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November 14, 2005
Decisions... sort of
So I've been spending a bit of time looking at housing options in both Folsom, CA and Austin, TX (even though I don't even know if I'll get a job offer from there yet). I have to look in Folsom because that's where I have a job offer for sure, and Austin has been fun because I think that's where I'd really like to end up for some reason (oh and the interview is for the hardware design position I want).
Or at least looking at houses that's how I feel. In California I can get maybe 1200-1500sq ft for somewhere between $350-500k or so, which is uber-expensive. In Texas I look around and find some beautiful 2500-3000sq ft houses (some even with pools) for $220-300k. Actually the best ones I've found are right around the lower end of that too. So that's sort of exciting yet kind of depressing at the same time, because I should be excited about a job offer from Intel, but at the same time I'm hoping to get something from NI. Some of my friends have been telling me I should take the Intel job, just for the Intel status almost, but for some reason I think I'd really like the NI job even more. I can't really say much one way or the other for either company being better than the other. Intel is larger, NI is very stable. Intel isn't unstable though. Craft lives just over an hour of where I'd be in California, and Matt is about 3 hours from Austin in Texas. Austin is apparently quite a busy place when it comes to stuff to do (plus being a college town) and California is of course known for the tourist attractions (not to mention living right by a large lake). The climate for both would be warmer than here, but I think Texas would have those hotter summers. As far as natural disasters California has its earthquakes (apparently Folsom is pretty stable though) and Texas can get the occasional hurricane (but Austin is pretty far inland). Getting to either by plane is about 5-6 total hours of travel, so no big win on that either.
So I can't really decide. I'd hate to turn down either one, so it'll be real tough if I get an offer from NI. The visit to NI is still about a month away, and I'm 2-3 weeks from seeing the actual numbers on my Intel offer. That could be the deciding factor though. If Intel doesn't offer enough to live comfortably out there (assuming Liz doesn't work and no one is renting the condo here which is about the worst case situation) then I'm going to have to pick another one. I'm just anxious to find out what it is and am hoping it is really worth it though. Kind of like a kid at Christmas... and it is the holidays so maybe that's what my Chirstmas present will be... a brand new job! I can't really think of much else I want as usual anyways so that'll be just fine.
Posted by Plocmstart at November 14, 2005 1:00 AM
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