any jobs in florida pay good???

[Celicapexi]

Yes i am moving to Florida august 30th and need to know if there are any good jobs down there?

[281 Quad Cam]

have a 4 yr degree?

[HIRCC]

Yes there is what are you good at??

[analogvoid]

Yah.. what type of education do u have ?

[po9i]

where you moving to?

[Celicapexi]

moving to ft. Lauderdale ......air conditioning or maintenance

[HIRCC]

ac repair is a big buisness here

[jotan82]

lawn service and escort services are big here

[chrissi24]

Florida = no money. :( Why you moving here??

[Celicapexi]

Maybe i will just continue my Peruvian drug lord business lol JK

jotan I aint mexican im peruvian we dont cut lawns....or maybe i just will start my own business and let chico work for me :)HAHAH

[Jusone36]

no fair he ain't in here! umm, i'm sure you'll be able to find something along that line down south :rolleyes: good luck!

[Acilec]

Phil, you're moving here?? Cool! I'm sure you'll be able to find a job down there. Do Kellie and Chris know about this?

[Celicapexi]

Originally posted by Acilec
Phil, you're moving here?? Cool! I'm sure you'll be able to find a job down there. Do Kellie and Chris know about this?

yeah but i am going to give em a cal tonight to talk to em.

[BadTOYO]

Originally posted by chrissi24
Florida = no money. :( Why you moving here??
i'll have to disagree with you ma'am! ;)
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[BadTOYO]

Originally posted by Celicapexi
im peruvian
damn... now we're two! hey where from in Peru? Lima?
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[Celicapexi]

SWEET im from Arequipa :thumbup:

[EzRidA]

Damm Peruvians. :) Don't you know us Cuban's run South Fl. :gap:

What kind of A/C work. Like general or automotive? If it's automotive my dad can probably put you in touch with a lot of people. He has his own mechanic shop. Let me know.

[chrissi24]

Originally posted by BadTOYO

i'll have to disagree with you ma'am! ;)
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Then I wish I had a job where you worked!! :)

But I don't think that we get paid nearly what people get paid up north. I know that if I were doing what I'm doing here in Florida (Orlando, Miami or Jax), I'd get paid a hell of a lot more up in NY. The pay rates between our offices suck. :( We have to fight to get $15 an hour here, where our other offices will get paid $20 no problem up north.

[TRDLady]

I agree Chrissi24. I am in the Medical Field & they pay squat down here. Back in NY, where I am from, I could get much more money but then the weather stinks!
On the other hand A/C work does well here, don't know much about the escort biz though...
Guess they figure you don't need money to live in paradise...

[po9i]

where in the medical field?? cuz i know that nurses get a $15,000 signing bonus in orlando

[BadTOYO]

you guys need to understand that the reason the salaries are a bit higher up north is because of the market differences and cost of living, which is higher up north... especially NY, which both of you mentioned... in my field, salaries are well within the national average and even higher than some...
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[EzRidA]

It's all about location. Cost of living is extremely high compared to living down here. A nice 1 bedroom apartment down here runs around 950 a month. Up in the Tri-State area is easily 1800 a month.

[All Show Import]

Originally posted by EzRidA
It's all about location. Cost of living is extremely high compared to living down here. A nice 1 bedroom apartment down here runs around 950 a month. Up in the Tri-State area is easily 1800 a month. location is nothing. pay is everything.

i.e, if you live in california... admin/executive assisitants make about 15/hr starting. here [in fL] they only make about 8 starting. the gas there costs about 2.75 (cheapest) and over here its only like 1.33 (cheapest). so it all justs equalls out. win a lot, lose a lot. win a little, lose a little. enless your name is bill gates and you always win.

[po9i]

everything is related end of story..

