1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

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Dale Gribble approved.

 

I talked to the guy from the city for a while yesterday, and he said I’d likely be promoted to GIS Analyst after a year, which pays like 30-33 an hour. Meanwhile the place in Idaho told me after 3-6 months they might give me a raise and/or put me on a salary depending on performance. So it seems like the city job actually has a better defined career ladder.

 

What happens after that? A ded end?

 

Maybe coordinator after a while, or move on to another company

 

City jobs are all fun and games until your position gets reclassified

 

You already made the decision by moving, I wouldn't walk it back now
Stick it out for a year and see what happens. The hypothetical raises and promotions are almost meaningless imo

 

The raises are more hypothetical in Idaho than they would be here though, that’s what I’m saying. Moving is a PITA but I don’t want that to be what makes my decision.

 

Idk about that. This consulting firm could also lay me off at any time on a whim, or keep saying I haven’t quite met their expectations for a raise every 3 months. I also will have to worry about staying billable and charging like 10 different projects.

 

Sounds like you'll get a lot more experience there than in government work tho

 

In disaster mitigation and NEPA, yea. The analyst role would involve more python and SQL though.

 

If you haven't noticed, everything is hypothetical

 

Glad we cleared this up finally.

 

I just wish I culled be in two places at once. They both have their pros and cons.

 

I don't know about that; I can't associate myself with a place that thinks gravy is a beverage

 

Yeah screw Cracker Barrel

 

You just upset two entire communities with that statement

 

I said what I said

 

Idaho is more backwards than Arkansas as a state overall, and probably just as poor, if not more so. Moscow and Fayetteville are two pretty cool college towns though.

 

he would have if only they could read

 

Idaho is the Arkansas of the PNW

(I say this having never been to either one. Well...did drive across the panhandle of Idaho years ago, if that counts for anything)