Saturday, August 05, 2006

Relocation

So I'm considering moving closer to the main office up in Long Island. I'd have to trade down to a 1-B/R apartment instead of the 2-B/R place that I have now.

The big issue is, of course, costs. Moving to an area like LI means that instead of my living expenses being 50% of my net pay, it's going to be more like 75% of my net pay. If I could get a 10% raise that would drop back down to 68% of net for living expenses. Still more expensive but I could economize in other areas to make up for the difference.

In reality, I'd need more like a 15-20% raise to make it not such a bad deal. I'll have to talk with the CEO during my next trip and see what price he puts on having me more available at the office. Whether he's willing to slowly bump my salary another 20% in order to make that happen.

Why now?

- Because I've been considering a move for a while. Possible locations have been near Albany NY or Burlington VT or north of NYC.

- Things at the main office have changed over the years, people that I didn't like don't work there anymore. It's a lot less chaotic and I think I could actually get work done if I was there.

- Even if I moved near the main office, I'd probably still telecommute most days. Maybe dedicating only one day per week to being in the main office to do technical troubleshooting.

- I don't have a lot of ties left down here in York. And a change of scenery would be nice.

- I'm no longer dead set against moving to Long Island. It would be nice to be closer to NYC which I find to be an interesting city.

Labels: 2006

posted by Wuphon's at 11:39 PM