Woo... patience getting rewarded? =O.o=

[wolfwings]

I... well, I just got called by the TSA. =o.O= Not in a bad way, either. It's been just over a year since I applied, pass the screening tests, and was put in the queue for a background test and all that. They just got back to me finally, asking if I was still interested.

I said yes.

If I get the job, I'll have to move down to Tulsa, but that's okay with me, means I'll be far enough south to not worry about any road-salt at all. I just... wow, didn't actually expect to hear back at this point anymore. Glad I answered my phone when I didn't recognize the number. =^.^=

If I get the job, it's GSD pay scale to start... so, $23.6k to $35.4k... I really need to think about this now. =-.-=

Thoughts, folks? I get the feeling it'll be 'now or never' soon for picking what career I'll be doing for the immediate future, should I really look into trucking at this point, should I stick to security work, or should I take the TSA job if I get the chance?

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Not easilly...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...since right now I'm kinda relaxing in a no-man's land where I'm keeping my California residence while working out in KC, since my pay as a security-guard is low enough it comes in under the poverty line in California, so I'll owe no taxes. =^.^=

This job, I'd have to actually move my residence to Oklahoma within 90 days from what I've read, which would mean suddenly I'd have to pay for my own insurance, shift my vehicle over most likely, and numerous other things that right now I don't need to do, and wouldn't need to do if I went Trucking either since I could just pack most of it back to California anyways.

Between that, and the problems animecat mentioned, I don't know of the upsides (better benefits/health coverage, and a few more grand a year) are worth the downsides (more costs, harder to use the financial redundancy-nets my family has developed over the years, harder to get time off to visit folks, etc) at this point.

Re: Not easilly...

[lionman.livejournal.com]

Well, the problems are noted.

It's a different way of life, having a job and some stable way of doing things, regular paychecks, insurance, healthcare, rent, etc. But, it's generally how life goes as you grow up and get older. For better, or for worse, alas!