Moving to Dallas!

[Merlin]

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.

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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.

I'm pretty sure that Sanantone is already living in Texas (Austin), so this is just a move across the state for her.