Gunner Asch wrote:

California is dying as an industrial power. It at one time was the 7th
largest economy in the world. No longer. Its the #3 hardest hit state
in the looming Great Depression Part Deux, only behind Michigan with
its Rust Belt.

And Im not getting any work in my current trade, machine tool repair.

So Ive been looking around a bit at other states for employment..and
Id like to ask you folks for your input.


The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

California is where you have contacts and a reputation for your line of work. Starting
over somewhere else is starting over as an unknown quantity.

Despite how bad California may be, it still has a huge economy. You need to settle down
and take a 40hr a week job working maintenance. Not a mom and pop shop, you need to work
for a fortune 500 type company. They tend to have important things like health insurance
as part of the package.

Believe it or not, they also pay overtime, have holidays and vacation pay. Oh yes, in
most times a pretty regular, reliable paycheck that you can plan your budget on.

Its time to be like the rest of us, punching the time clock, hoping to live to retirement.

Wes
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