On 4/05/08, NC is a good place wrote:
> It's not especially
> cheap to live here but not especially expensive either. Our
> benefits aren't so bad either compared to most places.
Eh, I have to disagree with you there. I've looked into NCs
benefits, and while they're good, they're expensive. It costs a
sizable chunk of your already small check to insure family members.
NC has jobs for two reasons. Yes, the population's growing as
people move away from winter, and because the compensation is very
poor. Many of these "high demand" states and areas have such a need
for teachers because they loose the ones they have early in their
careers. Educated people just don't want to be broke and
struggling. If you're happy in NC, great! However, if you were
offered a job in MI or another high paying, good benefits state like
Connecticut, NY, or Illinois, would you take it? If you wouldn't,
many of your collegues in the South would.
> There
> are many that would say Michigan's benefits are unrealistic and
> reflect an economy that's no longer there.
Most are wealthy businessmen who are also trying to convince us that
NAFTA and WTO creates jobs and doesn't hurt anyone. The only people
they convince are the politicians they pay off. North Carolina is
nice area, but if the future of America is the salary and benefits
of North Carolina, then its a dark future for all of us.
> I'm not prepared to enter the geographic wars I've seen on this
> board. I'm just commenting that in my opinion it's the
> disgruntled who mostly post on this issue. Those of us who are
> happy campers don't usually come back here.
Obviously those who are happy don't come back to MI. Why would you?
MI has many, many, many problems that don't have anything to do
with cold weather and snow. I can see many reasons to move, but
every area has its negatives and NC certainly has many. This is a
life altering decision for new and laid off teachers to move, and
they shouldn't jump at the first state that offers an interview.
Like I said, there's a reason they need all these teachrs and its
not all growth.
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>
>
> On 4/05/08, I didn't say it was a bad place... wrote:
>> I didn't say it was a bad place but in the LONG TERM you will
>> make more money, and your pay, benefits and job will be
>> protected by the unions...you don't have to pay taxes on your
>> car up here, would you rather start at $35,000 or $29,000 and
>> pay a lot of taxes.....living in most parts of NC is not
>> cheaper than living here, unless you live in the sticks...go
>> visit the NC board and you will see that multiple times. Your
>> fiance is a male, he'll get hired into a public school sooner
>> than you think. NC is not bad, it's clean, beautiful, the
>> people are a heck of a lot nicer than they are up here, they
>> have caring teachers etc....BUT what's the most important
>> things when it comes to a career....money, benefits, job
>> security...you'll find there is much more of that here in all
>> those categories. Well, job security is public schools at
>> least, charter maybe...it all depends.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/04/08, NC is a good place to be wrote:
>>> I have a theory that mainly unhappy teachers who've moved
>>> out of state come back to this board. I love teaching in NC.
>>> I love living in NC. Even though the economy is bad news
>>> everywhere right now, there's still a major sense of GROWTH
>>> in NC. I like the feel. There is no union to protect good
>>> and bad teachers-but I've always been treated fairly. If
>>> you're a homebody, stay. But if you really want to make the
>>> best life possible for your new family, go to NC and the
>>> interviews with open minds-not just for a vacation because
>>> the tickets are non-refundable. You may find there is life
>>> after Michigan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/02/08, me :-) wrote:
>>>> Well, my fiance and I (both elem. teachers) have been
>>>> searching for a year for teaching jobs in the state, when
>>>> we relucted to looking into North Carolina, which we have
>>> 6
>>>> interviews (in 2 days...and guaranteed jobs!) next
>>>> week...today however he had an interview in MI and was
>>>> offered the job 3 hours later! We are still going to NC
>>>> because the plane tickets are already bought...but now it
>>>> looks like we have some decisions to make! Right when we
>>>> thought we would never find a job in MI...funny how things
>>>> work out :-)
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