Florida Job

[judecorp]

My Jennifer came home from work yesterday and mentioned that one of the people that works in the main headquarters of her company (Levenger) is leaving. She is a Product Manager and is the person who (I think) is specifically responsible for buying all of the pens for Levenger stock. Apparently this woman talked to Jen on the phone and said that my smoochie should have her job, and somewhere in there was some sort of conference call where her name was tossed around all over the place.

This is such a fantastic opportunity for her and it is wonderful that she was the first person that popped into the heads of all the bigwigs. She has been mulling over the idea of getting out of retail superficially but remaining behind-the-scenes in this capacity. It is definitely a huge step up from being a retail slave (even though she's an assistant manager, which is like a glorified slave), and I am incredibly proud of her for showing her talents and making such a great impression. If she wants this sort of career, I definitely think she needs to pursue this. I know she is thinking about it.

The hitch is that Levenger HQ is in Delray Beach, Florida. Florida. Far from my entire family and home of Jeb Bush. That could certainly be a tremendous con.

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[laserkitty.livejournal.com]

Hmmm.... Plus hurricanes...that's a big con too.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Eh. That doesn't bother me as much.

[snack.livejournal.com]

but there's ME!!! delray is OH SO CLOSE!

just a teensy bit south of wonderful gay friendly lake worth!!

and lately it seems everywhere is getting the hurricanes. not just us.


if you come down here let us know & we'll do what we can to help out!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

What is so great about Lake Worth, and what is a "teensy" bit south? And how close is it to you?

Being near snack is a HUGE pro!

[snack.livejournal.com]

delray beach is 13 miles from lake worth.

here's the lake worth (http://www.lakeworth.org/) website! and this (http://www.compassglcc.com/) is what you'll like best about "gay worth". (bear with them, the website isn't totally complete)

i live in lake worth - in the "heights".

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I guess my biggest hang-up is that I feel like an equal citizen here. We have the same rights as everyone else and our relationship is equally as valid in the eyes of the law of our state. That is so incredibly important to me.

I'm not sure how I would feel about being a resident of a state that will strip those rights from us. Gosh, I get sick to my stomach just thinking about it. Jennifer's company doesn't offer DP benefits, only married spouse benefits. Moving to FL with her in that company would mean that I would be uninsured if I was unable to find work - nevermind when I might leave work to have/raise our children. Scary thought.

Does Florida still forbid queer adoption? I don't remember.

[snack.livejournal.com]

alas there are drawbacks.

no adoption
no married benefits

we're registered domestic partners in west palm beach - but it would be nicer if it were county wide but alas.

well if you DO come, at least you'll have a friendly couple of faces :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

True. Like I said, living near snack is a HUGE plus! :)

I just don't know how feasible it is to do this if Jennifer's job won't give DP benefits. It would break my heart to lose our marriage rights but it would be do-able. But being in a situation where I (and any child I might have) would not be covered under her insurance, and thus would negate my being able to stay home with our babies, is pretty much unacceptable (and unfair as hell!) to me.

When she inquires about the job, she's going to inquire about keeping the same benefits she currently enjoys in Massachusetts. Otherwise the situation is just too risky for us.

(There is a similar problem if we were to ever move back to Ohio, too. It's all so sad.)

[snack.livejournal.com]

i shall keep my fingers crossed for the best thing for you two to happen :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Me too. :)

[gala.livejournal.com]

Hey, is Jen working tonight? We were possibly going to swing by after work.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

She is not working. Fridays are generally her days off. However, I'm pretty sure one of her friends is coming into town tonight to go to dinner, and we have an out-of-town houseguest as well. What's up? Do you have her cell number?

[poopsmoothie.livejournal.com]

Florida fucking sucks in my experience. sorry dude.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I've never lived there, and only been there a handful of times. But I'm not terribly jazzed about it politically, that's for sure.

[sunshyne72.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe there's something they can do, to let her be a REMOTE AGENT or something like that. With wireless, pda's, laptops etc, some people can really work from anywhere! :)

And a big fat fancy paycheck to go with it, to buy the dream home where you want it. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

If only it were possible to be a REMOTE AGENT (which sounds important and exciting like SECRET AGENT). I actually asked her about that and she said there was no way. Too bad.

But a big, fancy paycheck would ROCK!

[dch4.livejournal.com]

Florida: Land of Sunshine, Old People, and no State Income Tax

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

There's no state income tax in FL? I had no idea. Then again, I don't pay a lot of attention to Florida.

[dch4.livejournal.com]

Nope, no state income tax. The state makes enough revenue off of Tourism that they don't have a State Income Tax.

Of course then there's the Oregon/Washington situation of one not having a State Income Tax (Oregon, I think) and the other not having sales tax (Washington). So you live in Portland and shop in Vancouver.

Or it could be reversed... been a while since I looked into it.

[lemur68.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the other way around.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, tourism, right. That makes sense.

[smurfbrother.livejournal.com]

No state income tax, and no snow. And I've applied for a job at Florida State.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, "no snow" is always my #1 PRO.

[smurfbrother.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm saying.

[estrange.livejournal.com]

That is a difficult decision....

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, first she has to decide if she wants to go for the job. Then there's no deciding unless they actually offer it to her.

[murnkay.livejournal.com]

Tues? After 7:30? Drinks/dinner somewhere?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm volunteering until 8:30, and will be in town near(ish) the Prudential Center/Newbury Street. Where will you be staying or wanting to meet up? Let me know so we can appropriately scheme!!

[murnkay.livejournal.com]

Mail me off this and we can exchange #s and such.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

A'ight.

[carina-s.livejournal.com]

It's close to another one of my aunts. I would still come visit you.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, good. I never want to live in a place that you can't visit!