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Moving to New York City + Job Advice
SkyGheNe
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Hey all -
This is the situation that I'm in...I currently work for a company within a department that I really love. I have a lot of free reign to tackle problems within the company, and the friendships that I've developed here are really fantastic, however on a professional level all of the technical knowledge that I have developed has been by teaching myself.
However, I was recently approached by a high profile tech company in NYC that may make me an offer soon.
The problem? I don't know anything about the cost of living or how I would even make it work.
It sounds like they would want me to move in as soon as possible after throwing me an offer, and I just want to be ready to make the transition in the event that this happens. So as someone who has absolutely no experience outside of taking a train into grand central, I have a few questions...
1. How much should I negotiate for salary wise? It seems like the average salary for the position that I'm looking at ranges between $75,000 to $83,000...currently I'm getting paid around $40,000 k for the work I do and I was expecting a major pay bump at my current company after my review in a few months (in the range of $5-10k).
2. If I were to live in the city - where is a pretty affordable place to stay that isn't too far from a train that takes me into Grand Central? The office is a few blocks from Grand Central - so I'm looking for a neighborhood that has young people, is safe, and is affordable as well.
3. If I didn't live in the city and commuted in from CT or NJ, where would you recommend living there?
4. This is sort of a general issue that I'm wrestling with...but if I left my current company, they would be in a pretty tough bind. I currently handle a lot of responsibilities that no one else has a thorough knowledge of - and my boss, who I consider a good friend, would probably feel the brunt of me leaving. It's a weird position to be in because I'm not unhappy, it's just that the opportunity that has presented itself is similar to Google offering me a job...so I think that it's a great opportunity to grow and learn from people who are much smarter than me - I'm just a little intimidated about moving into the city and radically changing my life on such short notice...does anyone have similar experiences involving suddenly uprooting to help ease my mind? I also think that my current company will throw a counter offer, but how smart is it to stay at a company that may feel slighted by a move like this? I consider my department like family...and I don't think they would take it personally...but I'm just unsure about how people would feel or how to approach them if I ultimately decide to take the job.
5. I'll take any advice or stories you have on living in New York City, or working in the city...
This is the situation that I'm in...I currently work for a company within a department that I really love. I have a lot of free reign to tackle problems within the company, and the friendships that I've developed here are really fantastic, however on a professional level all of the technical knowledge that I have developed has been by teaching myself.
However, I was recently approached by a high profile tech company in NYC that may make me an offer soon.
The problem? I don't know anything about the cost of living or how I would even make it work.
It sounds like they would want me to move in as soon as possible after throwing me an offer, and I just want to be ready to make the transition in the event that this happens. So as someone who has absolutely no experience outside of taking a train into grand central, I have a few questions...
1. How much should I negotiate for salary wise? It seems like the average salary for the position that I'm looking at ranges between $75,000 to $83,000...currently I'm getting paid around $40,000 k for the work I do and I was expecting a major pay bump at my current company after my review in a few months (in the range of $5-10k).
2. If I were to live in the city - where is a pretty affordable place to stay that isn't too far from a train that takes me into Grand Central? The office is a few blocks from Grand Central - so I'm looking for a neighborhood that has young people, is safe, and is affordable as well.
3. If I didn't live in the city and commuted in from CT or NJ, where would you recommend living there?
4. This is sort of a general issue that I'm wrestling with...but if I left my current company, they would be in a pretty tough bind. I currently handle a lot of responsibilities that no one else has a thorough knowledge of - and my boss, who I consider a good friend, would probably feel the brunt of me leaving. It's a weird position to be in because I'm not unhappy, it's just that the opportunity that has presented itself is similar to Google offering me a job...so I think that it's a great opportunity to grow and learn from people who are much smarter than me - I'm just a little intimidated about moving into the city and radically changing my life on such short notice...does anyone have similar experiences involving suddenly uprooting to help ease my mind? I also think that my current company will throw a counter offer, but how smart is it to stay at a company that may feel slighted by a move like this? I consider my department like family...and I don't think they would take it personally...but I'm just unsure about how people would feel or how to approach them if I ultimately decide to take the job.
