Tough Decision

[Viva]

Other than the salery increase, does this job offer anything else (e.g., new challenges, learning opportunities)?

If you hate it and decide to bail out early, will you have to return any of all of the signing bonus?

Are there stock options involved as well?

[Grange]

My brother-in-law and sister just went through a similar situation. Except hunting and fishing is to him what skiing is to you and his choice was to move to South Dakota. After much debate the made the move and are very happy with their decision. They are making a lot more money and although the hunting and fishing opportunities aren't as good he can still go to our cottage for a long weekend when he needs a good fix.

[Dingleberry]

Take the job.

Everyone should live in New York City once in their lives.

[778skier]

2-3 years isnt that long in the grand scheme of things and if it does chew you out and spit you up then what better place to get rehabilitated than the mountains? Plus everything is experience, would the job put you in a better position to get a more similar one in a location you'd prefer?

I think the question everybody's been forgetting is, is it enough $$ for your own heli?

[KQ]

Do it!!! 2-3 years is nothing and Manhattan is a blast.

Think about it man - the mountains ain't going nowhere (as long as we get Bush out of office ).

The way you describe it money wise this could set you up for a lifetime of skiing from your own slope side abode.

I give the move two thumbs up!

[descender]

Fack man that is a tough one. NYC rules the earth and I can't think of a more fun place to live, minus the mountain factor. Cali has an incredible combo of urban and outdoor action though.

Some q's to ask yourself...

Is this mainly about money and the ability to set yourself up for a lifetime near the mountains, or does the opportunity excite you in other ways too?

Assume for a second that you could earn aprox the same money in SF or LA what would you do?

Skiing and money aside, where do you want to LIVE, IE where do you want to grocery shopping and get dinner with Mrs Chair on some random Tuesday night?

Do you want/need big mountain access in the winter or all year round?

[13]

If the cost of living doesn't take a big bite outta the long-term dream ...

Do it, ACE.

To me, 2/3 years of bling and city living is a small sacrifice to make for bigger and better dreams further down the road.

[road trip]

Ironic... I know so many people in this greater NYC area contemplating a move to Cali...

My $.02 (and I'm sure the others that I'll be seeing next Wednesday night will concur):

You CAN live in this area AND ski a ton as well... if you are making serious dough, you get a winter house up in VT (rent it for the season, need be), make road trips every other weekend, and take 2 different week vacations out west a year.

Got me > 50 days two years ago...

I love this area....

but.. given the chance and proper motivation, I'd probably give Cali a shot as well (San Diego).

Make sure you look at what your cost of living increase would be. My manager moved here from San Fran and was shocked with the cost of real estate... she thought Cali was just as expensive as NJ and was shocked when she saw how much less XXXX $$$ would take her over here.

[road trip]

Originally posted by funkendrenchman
It's now called pulling a Meatdrink.

PS he also went to ST LOUIS! We're talking NYC here!!

[Henry Rollins]

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The Rosy Vision, leisure is regarded as the given condition of humanity, and all of life, from birth to death, is idle time. It follows that in no sense can economic activity be seen as generating leisure, because leisure is the natural condition of humanity. Instead, the economy can only be concerned with producing a wealth of goods and services that people want for their enjoyment, to add interest to an otherwise idle tedium. In this view of the economy, men and women forego leisure to work to amass desirable goods and services - cars, TVs, videos, swimming pools, perfumes, etc -. Men and women do not work because they have to, but because they choose to. Rather than ski and enjoy life , they adopt a work ethic, and forego their idleness to generate an income of real wealth. Governments adopt policies of Full Employment in Wealth Creation. It is held that the harder people work, the more material goods and services are produced, and the richer everyone gets. Economic growth is about producing more and more wealth. The Gross National Product, as an indicator of wealth, is simply a measure of the size of the pile of goods produced by economic activity

[Platinum Pete]

One thing to watch is the barnaccle effect.
You might say, "I'll just do it for 2-3 years, then be home free and move to the mountains and live off the cash," but we all know money can be addictive like heroin and being around all that money in Manhattan can rearrange your idea of what comfortably well off means. Next thing you know you're caught up in the chase, living at a level that soaks up all that money you thought you'd save, wondering what happened to the last ten years, and a 737 comes crashing through your office window.
Then again, you might love the action and vibrance of the big apple so much that the above scenario is worth it. Lots of people who love to ski and have the money still choose NYC.
If it were me, I'd go for it if it were a chance to grow and progress as a whole being. I agree with whoever said everyone should live in New York at sometime in their lives. Then again, a friend of mine moved away from there because he thought everyone was so caught up in the rat race that nobody enjoyed their lives; he moved to LA.
My estimate is that it's all what you make of it.

[Showtime06]

I agree with road trip... if you're going to work in manhattan then there are plenty of cheaper places outside the city that you can live, hoboken is a popular one...from the city to a good resort in VT the drive is prob about 5 1/2 hours, or like road trip said, rent a house for the year and go up whenver you can, the ride isn't too bad and once you get out of jersey and past albany the trip is an easy one... good luck with your decision