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bfj wrote: Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:49 pm
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Hey...I got a new gig too! I start on the tuesday after Labor Day. Gave my notice this morning, and it felt great to be able to do it a full month before I got shown the door.
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Great news, Dave.
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Congrats, DiS.
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Congrats!
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Nice!
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You guys ruined DaveFest 2018.

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Thanks everyone. Pretty psyched to have it all over with.

Will be a bit of a change...I won't be in a research/lab/academic setting anymore. Will be working for a company that makes lab equipment for doing genetic sequencing type stuff.
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Good job!
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Congrats Dave!
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That's great news!
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Good work Dave.

I was going to say if you wanted to move to Boulder we're hiring a developer. I don't think they'd make you write examples on a white board either.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:05 am Good work Dave.

I was going to say if you wanted to move to Boulder we're hiring a developer. I don't think they'd make you write examples on a white board either.
Know of any hospitals hiring? She's applying for the communications manager at a hospital in Parker.
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Giff wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:15 am
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:05 am Good work Dave.

I was going to say if you wanted to move to Boulder we're hiring a developer. I don't think they'd make you write examples on a white board either.
Know of any hospitals hiring? She's applying for the communications manager at a hospital in Parker.
You guys thinking about leaving TX?
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BSF21 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:29 am
Giff wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:15 am
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:05 am Good work Dave.

I was going to say if you wanted to move to Boulder we're hiring a developer. I don't think they'd make you write examples on a white board either.
Know of any hospitals hiring? She's applying for the communications manager at a hospital in Parker.
You guys thinking about leaving TX?
Yup. We've long talked about moving to Colorado and this might be the right time to do it. I can most likely keep my job and work remotely if I come back to the office a week a month.
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What is she looking for? I have some peeps that may know of something.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:46 am What is she looking for? I have some peeps that may know of something.
She does communications, internal and/or external.
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Strictly hospitals or interested in other things?
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:09 am Strictly hospitals or interested in other things?
Not strictly hospitals, but that's where she'd prefer. She's about to start her Masters in Healthcare Admin.
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I know Anschutz is usually looking for people. They don't often make it out to the job sites. The CU Job List is the place to look

I've got a friend that works for Cigna and I know they are ALWAYS looking for people.

Can she do Master's remotely or thinking of enrolling here? If she can get a job at Anshutz she gets 9 free credit hours a year.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:41 pm I know Anschutz is usually looking for people. They don't often make it out to the job sites. The CU Job List is the place to look

I've got a friend that works for Cigna and I know they are ALWAYS looking for people.

Can she do Master's remotely or thinking of enrolling here? If she can get a job at Anshutz she gets 9 free credit hours a year.

You know, if you read this too fast like I did, it has a different meaning.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:41 pm I know Anschutz is usually looking for people. They don't often make it out to the job sites. The CU Job List is the place to look

I've got a friend that works for Cigna and I know they are ALWAYS looking for people.

Can she do Master's remotely or thinking of enrolling here? If she can get a job at Anshutz she gets 9 free credit hours a year.
Awesome thanks! I know she was looking at Anschutz.

She just got an interview with a big hospital here being interviewed by a guy who she replaced at two of her last three jobs. They've already done a background check and the job's been open for a bit. So looking good to find a job here.
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A_B wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:47 pm
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:41 pm I know Anschutz is usually looking for people. They don't often make it out to the job sites. The CU Job List is the place to look

I've got a friend that works for Cigna and I know they are ALWAYS looking for people.

Can she do Master's remotely or thinking of enrolling here? If she can get a job at Anshutz she gets 9 free credit hours a year.

