow his perfect job so I could have mine too. We've only been here 2 months but it's been worth it so far.
heck ya! i got nothing tying me down!
I wouldn't relocate. There are plenty of good jobs where I currently am and I like it here. That being said, if the job involved lying on a beach somewhere in paradise, I'd consider taking it if my family agreed.
I joke that as long as I have a bed, internet access, and a decent selection of books, I can live anywhere.
I love to explore new places and even locales that don't sound super exciting can be made fun.
I have several family members that have found enormous success through the willingness to uproot their lives for a job.
I must say that IF it was even a great opportunity @ best, I would have to justify the move.
It's too damn hard to find success. Limiting yourself to a small 20-50 square mile area, is going to substantially hurt your odds.
My husband and I have moved twice for jobs. We moved to Pennsylvania for his second job (first one was in Mississippi). It offered better pay, better benefits, and was a wonderful adventure for us. He was laid off in 2008, and we were willing to move anywhere in the world. In fact, he interviewed with companies in New Zealand and was trying to set up interviews in England when he was offered a great job in Tennessee. We packed our furniture and our cats and moved back to the south.
I'm surprised how many people are reluctant to move. One guy we know was an engineer and became a postal worker so he wouldn't have to leave his hometown. Talk about a pay cut. We enjoy the challenge and adventure that a new town/city/country offers.
We would definitely move again if the opportunity presented itself (though we would like to sit still for a few years since we *just* moved).
I live in a pretty cool city, so the "perfect" job would have to take me someplace equally as cool.
Then again, I guess that an aspect of the perfection of the "perfect" job would be location.
So... yes?
The perfect job for me is one where I can work only a few hours a day if I want or as many hours a day as I can (if I really get into it) and would be in a location where I would get to enjoy my time outside of work to it's fullest . . . maybe Hawaii. :) I would definitely relocate to a dream job that fits the above descirption without a second thought. (It would get me out of the cold and dreary winter of Boston.)