[EzRidA]

Originally posted by All Show Import
location is nothing. pay is everything.

i.e, if you live in california... admin/executive assisitants make about 15/hr starting. here [in fL] they only make about 8 starting. the gas there costs about 2.75 (cheapest) and over here its only like 1.33 (cheapest). so it all justs equalls out. win a lot, lose a lot. win a little, lose a little. enless your name is bill gates and you always win.

That was my point. I think you misunderstood what I wrote. Like Neil said cost of living and pay is relative. In the end you live just about the same.

[LEAVECIVICSINTHEDUST]

My Bday is Aug 30

[jotan82]

PERUVIAN REPRESENT!

[insunan]

Originally posted by BadTOYO
you guys need to understand that the reason the salaries are a bit higher up north is because of the market differences and cost of living, which is higher up north... especially NY, which both of you mentioned... in my field, salaries are well within the national average and even higher than some...
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What field?

Tampa/St. Petersburg seems to be the land of minimum wage (and call centers). The cost of housing has increased drastically over the past several years, yet salary increases have not been commensurate.

[Celicapexi]

Originally posted by jotan82
PERUVIAN REPRESENT!

:werd: yeah I noticed when I got down there that sh!t was a lot cheaper. But I am buying my supra up here before i come down ;)

[Celicapexi]

Originally posted by LEAVECIVICSINTHEDUST
My Bday is Aug 30

Well when i am about ot leave i will let you know and we can meet somewhere grab few drinks ;)

[chrissi24]

PJ~

thats my dream bike... Did you get one, or are you just teasing me?!

[po9i]

he got it..i like that bike alot also

[Celicapexi]

Originally posted by chrissi24
PJ~

thats my dream bike... Did you get one, or are you just teasing me?!

well its sitting in my garage till i get home :)

[BadTOYO]

Originally posted by insunan


What field?

Tampa/St. Petersburg seems to be the land of minimum wage (and call centers). The cost of housing has increased drastically over the past several years, yet salary increases have not been commensurate.
software engineering... interesting you said you live in call center land... we write computer telephony applications using speech recognition for large call centers; we try to minimize the need for human agents, which are more expensive to utilize than a computer...
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[insunan]

Originally posted by BadTOYO

software engineering... interesting you said you live in call center land... we write computer telephony applications using speech recognition for large call centers; we try to minimize the need for human agents, which are more expensive to utilize than a computer...
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I think many people prefer a live person over a computer. Call centers are so focused on efficiency (call times, answer speeds, etc) that they lose sight of something more important: providing quality customer service. They cut operating expenses, but lose customers; a very short-sighted business strategy.

However, that having been said, I have seen some demos of VR software that is VERRRRRRY impressive. Shoot me a PM sometime if you're interested in talking about it. I'm a systems analyst and do a great deal of software development myself.

[BadTOYO]

Originally posted by insunan


I think many people prefer a live person over a computer. Call centers are so focused on efficiency (call times, answer speeds, etc) that they lose sight of something more important: providing quality customer service. They cut operating expenses, but lose customers; a very short-sighted business strategy.
absolutely!... the first thing i do when i call an IVR, is to push "0" as many times as i can so that the system transfers me to the floor! lol... thing is, most call centers ask us to make it very difficult for you to do that, they really try to keep you from talking to someone...

Originally posted by insunan
However, that having been said, I have seen some demos of VR software that is VERRRRRRY impressive. Shoot me a PM sometime if you're interested in talking about it. I'm a systems analyst and do a great deal of software development myself.
indeed... i am working with via voice (IBM) at the moment, but i am impressed with the accuracy of nuance's VR engine... here are some nice demos if you (or anyone else) wanna play around a bit... 1-888-NUANCE-8

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[TRDLady]

po9i,
I am in Xray / Bone Densitometry (Central Fl/Maitland). Everyone is right, up north cost of living is more but it all balances out in the end.

[hollywood]

i moved here last sept. because i make more money here than i did in the north. right now i made in half a yr here what i made in a whole yr in WI. Right now im at 35,000 and when still have 5 months to go.