I have a BIGGER opportunity

[AndrewTX]

So, I'm going to be an attention whore here, because it's fun and I like great pictures that Grumps puts up. I've been handed a great opportunity today, and I have a week to fully decide if I want to take it or not. I've found out today that my office is going to be shut down. I was the only person who made the branch money, and they just don't want to follow the natural gas right now.

 Anyways, our corporate office in Houston has made me an offer to move there and work with the big boys. I have until Monday to make up my mind, and right now I'm thinking of moving. It would be a great chance for me to get back into a city, and I could end up making a lot more money while I'm there.

So, what do people think? BTW, your responses don't need to be bathed in prayer. I just ask that you not be rude, unless you can present it in a funny or witty manner.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Congratulations on the offer- I am sure you know and I don't know where you are living now but rmember the cost of living will go up in a big city so consider how that correlates to your bump in salary

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Renounce your citizenship now!

[patrick1]

Do it,  the job market is still pretty terrible and you really don't want to start that process now. While Houston has some significant shortcomings, good money can help you overlook those things.  Also it is not like you really have any roots where you are now.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Go for it.  You won't hear any complaints here.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

You definitively do

[opebo]

You have gas?

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Dumping Futtbuck for Texas? That's like getting rid of herpes for chlamydia.

[Napoleon]

Chlamydia ten times is still better than Herpes.

I couldn't leave Connecticut for Futtbuck, or Texas (except maybe Austin).

It was easier to pick chlamydia than Texas...wow.

[Хahar 🤔]

f--k you

I assume that's what you meant by funny or witty

[AndrewTX]

f--k you

I assume that's what you meant by funny or witty

Something along those lines, yes. Thanks!

Chlamydia ten times is still better than Herpes.

I couldn't leave Connecticut for Futtbuck, or Texas (except maybe Austin).

It was easier to pick chlamydia than Texas...wow.

It was easy to leave Connecticut. I miss my family, but the cost of living is way too damn high, especially considering there are no jobs out there. I'm doing better now than I have been the past 8 years.

[opebo]

Why is Xahar offended here?

[Platypus]

Houston os, by all accounts, less than ideal. But a good, resume-enhancing, well-paying job is nothing to be sneezed at. I'd say yes, and make a firm commitment to myself to have a clear end-date on my time there, no matter what. After, say, 2 years, you'll have the experience to apply for similar jobs back in the northeast, that probably would be difficult to acquire today, especially in tge US economy.

[AndrewTX]

^ Eh, yeah. Considering how the job market is all around the country, I'm thinking I just have to take whatever job comes my way that can help me improve. Being able to include this into my resume can certainly help me a few years down the road if I ever consider moving back to NY metro area