November 26, 2005
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I'm seriously considering taking that job at Legg Mason. So far I'm just putting down the pro/cons of working at that job.
Pros:
-Looks good on my resume
-Better pay. MUCH better pay.
-A true, NYC working experience (office is a block away from Wall Street)
-Finance companies = lots of bonuses along the road
-I been dying to get a chance to get the hell away from Baltimore/DC metro area.
-I won't have to finish college at this rate.
Cons:
-Rent + utilities will eat me alive
-Ever drove through NYC?
-$7.00/pack for cigarettes? I better quit smoking soon then.
-Might have to change reserve unit, 6th Comm. and MALS-49 are out of the question btw.
-Fuck, maybe I do have to drive 2.5 hours to Philly for drill weekend.
-I'll never finish college at this rate. So much for flight school.
I wish I could just stay in Baltimore with the same pay raise + bonuses, I'd be living like a king here. With rent in downtown Manhattan I'll be paying, I might as well buy myself a football field in West Virginia. It's ok though, I'd have to get over the fact that I'll be a Sarariiman for the rest of my life and still wouldn't be able to afford that Aston Martin. HA!
I should have just went to med school. Unfortunately with my previous career choice, I'm better at taking lives than saving them.
Ok maybe not in Manhattan, maybe to some run-down building in Queens or Brooklyn.
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Well, even if the expenses are way high in NY, tons of people live beyond their means... I guess it just depends what you're comfortable with. Getting rid of your car is another option.
Yeah, I have no good advice. Just make like the air force and aim high.
wut so bad about 6th comm? you kno there is another reserve unit in Amittyville. but i heard that 6th comm is the attachment of that.
and living expenses in NYC is not that bad, i mean like there MILLIONS of people in NYC and they're living fine with pay less that wut you'll be making. you're not going to drive your car through manhattan, you take public transportation.
Alpha Co. is the unit he's referring to, and they are an attachment to us. There is a grunt unit in Garden City, the 25th, that's a diff't story.
And it really isn't that expensive to live out here, but you have to talk to the locals. Cigs do cost at least $5 though...so you might be better off quitting.
It is that's why I"m not posting how much I weigh or my measurements....just how much I LOSE hahaha
pro:
you might run into anyta in the summer!
con:
cigarettes cost 7 dollars
Cost of living can't be worse than Swissyland. Cigs are 6 bucks, it's a little lower than Europe average.
And I live off a Sergeant's pay. You make at least three times as much.
You can do it.
I'm a native New Yorker, so hope this helps:
- If you're working near Wall St., best bet is to live in downtown Brooklyn or New Jersey, and commute by subway or train. Rent is still expensive compared to Baltimore, but it'll be a whole lot cheaper than Manhattan. And some of the neighborhoods in Brooklyn or Queens are pretty tight, with lots of young people, bars, restaurants, etc.
- Don't bring your car (unless you live outside Manhattan). You don't even wanna go there.
- Bonuses sound good, and I'm sure your earning potential will go up a lot. You're probably looking at a six-figure salary in a few years.
- You can buy cigs for cheaper outside of the city. A lot of smokers go out to Long Island, to an Indian reservation out there, to get cigs w/o paying taxes. But you should quit smoking anyway.
- You'll be working mad hours, so it's gonna be tough to finish that degree. But it can be done. As far as being an aviator, you already know how tough that'll be. You might wanna give it a lot of thought, since there's that age cap on flight officer applications (at least in the USAF; I assume the USMC and USN have age limits, too).
Lemme know if you have any specific questions about NYC...
well as for commute to drill...there are at least 2 people who fly to drill every month at my unit....from AZ to SF Bay Area...one is a Cpl and Lcpl...so it's not the officers with the big pay doing the heavy commute =D
Ouch man... choices choices choices.
There's a long story involving my post about respect toward senior Marines. I agree about the earning of respect. I take care of my Marines and for that they respect me. This one knucklehead I was talking about is one of those older, lower-ranked Marines thinking he deserves special treatment because his dad's a retired Col. He has always gone around the chain of command when he doesn't get his way. Even though I may not like or agree with some of my superiors, I still show them respect. Doing this is a good example to my junior Marines. If it is a problem, I'll bring it up the chain of command, but I won't disrespect senior Marine. Likewise, respect from my junior Marines is important as a good leader. I can't have them thinking that they can gaff me off when they don't want to do something. I don't think I'm a god, I just want to be a good leader.
Please don't take this as a I'm absolutely right and you're wrong. Just different schools in thought. Semper fi.
well finance lesson #1
real value of money
factor in all living allowances / pay / etc. plus all living expenses. project out and adjust for local prices to include beer and liquor / cigarettes / food / average restaurant prices / etc.
measure quality of life and project potential future earnings.
if it's worth it then consider if not - fuck it - it's just a job - big name or not - others will come.
you wont be driving in nyc
the shorties are HOTTER and more plentiful (all are golddiggin bitches though)
quit smoking, you cant smoke in clubs or bars and its not worth the money
dont think about the money, since when did money matter when making your decisions? you sure as hell didnt join the Corps for the dough
its really not that much more expensive if youre smart
rent isnt THAT bad either, if you need a good broker i can definitely hook you up with one
if youre gonna be working in their it dept. then your hours wont be too bad at all (9-6), you can prob go to school at the same time and maybe theyll subsidize it.
and to answer your question im an investment banker at UBS (NOT wealth management), lemme know if you have any other specific questions
If you're not *absolutely* sure you want the job, you should look around and find more options that are open to you. If you have multiple job offers, you can use those as leverage to see which company is willing to give you more pay, better benefits, etc. But nevertheless, congrats on your job offer with Legg Mason! Looked at their corporate website-- they look pretty cool!
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