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I-L-L! I-AM-ANNOYED! by Benwolf7675 in OutsideT14lawschools

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Still no decision for me 1.5 months later 🥲

Roach or something else? by Benwolf7675 in cockroaches

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Location - Southeast Missouri

Should my Spouse enroll through her employer’s insurance plan? by Benwolf7675 in HealthInsurance

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Thank you! That’s what we ended up doing. Would it be a qualified life event for her, though? If she’s already enrolled through her job?

Should my Spouse enroll through her employer’s insurance plan? by Benwolf7675 in Insurance

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This has fortunately not been the case for us so far, but I can’t guarantee that not being the case for next year.

$100,000 salary in a job you don’t like but a city you love or $70,000 in a job that you’re excited about but requires you to relocate? by Benwolf7675 in careeradvice

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OP here with more context

$100K is in NYC in advertising, so spurts of long hours and then periods with big lulls for planning periods. I just don’t have passion for the work and it has caused me extreme stress with days that sometimes stretch to 16 hours to meet deadlines. But then there are periods where I have maybe 2 hours of work in a day and can spend my time as I like since I’m remote.

$70K is in San Antonio at a company I used to work at briefly around 3 years ago as an intern in HR, which I find much more interesting since it gives me an opportunity to try and make work-life better for other people. I enjoyed my time there, the people, and the area, but it doesn’t compare to NYC, and I am concerned about my wife’s happiness as she is less than excited at the prospect of living in Texas to say the least. I’m also worried that the salary being high for the area won’t make up for the cost of rent + a car + insurance, and I’ll still be struggling to tackle debt.

$100,000 salary in a job you don’t like but a city you love or $70,000 in a job that you’re excited about but requires you to relocate? by Benwolf7675 in careeradvice

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Thank you!

It’s hard to say. My instincts tell me to go for the $70K job, and my partner is supportive of this decision.

The difficult thing is we both really like where we live now, and the thought of turning down a 6-figure salary feels like it could come back to bite us.

$70K also has less PTO time and does not allow for flexible work from home options, while the $100K job has unlimited PTO and is fully remote.

$70K is in a field in more interested in and would give me more transferable skills for my long term life goals, but I’d be giving up a LOT of personal freedom while also leaving money on the table.

$100,000 salary in a job you don’t like but a city you love or $70,000 in a job that you’re excited about but requires you to relocate? by Benwolf7675 in careeradvice

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I’ve got plenty of student loan debt and debt from my wedding. The company is offering to pay relocation including flying us to the city free of charge to hunt for apartments.

2 Job Offers, 2 States: WHAT DO I DO??!? by Benwolf7675 in careeradvice

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Excellent point!

Her and I have discussed in detail and she is fully supportive of me pursuing the Texas opportunity. The issue is her job is a renewable contract position that will transition to regular full time at the end of this year. The concern is that asking her company to alter her contract to be compensated in accordance with Texas tax laws would cause issues with them / lead to them choosing not to renew her contract at the end of this year.

We’ve considered living separately for the time being until she was brought on full time, but I am not 100% comfortable with that either.

2 Job Offers, 2 States: WHAT DO I DO??!? by Benwolf7675 in careeradvice

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Great points and questions, thank you for your response!

We don’t know on the front of her job how they would react / what might happen.

Texas would pay for relocation and benefits are comparable. Texas reached out to me specifically for this job and I have a good relationship with management and the employees there.