You know, if you read this too fast like I did, it has a different meaning.
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Giff wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:20 am
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:09 am Strictly hospitals or interested in other things?
Not strictly hospitals, but that's where she'd prefer. She's about to start her Masters in Healthcare Admin.
If NJ is a consideration, let me know.
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So this Colorado thing seems to be gaining traction, but further west to Grand Junction. Rush shared a jobs site with me and the wife immediately found a job there that pays close to the same to what she was making here. We're both extremely excited about the thought of just packing up and moving the fuck out of here. We both want to slow our pace of life down and looking for a place with some sort of notion of seasons. Just checking the drive times to see my sister in Cali, my niece in Seattle or to spend a weekend in the city we were married has me so fucking pumped. Looking at the cost of living there, we could very feasibly for the first time in years be completely out of debt almost immediately upon selling our house. Especially if we rented for a year or two. The money and time we'd save by not having to spend over two hours in traffic on a daily basis would add up quickly.

We are going to take a trip up there later this week to see if we like it and she's going to call tomorrow to try and schedule an interview while we're in town. Will probably be in the Denver area Saturday-Monday.

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Wow, that does sound great. Good luck!
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I was in Grand Junction last year for my high school reunion, and I had sort of forgotten how pretty it is in western Colorado.
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Glad it was a help!

Grand Junction is a tad too Trump for me, but the wife grew up in that area and loved it.

Can you telecommute / transfer or are you just gonna say F it and start that pot farm?
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Rush2112 wrote: Sun Aug 26, 2018 11:13 pm Glad it was a help!

Grand Junction is a tad too Trump for me, but the wife grew up in that area and loved it.

Can you telecommute / transfer or are you just gonna say F it and start that pot farm?
Luckily/sadly we're somewhat used to the Trump part, so that's not a big turnoff as of yet.

I can telecommute most likely which would involve spending a week a month here in Houston. Which would make leaving all my friends easier since we typically only hang out once a month these days anyway.
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Rush, what is your wife's hometown?

And, yes, sadly, Grand Junction is more republican than not, but there is a college there (Colorado Mesa University), so there is a bit of liberalism, too.
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The wife is from Hayden. More Steamboat than GJ, but still the same general mentality.

Giff if you do move there, we're hitting you up for Palisade peaches.
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Word. We'll definitely try to grab a beer this weekend. Sunday will probably the day we're in the Boulder area.
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odd13 and 4noses are the breweries of note.
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Giff wrote: Sun Aug 26, 2018 4:51 pm So this Colorado thing seems to be gaining traction, but further west to Grand Junction. Rush shared a jobs site with me and the wife immediately found a job there that pays close to the same to what she was making here. We're both extremely excited about the thought of just packing up and moving the fuck out of here. We both want to slow our pace of life down and looking for a place with some sort of notion of seasons. Just checking the drive times to see my sister in Cali, my niece in Seattle or to spend a weekend in the city we were married has me so fucking pumped. Looking at the cost of living there, we could very feasibly for the first time in years be completely out of debt almost immediately upon selling our house. Especially if we rented for a year or two. The money and time we'd save by not having to spend over two hours in traffic on a daily basis would add up quickly.

We are going to take a trip up there later this week to see if we like it and she's going to call tomorrow to try and schedule an interview while we're in town. Will probably be in the Denver area Saturday-Monday.

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Rush2112 wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:51 am odd13 and 4noses are the breweries of note.
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The Sybian wrote: Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:34 pm
Giff wrote: Sun Aug 26, 2018 4:51 pm So this Colorado thing seems to be gaining traction, but further west to Grand Junction. Rush shared a jobs site with me and the wife immediately found a job there that pays close to the same to what she was making here. We're both extremely excited about the thought of just packing up and moving the fuck out of here. We both want to slow our pace of life down and looking for a place with some sort of notion of seasons. Just checking the drive times to see my sister in Cali, my niece in Seattle or to spend a weekend in the city we were married has me so fucking pumped. Looking at the cost of living there, we could very feasibly for the first time in years be completely out of debt almost immediately upon selling our house. Especially if we rented for a year or two. The money and time we'd save by not having to spend over two hours in traffic on a daily basis would add up quickly.

We are going to take a trip up there later this week to see if we like it and she's going to call tomorrow to try and schedule an interview while we're in town. Will probably be in the Denver area Saturday-Monday.

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