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post 1688407723 08-15-2023, 12:57 PM
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think i'm going to back out of an offer even though i've been unemployed for 7 months

- received an offer that requires me to move to CO
- looked at apartments in CO and realized it's kind of a chithole now (high CoL, ton of homeless, etc)
- now thinking i'm going to reneg on my acceptance even though i've been unemployed since Feb. and will have to start my hunt from scratch


fuark boyos, worst year yet for me.
post 1688408013 08-15-2023, 01:03 PM
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What type of work you looking for?
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post 1688408053 08-15-2023, 01:04 PM
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just do it you *******.

take the job son, unless you have 500,000 in your back pocket, this is the best option you have.
post 1688408103 08-15-2023, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted By ATotemSwole⏩
What type of work you looking for?
cloud/devops engineer type of work (AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc)
post 1688408263 08-15-2023, 01:07 PM
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So IT work? What state ya in?
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post 1688409083 08-15-2023, 01:24 PM
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What type of qualifications do you have brah?

Currently job hunting for ya srs

Looking at remote work from home jobs
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post 1688409423 08-15-2023, 01:32 PM
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negotiate the offer
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post 1688413433 08-15-2023, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted By ATotemSwole⏩
What type of qualifications do you have brah?

Currently job hunting for ya srs

Looking at remote work from home jobs
Thanks brah, I've been back to applying on LinkedIn/Indeed. I have quite a bit of industry certs and 4 years of relative work experience. My biggest downside is the huge unemployment gap and my tenure at companies isn't stellar (first company out of college was 2 years, then company after that just over 1 year, then the company I was laid off from only 4 months). It's a bad trend but I still get interviews so not the end of the world.
Originally Posted By MEDITATE⏩
negotiate the offer
Thing is I don't even know if more money would change my mind. I really just don't like CO lol. Plus the offer itself is pretty good.
post 1688413783 08-15-2023, 03:01 PM
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lol
post 1688414293 08-15-2023, 03:13 PM
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Time to start making 💩 up on your cv, buddy.

The further away the better.
post 1688417943 08-15-2023, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Xerve⏩
Thanks brah, I've been back to applying on LinkedIn/Indeed. I have quite a bit of industry certs and 4 years of relative work experience. My biggest downside is the huge unemployment gap and my tenure at companies isn't stellar (first company out of college was 2 years, then company after that just over 1 year, then the company I was laid off from only 4 months). It's a bad trend but I still get interviews so not the end of the world.



Thing is I don't even know if more money would change my mind. I really just don't like CO lol. Plus the offer itself is pretty good.
you know solidity or rust? im hiring if yes
post 1688428353 08-15-2023, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted By NealRiggers⏩
you know solidity or rust? im hiring if yes
Nah lol. I know a little about Go but that’s it. Most my accomplishments are Ops related
post 1688428453 08-15-2023, 08:07 PM
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Colorado has been overrated since at least 2018. Can't imagine moving to a state 6 years after the Californians took over.
post 1688428543 08-15-2023, 08:08 PM
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How are you able to get by this long without work?
Your schtick sucks and it screams insecurity.
post 1688430123 08-15-2023, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Colorado has been overrated since at least 2018. Can't imagine moving to a state 6 years after the Californians took over.
Yeah it’s a chithole for sure, especially Aurora area. Honestly nothing like I remember as a kid.
Originally Posted By digital022⏩
How are you able to get by this long without work?
Severance, unemployment, savings
post 1688430323 08-15-2023, 08:35 PM
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post 1688430853 08-15-2023, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Xerve⏩
- received an offer that requires me to move to CO
- looked at apartments in CO and realized it's kind of a chithole now (high CoL, ton of homeless, etc)
- now thinking i'm going to reneg on my acceptance even though i've been unemployed since Feb. and will have to start my hunt from scratch


fuark boyos, worst year yet for me.
Hope it gets better and you get what you want OP! Was job searching a couple months ago and it sucks
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post 1688431413 08-15-2023, 08:52 PM
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post 1688431423 08-15-2023, 08:52 PM
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If you're going to back out, why not hail mary a WFH demand on this offer?
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This is so dumb to me. CO is a shythole? Where you from, paradise? Id live in CO before I lived in a bunch of other states

Half a year unemployed and you cant commit to 1 year in colorado? Not the rest of your life. 1 year.

Shythole how?

In this market. Just take the job.
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post 1688435333 08-15-2023, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted By Coinboy⏩
If you're going to back out, why not hail mary a WFH demand on this offer?
Wouldn’t be possible because it’s for a big defense contractor.
Originally Posted By wildchild11⏩
This is so dumb to me. CO is a shythole? Were you from, paradise? Id live in CO before I lived in a bunch of other states

Half a year unemployed and you cant commit to 1 year in colorado? Not the rest of your life. 1 year.

Shythole how?

In this market. Just take the job.
The problem is I would have to commit 2 years because if I leave after 1 year, I have to pay 50% of relocation package. And the way they do their relo is they hire 3rd party company to pack/load/ship/unload your stuff. So this will be paying a crew for like 4-5 days of work and travel, which I can only assume to be like $10k or something.

Compared to my state:
- my CoL would literally double
- there’s a lot more homeless people spread out
- traffic there is horrible
- snows more in CO and honestly my car sucks driving in snow so would prob have to get new vehicle
- what makes CO great (hiking, skiing, etc doesnt interest me)

The biggest pro is that CO is way more of a tech hub than my city
post 1688435673 08-15-2023, 10:33 PM
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Cloud and devops work and they want you in the office? Sounds like it’s all boomers there. Wouldn’t enjoy that lifestyle honestly.
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