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[NbyNW]

NB-I hope working in Canada didn't leave you with a bad taste in your mouth .

That's just it -- I was never able to find work up there. Made some good friends, but I couldn't gain any traction in the professional community in Edmonton. No professional reciprocity between jurisdictions, combined with my sense that the local employers favored kids with certs from NAIT over an outsider with a master's degree. I would have been willing to suck it up and work for less, but I guess there's this perception that someone with an advanced degree should cost more. My talks with the companies I interviewed never even got that far.

Been meaning to PM you about some of those planning articles you linked a while back but have been busy with my move.

[crazycanuck]

Were you able to get your job in the PNW back??? Do you have to start again w a new company?

Geez and companies complian they can't hire good people . You're from an english speaking country, have good qualifications etc...

Are you n your man going to move on again? Perhaps Australia might not be a bad choice....Wasn't Melbourne a choice at one time? Same weather as seattle in many respects

[shootingstar]

Well, NByNW you need to feel satisified where you live. Sorry that Edmonton didn't pan out well for you.

He and I are doing the long distance thing. But then, not new to us..he lived in Calgary, then cycled solo in NZ for a few months...for over 2 yrs. while I remained in Toronto. I made the right decision, career-wise for myself at that time since the job proved to open more doors to different types of jobs later... But it was difficult for first few months: I couldn't cycle by his former place in Toronto after he relocated.

I hope you find employment soon.

[NbyNW]

Were you able to get your job in the PNW back??? Do you have to start again w a new company?

Geez and companies complian they can't hire good people . You're from an english speaking country, have good qualifications etc...

Are you n your man going to move on again? Perhaps Australia might not be a bad choice....Wasn't Melbourne a choice at one time? Same weather as seattle in many respects

I do need to start again with a new company, but mostly because there was no room to grow at my old company.

You have a great memory! Melbourne was a choice for a brief period. For the moment we've decided that going that far abroad is in the distant future. Parents are getting older and we'd like to at least be on the same continent.

SS, you're right -- I gave Edmonton 18+ months and that's plenty. Life is too short to stay someplace where you feel like you're going nowhere.

ETA: 69 degrees on my back porch and the sun is shining!