Relocation w/cut in pay...worth it or not....

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my situation is as follows:

current working in city A with possible relocation to city B. driving from a to b can be done but its upwards of 15 hrs given you do it in 1 run. doing the drive over 2 days is more reasonable.

the catch is that we ahve to apply for our own jobs in b. another catch if you call it that is that i don't have a cpa, but one of the requirements/ preferred advance degrees to be had or in the process of obtaining. currently i have a bs in management, an aa in accounting and 2.5 years studies overseas. i've been at my current job for almost 8 years this september. i know obtaining a cpa (as the firm prefers) can be as easy as like 18 months or even longer. i'm prepared to take like yrs if needed as its been a while since i've been in a classroom environment.

per upper mgt, my salary will stay w/me and follow me to location b. say for ease of discussion i make $60k. i'm hoping the same $60k is what i make there...but what if they offer me the postion with a lower salary, due to a lower cost of living (cola) and other factors how much lower will it be 'acceptable' to take the move? say if they offer me $56k thats ~ a 5% cut in pay. Can i somewhat request that it be $58k and i'll move? fyi i make a lot more than that, but no $100k/year figure

still waiting and will let you all know....:confused::eek:
 

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my situation is as follows:
current working in city A with possible relocation to city B. driving from a to b can be done but its upwards of 15 hrs given you do it in 1 run. doing the drive over 2 days is more reasonable.

How attached are you to City A? If you have a lot of friends there, family, etc., you might have a more difficult time making a decision. My feeling is that you are not that attached to City A - or rather, you are about as attached to City A as you are to City B, which is why this question is posed over here.

Who knows what good fortune you might find in City B?

the catch is that we ahve to apply for our own jobs in b. another catch if you call it that is that i don't have a cpa, but one of the requirements/ preferred advance degrees to be had or in the process of obtaining. currently i have a bs in management, an aa in accounting and 2.5 years studies overseas. i've been at my current job for almost 8 years this september. i know obtaining a cpa (as the firm prefers) can be as easy as like 18 months or even longer. i'm prepared to take like yrs if needed as its been a while since i've been in a classroom environment.

If you are not successful in your application for the job in city B, would you lose your job in City A? If the answer is "No", then go for it. Getting a CPA - forced or otherwise, will stand you in good stead in the future.

I would presume your current job is related to accounting. If so, your chances of getting through your CPA with your eight year's experience should not be too difficult. Knuckling down to do your studies while you are working a full time job is not easy, especially after you been away from a study environment for a while. I have been through that (twice) and I can only emphatise with you.

You might need to improve your handwriting, all these years on the computer might have affected your script, and if the marker is unable to decypher your writing, it is unlikely you will get good grades.

per upper mgt, my salary will stay w/me and follow me to location b. say for ease of discussion i make $60k. i'm hoping the same $60k is what i make there...but what if they offer me the postion with a lower salary, due to a lower cost of living (cola) and other factors how much lower will it be 'acceptable' to take the move? say if they offer me $56k thats ~ a 5% cut in pay. Can i somewhat request that it be $58k and i'll move? fyi i make a lot more than that, but no $100k/year figure

A common mistake is for people to start looking at gross salary when they are comparing jobs. A better measure is net savings with a different lifestyle in the new place. I know some people will want to maintain the same lifestyle, but with a place 15 hours away, it is not realisitic to expect exactly the same lifestyle as you currently have.

More to the point, can you live with a different lifestyle? I would presume you have been to City B and have had a lookaround. If the City B lifestyle is acceptable, then you can start comparing net savings.

May all go well with you.
 
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Your current location says D.C as in Washington D.C??