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Strategoes
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Posted: 10 Jul 2008 at 20:59 \| IP Logged

Theres nothing shady about interviewing with other companies while you're with another firm. You're looking out for your own best interests and the best deal you can get on the market. Who wants to continue working at a place where you're underpaid, receiving little to no benefits, or working with people you don't respect or can't stand? It sounds selfish but if you don't look out for yourself then who will.

As for the OP, $43,000 + full benefits + overtime is a decent offer which any student coming out of college with an accounting degree who didn't get an offer from a top 10 accounting firm would jump at. So yes, I definitely think you should take this job. Get the experience, pay the bills, and don't wait around for a phone call for an interview for a job that may or may not pay you slightly more than you're being offered now.

Other factors to consider are:

1) Does it pay more than your current job
2) Ask about the firm's work environment and training program
3) Do you have any other offers on the table from another firm

I live in NYC and I'm not real sure about the cost of living in SF but I can tell you that $43,000 is a median salary an entry-level accountant would get in a small to mid-size CPA firm. The range is something like $38,000 - $52,000 in NYC.

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Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 01:56 \| IP Logged

Strategoes, I do not live in SF but wanted to make a comment. This is my dream to move there but there is no way I can afford it in my entire life. The cost of living over there is one of the highest in US. I honestly, would never take that offer considering it is in SF. I would look for a job somewhere else. 1b 1bath condo is $400,000. I have been to SF multiple times. I love the climate. You have to be a millionare to live there. I have no clue how normal people live there. You will never save a dime.

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Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 04:20 \| IP Logged

Well Dahlia, you don't usually laden yourself with mortgage immediately moving into a expensive city. Certainly don't have to.

The main difference is people party and go to restaurants a lot more. That is the -only- difference other than rent being higher and not being able to buy a house immediately.

I grew up in the East Bay and friends live in SF. Definitely not impossible. People just have poor spending habits.

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Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 12:57 \| IP Logged

Inko, I came from eastern Europe block country. I am very frugal. I cook at home, never eat out. We used to live in Sacramento, buy the way. Not any more, since I am in school full time. I do not party,never did, never liked. I am very realistic person. Life in SF is fun, of course, but pretty soon you will get old, the money is gone, and nothing left to lean on. Rent in financial district is $2000 for a studio. If you do not live close , you will have to take a train. I am not saying that it is impossible, I am just saying that whoever offered that person $43000, is probably making good money and taking advantage of employees. It is not a fair game. You can do it for a short period of time. $43000 for SF is a poverty level. Personally, I would not do it. That is my personal opinion.

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Posted: 11 Jul 2008 at 15:07 \| IP Logged

Dahlia1, come on. I don't think that everybody in SF makes at least $40,000. Why would anyone live in the financial district? And anyway, I doubt that a studio would cost $2000. Or, are you talking about the 1,500 sq f one? I live in Chicago, and I doubt that the property prices here are much lower. You can easily find a studio for $550-700. I checked pay schedules for the federal employees. It's only $2000 difference (annually). It means that cost of living in SF is not much higher than in Chicago.

Edited by lelik on 11 Jul 2008 at 15:10

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