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>job would is willing to pay me a bonus to leave SF and will only cut my salary by 10%. How many years worth of a cut salary would the bonus be? I might be mi

by moonka 6y ago

>job would is willing to pay me a bonus to leave SF and will only cut my salary by 10%. How many years worth of a cut salary would the bonus be? I might be missing something (if you are factoring the tax differences I get it).

setr 6y ago
You should also be factoring in the cost of living difference to really figure out if there's a real loss
pbourke 6y ago
> How many years worth of a cut salary would the bonus be? Who gives a shit? You’re still making good money. What’s your life worth?
- moonka 6y ago
  Taking this comment on good faith, I'm just asking for my own edification. I've lived in Seattle, downtown adjacent, for 10+ years, and really love it, even with COVID, outside of the few weeks where we've had bad smoke. Obviously if half the year is going to be like this, I'm leaving regardless of the salary ramifications, but if we are talking a week or so every couple years, it might be a different story. I moved to Seattle to escape other problematic issues where I used to live, and I suspect the same is true for lots of folks.
  - bradlys 6y ago
    I can’t imagine why you moved to Seattle to escape “problematic issues” with where you lived before. Were you in Phoenix before...? Seattle isn’t exactly a place that lacks problems. I left in 2014 and as far as I can tell, it has only gotten worse with its issues.
    - moonka 6y ago
      I was in New Mexico.
      - onecommentman 6y ago
        Shhh! Not in front of the Coastals. Remember your debriefing when you left. The InterMountain West is whatever they think they don’t want. If you must, say you were in Montana or Idaho. Maybe Canada. Mention Breaking Bad, buses powered by burros, radioactive waste bins beside recycling bins...
itake 6y ago
$5k bonus and I have to stay at the company for a year. If I moved to Seattle (0% income tax), I would not have a pay cut and I would no longer need to pay California's 9.4%. Easy raise and bonus :). Similar story for Orlando, but with a 10% cut. 10% pay cut and saving 9.3% in income and ~1.3% sales tax. Housing would be about $500/mo cheaper ($6k/yr) and way more comfortable to work from.

by moonka 6y ago

setr 6y ago

You should also be factoring in the cost of living difference to really figure out if there's a real loss

pbourke 6y ago

> How many years worth of a cut salary would the bonus be? Who gives a shit? You’re still making good money. What’s your life worth?

moonka 6y ago
Taking this comment on good faith, I'm just asking for my own edification. I've lived in Seattle, downtown adjacent, for 10+ years, and really love it, even with COVID, outside of the few weeks where we've had bad smoke. Obviously if half the year is going to be like this, I'm leaving regardless of the salary ramifications, but if we are talking a week or so every couple years, it might be a different story. I moved to Seattle to escape other problematic issues where I used to live, and I suspect the same is true for lots of folks.
- bradlys 6y ago
  I can’t imagine why you moved to Seattle to escape “problematic issues” with where you lived before. Were you in Phoenix before...? Seattle isn’t exactly a place that lacks problems. I left in 2014 and as far as I can tell, it has only gotten worse with its issues.
  - moonka 6y ago
    I was in New Mexico.
    - onecommentman 6y ago
      Shhh! Not in front of the Coastals. Remember your debriefing when you left. The InterMountain West is whatever they think they don’t want. If you must, say you were in Montana or Idaho. Maybe Canada. Mention Breaking Bad, buses powered by burros, radioactive waste bins beside recycling bins...

itake 6y ago

$5k bonus and I have to stay at the company for a year. If I moved to Seattle (0% income tax), I would not have a pay cut and I would no longer need to pay California's 9.4%. Easy raise and bonus :). Similar story for Orlando, but with a 10% cut. 10% pay cut and saving 9.3% in income and ~1.3% sales tax. Housing would be about $500/mo cheaper ($6k/yr) and way more comfortable to work from.