Salary is a major issue. But, the cost of living is also quite a bit lower than most other places, so it evens out to some degree.
You can keep the west coast, though. ;) On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Joshua Frugé <[email protected]> wrote: > Baton Rouge also has a salary issue. Hopefully some more jobs with market > rates will keep some talent in the area. I would have probably stayed in > BR, but, other than my first professional job there, too little money for > too much work. > > So far, the west coast has been good to me ;) > > > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 3:16 AM, Edmund Cramp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It’s the front page in The Advocate today “IBM announcement stirs >> excitement in downtown >> BR<http://theadvocate.com/home/5592193-125/ibm-announcement-stirs-excitement-in>” >> although I wonder if the major benefit of the project will be to encourage >> a few more Indian restaurants in town … this would be a good thing of >> course but given the shambles that seems to be education here, I suspect >> they will be importing most of the talent. I hope that I’m wrong.**** I >> think that Jarred is spot on – outside of Louisiana there’s is a reservoir >> of talent that makes it easy to decide to live there because if one job >> folds it’s easy to find another one – Baton Rouge doesn’t have that and as >> a result, advertising locally for workers is fruitless which is why we have >> to go out of state for all our development and production. This probably >> explains why, according to one of the comments on the Advocate story, the >> IBM jobs are costing 90k each in subsidies.**** >> >> Edmund Cramp >> -- >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* General [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brad >> Bendily >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 27, 2013 3:03 PM >> *To:* general >> *Subject:* Re: [brlug-general] WOW!**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Yeah. This isn't some bogus company with a few developers, this is a HUGE >> deal for Baton Rouge area technology.**** >> >> It's like when McDonalds builds on an empty corner somewhere and everyone >> else follows them and builds there too. >> When IBM shows up in your town, others are sure to follow.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> IMO. :-**** >> >> ** ** >> >> b**** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Jarred White <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> IBM isn't cool per se, but new business (especially business with >> recognizable names) in Baton Rouge is a good thing, especially when they >> agree to develop property. The difference between Atlanta and Baton Rouge >> (at least as far as this conversation is concerned) is: choice. I could >> leave the job I'm at tomorrow and immediately go somewhere else in a place >> like Atlanta. I can't return to Louisiana until I have options, so I think >> this is great news. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Joshua Frugé <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> Wait, when did ibm become cool?**** >> >> Maybe this will bring some brlug members back...doubtful b/c of the not >> cool thing ;)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:50 PM, mat branyon <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> I move that we make emoticons mandatory for all brlug communication :-/** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Also, I wonder just how many members of this list are no longer in BR?*** >> * >> >> ** ** >> >> Addendum: BR needs a hackerspace to be cool, just like >> www.denhac.org(warning: self promotion) >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> P.S. :), :P, and probably >:O**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Jarred White <[email protected]> >> wrote:**** >> >> No worries. There's definitely some correlation there :(**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Keith Stokes <[email protected]> wrote:** >> ** >> >> I'm kidding. No offense meant at all. :-)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Mar 27, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Jarred White wrote:**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> Didn't I imply that above? I said that Brad leaving would make it even >> cooler. Also: relax guy.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Keith Stokes <[email protected]> wrote:** >> ** >> >> Um, er, maybe it was *your* leaving that made it start getting cool.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Mar 27, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Jarred White wrote:**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> I hate that Baton Rouge was apparently waiting until after I left to >> start getting cool. Now if you could get rid of Brad Bendily I bet it would >> really take off.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Brad Bendily <[email protected]> wrote:* >> *** >> >> BRAC Welcomes IBM to the Capital Region**** >> >> Project will create eight hundred jobs, a stronger economy, and a >> transformed skyline **** >> >> ** ** >> >> http://www.brac.org/brac/news_detail.asp?article=1675**** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Have Mercy & Say Yeah **** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." **** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> ---**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Keith Stokes**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." **** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> ---**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Keith Stokes**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." **** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." **** >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Have Mercy & Say Yeah **** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > -- "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..."
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