5. I'll take any advice or stories you have on living in New York City, or working in the city...
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It also depends on how much time you're willing to spend commuting. If you live in Jersey City, you can take the PATH to WTC then take the 4/5 express to Grand Central, and it takes about 45 minutes or less depending on how far you are from PATH. It's about the same timeframe as living in Brooklyn.
If you want to do it quickly, and you want to live in Manhattan, then you'll want to talk to a realtor. They charge a fee (usually equivalent to one month's rent, approx), but they have access to a much wider variety of apartments, smooth the application process, and are often the only way to get into apartments in key parts of the city. I don't suggest Craigslist if you're looking in Manhattan, unless you're exclusively interested in roommate situations or subletting.
So, how much of a commute do you want, and what type of space do you require? how much stuff are you moving?
I have no idea what you do, but realize that the cost of living in the city is ASSSPENSIVE.
Connecticut is not a good idea. It's a rough commute. Ditto for anything that requires taking the MetroNorth or the LIRR.
Brooklyn is good, just make sure you're near the 4/5 for work.
Similarly, The upper east side is nice and an easy commute, but it's more asspensive.
Right now I live in Astoria and it's cheap as hell and has a fuckton of cool restaurants/bars.
For Jersey, JC and Hoboken aren't too bad. Just remember that you'll need a different metrocard for the PATH and the subway, which could double your transit costs.
They will manage. You aren't that important. Your team/boss will cobble together something that works well enough and replaces your current process.
Disagree. Harlem is awful. It's EXTREMELY Good Block/Bad Block. Stay under 96th Street.
http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map
I have friends who are making anywhere from $45k - $85k (some less, actually), but many are around the $60-75k range. They all manage to live in either Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn and get by.
Uh, if you're young and you're going to make what a high profile tech company is probably going to pay you, don't stay in Connecticut or something lame like that, commuting will be no fun, and living in the city is fun, especially for the younger folk.
Astoria is nice for young folks working in midtown... I live in Brooklyn myself, it takes me ~25 minutes to get to Grand Central from my apartment, and Brooklyn is nice as well. Lots of young people. Lots of good restaurants and bars. Basically, anywhere west of crown heights/bed-stuy, and uh maybe north of like 10th st in park slope is good, or williamsburg / greenpoint.
Greenpoint would be a nice place to live if you worked near grand central also, nice mix of hipsters and old polish folk, and safe for sure, and then just G to 7 and you're at GC.
Eh, don't know if Deebaser is right about how unsafe Harlem is, though I wouldn't live there myself. I have a few friends who live in the east 100s ish, and the rent there is affordable, they love the neighborhood (one is a female too, she feels safe), and it's near a Costco. And Costco is great.
But, yeah, I would say, Brooklyn (either near 2/3/4/5, the L, or Greenpoint), Queens anywhere near the 7, or UES including like east 100s.. I personally like living in Brooklyn / near downtown Manhattan...
This map needs to be posted whenever someone goes apartment hunting in Brooklyn.
Stick to the OK nabes.
If the president had any real power, he'd be able to live wherever the fuck he wanted.
Yeah pretty much. (Though I know people who live in some of those less desirable areas, they only do so because they are like, teachers or artists).
Though I would extend the OK line a bit further east. At least to encompass Vanderbilt. On Vanderbilt there is the ex-Morimoto sous chef's ramen place (of which Podly and I are big fans), a super yuppy fancy amazing ice cream place, a nice soccer bar and other such super gentrified things. Basically most of Prospect Heights is fairly okay. Crown Heights is where it starts to get sketch.
Do NOT fucking do it. I do it and it's fucking HORRIBLE, but I don't have any other options. It's expensive as fuck, it's LOOOONNNGGGGG, and you get up early, and get home late.
Living in the city is expensive, but it's worth not having to commute 4 fucking hours a god damn day. *bitter*
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