Moving Up North, Y'all !
Howdy! I'm lettin' y'all know that I'm movin' up North. Yes, after my four month stint at my current job at the Texas Transportation Institute, I am moving on and moving ahead. I got a job with the University of Maryland's Department of Geography (Check out the "Featured Department Projects", there are really, really exciting research projects). I will be working on some real exciting, cutting-edge Web-based GIS research projects.
Initially, I saw this job opening and thought long and hard whether or not to apply. The sheer scope of advancement in research (GIS research, that's what I like), combined with a chance to work with one of the best academic institutions in the US made me apply for this job. Of course, the excitement to be back in a university environment with lots of activities around is just too much to resist!
Also, last week I got offered a job with BNSF - the railroad company in Dallas. This job is also a neat one, however I had to go through a "consultancy" that places me and pays me! I am not particularly interested in going though a consultancy. First off, you are not quite sure how much you are "actually" getting paid. All you know is how much the consultancy is paying you. Second, the benefits are not that great. Most of them don't even provide dental and vision insurances! (my current job and my next job are "state" jobs, meaning its a government-paid job. So, there's a FULL suite of benefits that covers everything from life insurance to retirement). Third, I just CAN NOT feel secure to go through those so-called consultancies. You never know when you'll go "out of projects" or when you should relocate.
Its a great feeling to get this job and heck yeah, I am moving up there in a hurry. The 3rd of October will be my first day of work there! The wrap-up phase of my current job is already in progress.
Huh, I will surely miss Texas - a state that is very fondly called as the "Republic of Texas", a state where everything from a pack of beer to pickup trucks are specially tailor-made for Texans, a state where even the Official memos start with a very informal "Howdy", a state where people assume that there are just two states in the US (one is Texas, the second is "whatever")...and the list can go on and on!
Im certainly excited about my next job. And of course, moving to a new place and that too to a university means lot more exciting news and lot more stuff to write about. I will keep "y'all" posted.
Until the next Blog,
Au Revoir!
Initially, I saw this job opening and thought long and hard whether or not to apply. The sheer scope of advancement in research (GIS research, that's what I like), combined with a chance to work with one of the best academic institutions in the US made me apply for this job. Of course, the excitement to be back in a university environment with lots of activities around is just too much to resist!
Also, last week I got offered a job with BNSF - the railroad company in Dallas. This job is also a neat one, however I had to go through a "consultancy" that places me and pays me! I am not particularly interested in going though a consultancy. First off, you are not quite sure how much you are "actually" getting paid. All you know is how much the consultancy is paying you. Second, the benefits are not that great. Most of them don't even provide dental and vision insurances! (my current job and my next job are "state" jobs, meaning its a government-paid job. So, there's a FULL suite of benefits that covers everything from life insurance to retirement). Third, I just CAN NOT feel secure to go through those so-called consultancies. You never know when you'll go "out of projects" or when you should relocate.
Its a great feeling to get this job and heck yeah, I am moving up there in a hurry. The 3rd of October will be my first day of work there! The wrap-up phase of my current job is already in progress.
Huh, I will surely miss Texas - a state that is very fondly called as the "Republic of Texas", a state where everything from a pack of beer to pickup trucks are specially tailor-made for Texans, a state where even the Official memos start with a very informal "Howdy", a state where people assume that there are just two states in the US (one is Texas, the second is "whatever")...and the list can go on and on!
Im certainly excited about my next job. And of course, moving to a new place and that too to a university means lot more exciting news and lot more stuff to write about. I will keep "y'all" posted.
Until the next Blog,
Au Revoir!
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