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I received a firm offer from the IRS. Because of my master's degree, I qualified for GS-9. There's automatic promotion to GS-11 in one year as long as your performance isn't terrible, but you'd probably be fired by that point. I didn't want to move, but Austin doesn't seem to be hiring until August, and I'm not going to turn down a job offer for the slim chance I'll be selected for Austin. The good part is that locality pay is a few thousand higher in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Surprisingly, Houston has the highest locality pay in Texas, but you have to deal with hurricanes and oil refinery air.
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Congrats, and good luck in the new role!
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I loved living in Dallas. Best of luck with the new job.
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Why probably fired by one year? They're trying to avoid paying more?
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(03-29-2019, 02:43 PM)Ideas Wrote: Congrats!
Why probably fired by one year? They're trying to avoid paying more?
She means that if your performance were so bad that they would deny the automatic promotion, then you would probably be fired, anyway.
Congrats, Sanantone! Sounds like a great opportunity.
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Hey Congrats, Sanantone. You earn it, it is better for you working for federal you have better benefit package. Also, i explore in Texas school. They have cheap tuition for in state student, you can take advantage. Maybe you can get your PHD in texas too.
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Congratulations! I really like it there myself.
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Congrats Sanantone... from what I've heard Dallas isn't as nice as Austin, so that might make it less pleasant, but the increase in base pay is nice compensation. Particularly if the bigger pay bump comes in a year as you expect. Perhaps once you've been there a while you can transfer back to Austin once the role you want opens up.
My family and I have had a few opportunities to move to Texas but we've always turned then down. I don't think I can handle the heat (I would never move to Las Vegas for the same reason). I have relatives scattered across Texas, plus I have been to a few conferences there, but every time I've visited I've been miserable. Of course, I always seem to go during the summer or fall so I'm sure that is part of it.
That said, if I ever did move to Texas, I'd probably want to be in Austin or nearby since that seems a better fit for us culturally.
(03-29-2019, 03:12 PM)Imbanewbie Wrote: Hey Congrats, Sanantone. You earn it, it is better for you working for federal you have better benefit package. Also, i explore in Texas school. They have cheap tuition for in state student, you can take advantage. Maybe you can get your PHD in texas too.
I'm pretty sure that Sanantone is already living in Texas (Austin), so this is just a move across the state for her. 
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(03-29-2019, 12:13 PM)sanantone Wrote: I received a firm offer from the IRS. Because of my master's degree, I qualified for GS-9. There's automatic promotion to GS-11 in one year as long as your performance isn't terrible, but you'd probably be fired by that point. I didn't want to move, but Austin doesn't seem to be hiring until August, and I'm not going to turn down a job offer for the slim chance I'll be selected for Austin. The good part is that locality pay is a few thousand higher in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Surprisingly, Houston has the highest locality pay in Texas, but you have to deal with hurricanes and oil refinery air.
Congrats!! I’ve lived in the DFW area for 30 years. We like it here! I like Austin too though, so I do understand your preference. It has a very progressive, eclectic feel to it. I think you’ll like it here once you get settled though.
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