You could always ask them "nicely" if they would move the company to NH/Maine for you...Is it the kind of job where your could work from home?? maybe 50-75% of the time..
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Yeah, right. 9 times out of 10, the people saying this have moved to NH in the last five years.Move to NH... No state tax, no income tax (though you'll be working in mass... d'oh), and you'll be closer to work.
But remember this, once you move to mass, your passport back north will not be valid. They'll stop you at the NH border and tell you to turn around.
What town do you live in ME? Do you have kids in school? What kind of outdoor activities do you like?So I moved out of MA five years ago up to Maine, and I love it here.
Problem is, I was offered a dream job at a dream organization..... in East Boston. Right now, it would be a 2 hour + commute one way. I don't even like driving, and that is way too much time away from family, and too sedentary a lifestyle, and too stressful.
Even Kittery is kinda far away, though NH isn't bad, but my wife would have to find the "perfect town".
Talk me out of looking in MA, I'm getting tempted!
Commuting is not fun, and consumes time and income, so that wouldn't be my top choice.
We'll have to agree to disagree on that.It's no worse here than anywhere else.
Easier said than done. Jobs in ME are hard to come by, and once you have a family and a house, moving becomes time consuming, difficult, and expensive. When I was 22, single, and had few possessions, moving was simple and cheap. No longer.You can always move back if the job doesn't work out.
I am, as I regularly drive from Boston to our office in Manchvegas. 52.5 miles in 48 minutes. Going home takes 55.That is the killer. I reverse commute (live in the city, work out of it) and when I see the traffic going in and hear about 1-3 hour commutes each way, every day of the week, it makes me sick to think about that.
I'm not sure about 93 from NH in the commuting direction. You could always wake up really early and leave work before 5 if the job is flexible enough...
unfortunately, there arent any logging pit down here to go shooting in (ha!).
I think there's a condo available in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
but seriously, it depends on the job and money. If you can bank some coin and/or advance your career and then move back to Maine at some point it would be worth it in my opinion.
Lived in NH five years. Not jealous. Grass is always greener. Some people make the best of where they live, but a lot of people here seem to concentrate on making the worst.Do you have any potential up there or in NH? We are all jealous of you free staters and don't want you to find out how bad it is here. Wait....misery loves company....come on down!!!! LOL
Talk me out of moving back to Massachusetts