Hooray for better jobs!

Congrats, Jesse. Happiness is priceless and definitely worth taking less money for.

This year will be interesting for me, as we are moving to open plan office space in October. I don't mind some aspects of an open plan office, actually, but combining it with my hell commute makes my job even less appealing than it's been for a while. No matter what I do when I quit this company, I'll be making less money and I'd be willing to take a 50% salary cut to not have this commute. OTOH I go crazy working from my home office more than 3 days in a row, so the best thing that could happen is finding a position in the east bay closer to me.

I have a lot to say about Omnis, but I am saving it for private communication with him. Hello and my best to everyone else (I am all caught up on the board now, finally.)

Hey Nanita! Are there companies who do what we do, in the East Bay? Good luck.

I could handle open office on a day or two a week basis (it's essentially what the co-working space is) but can't imagine EVERYONE having to do it, or having to do it every day! Cubes were bad enough, geez. But these days I haven't worked in an office in..9 years? So...yeah.

I'm still trying to figure out what i want to do when I give up the co-working space at the end of the month. Need to have a place to go, but when I have multiple meetings every day, coffee shops aren't the best (not to mention, I end up eating/drinking too much in them!)

Also...go Jesse!

Open plans are such bullshit (in most circumstances).

We're moving to open plan next year. They put everyone in the new space in bullpen style cubes (four people back to back) and had a lot of complaints. So they told us the new space wouldn't have them. Then my boss saw the floor plan and there are the bullpens. I work with a group of introverts and we're not looking forward to it.

Scrappy, much love to you and your mom and the most painless path forward.

I love my 3 person office with 2 coworkers who only come in 2-3 days a week, same days. And it's got great light and a independent heating/cooling unit we can control! (In addition to building hvac. Due to the fact that exterior offices need help because huge windows, high ceilings, 1921 building.)

So the salary they offered (after I asked for more) is what I started at at my current job three years ago. It's definitely plenty for me, and the benefits are good (the big financial ones are an additional week of vacation and 10% of salary contributed to retirement plan). And I hate my current job. It's not crazy to take a step back in salary, right?

I think between the benefits, and the not crazy making job, and the more than enough monies, it's probably a good move.

Hey Nanita! Are there companies who do what we do, in the East Bay? Good luck.

A few! But most are tiny start-ups who don't need senior level regulatory folks just yet.

It was a really nice place - green rolling hills and nice mobile homes - more like good park models than like RVs. And it was well-designed, like a little town.

That sounds like "The Parkview Estates" where I grew up!

All that and Lynda Carter too.

Sweet! And totally worthy of tagging.

The very best of outcomes wishes winging their way to Omnis, Ouise and Mom of Scrappy.

Strength and health to everybody!

Much ~ma for Ouise and Scrappy's mom, and continuing ~ma for omnis!

Ugh. I'm not feeling much cause for optimism this week. Maybe the rallies and marches and protests this weekend will cheer me up.

Congratulations on the new job, Jesse!