Where else should I live that is fairly cheap, on the subway, and not Davis/Porter?
Can I put in a vote for Medford/Malden/Melrose? (That's where I grew up, and where it'd be easier for me to visit you when I'm home for the holidays!)
And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polgara - Sep 23, 2009 4:18:17 pm PDT #10463 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 4:20:25 pm PDT #10464 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Those places don't seem very...urban.
Scrappy - Sep 23, 2009 4:21:59 pm PDT #10465 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
My friend Didi lived in a fabulous duplex in Watertown, which was a shortish walk to (I think) the Davis Square stop and thus 10 minutes away from Harvard Square.
Polgara - Sep 23, 2009 4:22:43 pm PDT #10466 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Well, you didn't mention that! But they are "fairly cheap, on the subway and not Davis/Porter". :-D
ChiKat - Sep 23, 2009 4:24:02 pm PDT #10467 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
my particular job does have certain skill set requirements (even compared to other people with this job title at this company) that makes our pay somewhat laughable, especially given the location. If I'm a valued employee, I think they should feel concerned if almost any other corporate job I took in this area would beat my current salary.
I mean, I started on the higher end of the scale and it would take me 10 years of 5% raises to reach median income. Interns at my former housemate's company make my salary.
I'm not saying you don't deserve more money. I just know based on my experience (both as an employee and employer) that when we would determine fair salaries, we looked at our industry, the skills required, the experience level required, and the education level required and balanced those with going market rate for similar jobs in our area.
Median income is based on all incomes in the area, not incomes for that particular job in our industry.
Again, if you are underpaid for your job, get proof through professional associations. If you can prove you are underpaid, they may look at a raise. If they don't, it may be time to look elsewhere.
How weird is it for a guy who's in his mid-50s to have lived with his parents his whole life?
It's a huge red flag for me.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 4:25:00 pm PDT #10468 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My friend Didi lived in a fabulous duplex in Watertown, which was a shortish walk to (I think) the Davis Square stop and thus 10 minutes away from Harvard Square.
Really? That sounds unlikely -- but I don't actually know where Watertown starts. I wanna live in Boston!! But for cheap, which I know is basically impossible.
Scrappy - Sep 23, 2009 4:25:30 pm PDT #10469 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oops, sorry about the Davis Square when you asked NOT to be there--but her neighborhood felt very Cantabrigian, if you know what I mean. What about the partsof Allston closer to Brookline? On the T, plus less students.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 4:35:31 pm PDT #10470 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm scared of the students!
flea - Sep 23, 2009 4:35:57 pm PDT #10471 of 30001
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Nutty is looking seriously at Dorchester. She is priced out of Brookline and adjacent (and Somerville), and wants on the T and non-drivey.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 4:38:03 pm PDT #10472 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's just so weird -- I have to get my 20 year old neighborhood ideas out of my head for sure. A friend of mine just moved to Southie, and says it's lovely.