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Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:29 AM
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Applied for a job in unalaska, AK today. Pipe dream it will go anywhere, but let's say I get a call, anyone have any experience living in Alaska? Change my mind? Cold isn't an issue
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:30 AM
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:31 AM
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Water treatment, entry level . Pays 32-34 an hour. I'm currently 8 years into water and hold B license, working as a public works director, making about 30 now. I feel like I'm topped out in this state as far as what I want to do
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:34 AM
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Sounds pretty cool, never been there
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:35 AM
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:36 AM
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:36 AM
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If I was young I’d do it. I’ve got not insight but good luck Ill be 30 this year
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:36 AM
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Before you move up there do a very thorough and detailed comparison of the cost of living. Even though you will be making more, you might be loosing money in the long run. I believe it is about 35% higher than the national average.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:39 AM
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Before you move up there do a very thorough and detailed comparison of the cost of living. Even though you will be making more, you might be loosing money in the long run. I thought of that, and plan on it. My thoughts are though that if entry level pays more than 10% of what I'm making now, and I go maganement there i may be looking at a significant increase
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:42 AM
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32 to 34 won’t be much of a wage in Alaska. I’m not even sure you can find a place to live on 70k a year in Alaska. It would be cool to live there if one can afford it.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:47 AM
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Water treatment, entry level . Pays 32-34 an hour. I'm currently 8 years into water and hold B license, working as a public works director, making about 30 now. I feel like I'm topped out in this state as far as what I want to do Hate to say it, but Move to the messoplex, there are bound to openings with your experience, plus room for advancement. I know where a Gordon is and yes it is "limited".
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:52 AM
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Don't want to do the metro mess. Worked for the city of Austin for 4 years, most I made there was mid 20's, and I department shuffled to get there
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:53 AM
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Not sure how accurate this is. But yeah 10% more isn't going to cover it, need to see what they pay their managers.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:54 AM
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:54 AM
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Go for it. Your young if it does not work out you can always come back here.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:55 AM
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Or come on down to Houston area and get in petro Chem. It’s a good paying industry and is fairly resilient unlike oil patch. FYI a number of companies still offer pension + 401k. Most entry level operators make 100k with a high school diploma. If you served they look at those individuals as high potential candidates.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:59 AM
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Or come on down to Houston area and get in petro Chem. It’s a good paying industry and is fairly resilient unlike oil patch. FYI a number of companies still offer pension + 401k. Most entry level operators make 100k with a high school diploma. If you served they look at those individuals as high potential candidates. Lived out by point blank / Onalaska for a stint. Not a big fan. Never heard of petro chem, guessing your talking like polymer plants? Ill have to do some googling
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 01:59 AM
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You can make it work. Just have to recognize there’ll be a lifestyle change, you won’t have all the stuff you have now. I did the same thing at your age but moved to Hawaii, with my wife and newborn. Didn’t know a soul, no place to live and no car. They offered me a job making what they’re offering you. Sold everything, got on a plane. stayed at the ymca until I found a small apartment up near the north shore, rode the bus to work and had a little island beater car. A lot of people told me it’d never happen, called me crazy or told me it’d never work. Don’t listen to those folks. Some of the best years of my life. A lot of surfing, spearfishing and fishing. Things most people will never get to do and memories that’ll last a lifetime. Made good friends that I still talk to regularly.
Don’t hesitate. Go for it.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 02:03 AM
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Id go back in a heartbeat lived up there on islands for about 5 years off and on in late 80s early 90s
You can live well up there depending on how ya feel ya have to live
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 02:04 AM
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Do you realize that Unalaska is better known as Dutch Harbor and in the Aleutians?
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 02:08 AM
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Do you realize that Unalaska is better known as Dutch Harbor and in the Aleutians? Yep, closer to Russia than California. Also where deadliest catch is filmed
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 02:17 AM
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Only folks I knew that moved to Alaska lasted 2 winters and came back to Texas. And years ago I had a buddy that was in the Marines and stationed at Adak in the Aleutians. Said it was really cold in the winter.
And I’m with the others in thinking that 10% isn’t enough of an increase to keep you happy. I always figured that 30% was about the right number to change jobs, and you’ll need relocation expenses on top of that. And there’s medical coverage to consider.
Get a legal size pad of paper. Down one side make a list of all the positives from this move. List the negatives down the other side. Be honest.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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04/29/21 02:18 AM
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I’d move for a stent just to have residence hunting privileges. If you move I wanna come up and go goat or sheep hunting with you.
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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Only folks I knew that moved to Alaska lasted 2 winters and came back to Texas. And years ago I had a buddy that was in the Marines and stationed at Adak in the Aleutians. Said it was really cold in the winter.
And I’m with the others in thinking that 10% isn’t enough of an increase to keep you happy. I always figured that 30% was about the right number to change jobs, and you’ll need relocation expenses on top of that. And there’s medical coverage to consider.
Get a legal size pad of paper. Down one side make a list of all the positives from this move. List the negatives down the other side. Be honest. 5000$ relocation reimbursement Job covers 100% medical and dental for employee AND dependants
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Re: Applied for a job in Alaska today
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