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November 15, 2005
Don't watch The Weatherman
So me and Liz went to watch The Weatherman this past weekend. I forgot to mention how horrible it was. I'm still not sure exactly what the point of the movie was. It was basically about a guy who wasn't happy with his life and was divorced but spending tons of time with his kids and sorta coasting through life. Then he got the opportunity to get the job of his dreams, which he did, but still wasn't happy because he still wasn't with his family.
So I got home tonight to see an email from Intel saying they'll call me tomorrow to give me a verbal job offer. So I guess I'll know how much they're actually offering me tomorrow. It's still sort of depressing because the cost to buy a place out there is insane. I'd have to get a loan for nearly $400,000 just to get something that's fairly nice, unless I get a doublewide or something, and even those can get up to $200k. Looking around online it seems like starting offers have been anywhere from $30k to $70k from unreliable sources. If I get an offer that low I'll almost have to say no, just because it doesn't fit in with my plans and hope for something better to come along. Of course I wouldn't actually say no, but I'd draw it out as long as possible to see what else came along.
It's just kind of depressing and exciting at the same time... I know I can do a lot of good work and hopefully get paid well for it, but what's it worth if I can't save a penny of it and end up throwing it all into a tiny place out in California? I dunno it's kind of depressing to think of it that way. I hope I'm not disappointed tomorrow though.
Posted by Plocmstart at November 15, 2005 12:04 AM
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