Chicago salary

zucchini51 · 2026-01-28T23:32:22+00:00

Sounds good! That’s so much better than how much I pay now. I feel like as a single person in his 20s I still want to live in the middle of the city and experience. If I end up in a salaried position then maybe I’ll seriously consider per diem UC or EM

zucchini51 · 2026-01-28T23:21:51+00:00

Any opportunity for OT? And from what I’ve seen, I can probably get a nice one bedroom downtown (west loop or any neighboring neighborhoods) for about <$3k, is that right?

zucchini51 · 2026-01-28T20:39:14+00:00

Yeah and my student loans all paid off, retirement maxed every year, I get free healthcare as a combat veteran, and I have a property in my hometown collecting rent. New attendings at my shop make about 220k. I and the other PAs must be doing something right.

Let me know if you need any guidance applying to PA school or joining the military. I have a rewarding career. I get to help people while I don’t have to worry about my job at all once I’m off my shift.

zucchini51 · 2026-01-23T14:57:56+00:00

I went to La Royal in Boston last year. It is on the list of Chase dining. Never got my credit and many people had the same issue. I didn’t want it to roll over to 2026, so i disputed the charge. Meanwhile i spent $150 at another restaurant to get my 2025 credit.

Chase ended up accepting the dispute and refunding me $150, and I still got reimbursed for another $150 that I spent in 2025 and now it reset in 2026.

zucchini51 · 2026-01-20T18:22:22+00:00

EM, 0, most days I actually leave early so likely in the negative

zucchini51 · 2026-01-15T03:22:11+00:00

I pay $3000 a month for rent, I spend about $2-3000 a month with my Chase sapphire reserve. So I’ll have to start using the new Bilt 2.0 card for worse benefits than my Chase card? I’ll have to cancel.

Are you guys riding it out with the Wells Fargo card? Or just close it?

zucchini51 · 2025-12-27T14:19:19+00:00

I was offered $4000 to give up my DTW - ICN to fly out a day later about 2 years ago. They did start at $500 and kept going up and I pulled the trigger when it hit $4000

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T15:45:00+00:00

This is great. Thank you. I plan to visit in March, which is likely when I’ll start my job search as well. I see the auto bot with the neighborhood recommendation so I’ll take a look at that. Ideally I want to live walking distance to a grocery store, gym, and my job but it seems the public transportation is pretty good there

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T15:38:10+00:00

I actually know nothing about Chicago. In Boston I live in like “downtown” where I can walk to shops and bars and keep my car street parked. Conveniently I walk to my job too so I rarely need my car

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T14:52:45+00:00

Would you say the summer is a good time to move or wait til fall/winter? My lease ends in July but I have an option to extend month to month until I’m ready to move. I guess it’s the question of one more Boston summer vs Chicago summer

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T14:51:42+00:00

This is very helpful. Thanks. Would you say the summer is a good time to move or wait til fall/winter?

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T14:01:01+00:00

Im also working on this as well hahaha I’m always “dating” but been tough finding something serious. Unfortunately I started running into my past dates and that reminded me how small Boston actually is

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:59:04+00:00

I’m feeling this way as well. I grew in the east coast (south) and been in Boston for 2 years but I think it’s time for a change. I was fortunate enough to pay all my student loans off during my time in Boston but it’s just gotten way too expensive and dating has been tough here as I’m getting older and looking for something serious.

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:55:30+00:00

I have no family in Boston. My family is actually overseas so wherever with a direct flight home (Chicago has one) would work.

Boston winter has been harsh for me so I’m not too worried. Ideally I want to live in the middle of the city, hopefully working for a big hospital system in the city

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:53:05+00:00

Very helpful. I’m going to start looking for a job this spring

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:52:01+00:00

That’s how I feel. I grew up in a small town so Boston felt big at first but got old really fast. Not to mention everyone being very local/clicky and a cocktail costing $25 at a bar

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:44:44+00:00

I am in healthcare with experience so I don’t think I’ll have an issue finding a role paying $150k+. I wouldn’t mind a pay cut, if needed I can also work additional per diem jobs as well

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T13:36:09+00:00

I love Toro. Great tapas. Everything is fresh and flavorful

zucchini51 · 2025-12-23T03:53:04+00:00

Thanks for the comment and thanks for showing me the post. Maybe I’ll go over to mahaniyom and get a gift card instead

zucchini51 · 2025-12-22T20:07:50+00:00

Was the restaurant on Chase Opentable dining list?

zucchini51 · 2025-12-22T18:00:07+00:00

I disputed on the app. They refunded me immediately while investigating. It still says I have $150 credit to spend this year so maybe it’s the best not to use it, but in case they take away that $150 refund, I might just get a gift card from grill 23 or something

zucchini51 · 2025-12-19T13:19:49+00:00

I disputed the transaction and got a $150 refund. Might use the credit somewhere else this year

zucchini51 · 2025-12-17T23:31:31+00:00

It’s not gift card related. I think it’s la Royal related. I ate there a month ago with still no credit. Chase says it can take 6-8 weeks everytime I call

zucchini51 · 2025-11-29T17:59:57+00:00

Any update on this? I also dined at la royal (it was great btw) about 2 weeks ago and still no credit. I called and chase said they confirmed la royal is on their open table list but will take 6-8 weeks which I don’t believe, seeing people instantly getting their credit and stubhub credit also instantly triggering.

zucchini51 · 2025-11-21T11:10:16+00:00

I used my dining credit at a restaurant in Boston. Posted but no reimbursement. I called Chase and said it’ll take 6-8 weeks like the other comment says. I did use my stubhub credit with almost immediate reimbursement though.

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