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« on: October 18, 2016, 08:14:46 pm »
Got a job offer for information security in queens. starting salary is pretty good, and they pay back my FICA taxes too. health benefits cant be beat. 10% 401k whether i contribute or not. 35hr work week. pension. OT is paid at time and a half, if needed (which is rare). it's a union position! so job security is excellent.
i come from a low income family and my family income is very low. so this is big news to me. it's a bit surreal in fact. this changes a lot for my family. only reason we aren't homeless is because we don't pay rent and utilities (father's a super). with a job like this, my parents can move back overseas where its dirt cheap and i can support them with a little stipend. they have no retirement savings. hopefully some SS income though. no clue exactly. at least they have homes and families back there though.
but do i want it? no actually. its a 90min commute away. I'm not looking to throw away 3 hours of daily on NYC buses and trains. HOWEVER, deloitte officially called me for a final round interview... and i may have a spot in queens to live (subletting from a friend i know). much better than living in some random area of queens and being depressed because i have no friends around. i wouldnt accept this job if it werent for that.
so my ideal scenario is:
next friday: deloitte interview
next saturday: sublet my friend's apt in queens (40min commute from work) and move in
monday after: start my new job (hoping i can push it back this far)
june 2017: quit and travel europe for 3 months
sept 2017: start new job with deloitte
still waiting to hear back from EY though. pretty sure i'm making it to the final round there too. have no clue when the interview is though. it may conflict with my new job, but thats okay. ill take a day off.
but man, i can't tell you how good it feels to have been busting my ass this year with a condensed 1 year masters degree + 4 certifications AND i worked fulltime for the first 7 months of it, and have it finally start paying off. didnt want to bore all of you guys with how my interviews went in stuff, but i have been knocking them out of the park.
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