The meeting explaining exactly how relocation monies work took place today and I got a better idea of how this whole move to Georgia will go down over the next couple of months. In early June I need to venture back down there to find an apartment to live in and then I'll eventually have to move down there in late June/early July. This takes planning, time and money to execute, so hence the company has supplied us with a contact person whose job in life is to help people relocate. Who would have thought a job like that exists. To be perfectly honest, I would be an idiot not to pursue purchasing a home in Georgia considering the resources I will have a my disposal, but I'm still apprehensive about making that kind of committment. Not a committment to Georgia, but a committment to a home. I'm an ancy kind of guy. I like to move a lot, so I don't usually tie myself down in one spot for very long. Plus, they have really nice loft apartments down there in Augusta and I've always wanted to live in a loft. In any case, my work is cut out for me.
Right now, I'm more or less focused on solidifying who's in and who's out amongst my peers and employees. I know a couple of people that are locked in to going, but some folks are still holding their cards tight to their chests. It's an odd set of circumstances and I just want it to progress the way it is going to already. Let's figure out who's in and what everyone needs to do to make this thing happen. I am happy that 3 very talented members of my staff are considering moving with the company enough to be road tripping there tomorrow and coming back on Sunday. In addition to being perhaps the 3 coolest chicks working for the company, they also will possess a ton of knowledge that will help us in the long run trying to acclimate 200 new employees to the job. Can you imagine? 200 people that right now haven't a clue what Urban Outiffters is even, will be working there in less than 10 weeks. And I very well could be one of only two managers making the journey. Holy shit. My summer is over. In any case, I really hope Syd, Lindsey and Tena enjoy themselves down there while I'm partying my nuts off in Vegas and decide to make the move. I could use all the friends I can get down in Augusta. Fo' Sho.
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Buying a house isn't a commitment, it's an investment. If you decide to leave it in a few years you have some equity to work with. I think it would be smart to buy something.-Todd
I agree, re: home ownership. I don't know how home values are in Georgia, but you almost always walk away with more than you spent.
My other comment is "BEWARE THE SOUTH!" Are those 200 employees coming from the Augusta area? I cringe at the prospect. All I know is, when my company opened an office in Texas there was...shall we say SIGNIFICANT differences in attitudes-toward-work. That, and we yankees apparently talk to fast. Their poor brains can't keep up!
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