Shortly after dinner Thursday evening, I drove my sputtering car to Sacramento after work. As soon as I was in the vicinity, I was made aware of the circling helicopter, and the blaring lights coming from the police car blockade of the very street I needed to drive into. Forewarned that there was an armed suspect, I circled the block, ultimately parking two houses from the blockade.
Twenty minutes later, we were on our way to a hookah bar in downtown Sacramento to meet up with Phuc and I was invited to hang out with the gang at Dream Ultralounge/Avalon nightclub the following night.
Friday was a whirlwind of a day, consisting entirely of shopping, and taking my car into the shop near the state capitol.
5PM and $850 dollars later - 90K service, check.
Service included replacing the timing belt & 2 others, air filter, oil, oil filter, brake check, tire rotation, topping off of fluids, and the list goes on. I couldn't tell, after driving for 5 minutes on the freeway, whether the sounds my car was making were ordinary. I can say that after driving the distance back home, the car no longer feels as though it is dragging when I hit the pedal to speed up, and it no longer jolts when starting the ignition, which is all around good news. It was worrisome.
9:30PM rolled around, and dressed in a shirt as a dress with charcoal gray stockings, I was out of the door and we were on our way downtown. I invited Lauren and Diana to accompany us, mostly because I did not want to be the only girl in the group. Turns out, Canary tagged along after Robert spotted the couple (Hung and Canary) walking back from Safeway on their way into their apartment.
Assembling the group took an hour at the least, and totaled 2 cars holding 10 people. Not including Lauren and Diana, or the 5-8 other people who arrived on their own. Cover prices at both places were about $20 dollars, and in both cases, we were able to go free of charge, because RODNEY (the promoter) hooked it up!!
Night was fun, including some friendly flirting between various people, including and not limited to Phuc, my boyfriend's friend.
Let's not forget the big puff of mj.
I had fun.
Saturday, May 10
May 10, 2008
After much deliberation, I've made almost a 360ยบ decision to relocate with the company to Austin, Texas.
I'm flying out to Austin in two weeks to check the area out - I'm taking along with me precious cargo: my younger brother, and my significant other.
I'm flying out to Austin in two weeks to check the area out - I'm taking along with me precious cargo: my younger brother, and my significant other.
Thursday, May 1
May 1, 2008
Schwab to relocate as early as June/July of 2007.
It's been in the works since late last year, rumors about the "other" Trust in Phoenix, and whilest Phoenix will be the primary location for CSTC, Austin Texas was also rumored to be the mirroring Trust, mainly because the acquisition of the 401(k) Company in Q1-Q2 of 2007 had left us with a half transitioned merge between the two companies.
It's all a part of the grand Corporate Relocation Strategy for the prospects/future of Schwab, and it's been rumored that Chuck Schwab will retire one final time in 2010, the same time that this relocation strategy is to be fully completed. Coincidence? Maybe.
So the big question is: Do I stay or do I go?
What would I be missing out on if I stayed, if I went? Would I maintain a healthy social lifestyle, outside of work? Am I being compensated enough to relocate for a number of years? Would it be too long, too short? With increased inflation, and housing prices dropping, as well as feds cutting rates, a San Francisco salary in Phoenix would be decent, but would I be equally compensated in the following years after I've moved?
If I took severance, I'm entitled to at least 2 months formal notice(
the pink slip), and the severance of at least 22 business days or more depending on salary. I have 66 business days, on top of the 2 months, giving me a whooping 5 months of paid leave, not including my vacation time. If I'm lucrative/highly demanded enough I would think 5 months is enough to find another secured position, and I'll have gotten so use to getting up at 6AM that I'll probably start looking as soon as I can, and still receive the full benefits.
Another thing to consider would be the company environment/philosophy/philanthropy/mission statement, and how they really behave in the industry, etc. It was a big reason I became so in love with Schwab that I worked my a** off to get in. Would any other companies give me that sort of warmth, and would I still wake up every morning and love being at work?
Sadly I won't know until I've been there, and I'm going to choose especially wisely now that I've been, in a sense, pampered and spoiled by a good company. I do know one thing, I'd love to be able to come back in a couple of years with more experience to this company.
So farewell to Schwab at least for a little while.
It's been in the works since late last year, rumors about the "other" Trust in Phoenix, and whilest Phoenix will be the primary location for CSTC, Austin Texas was also rumored to be the mirroring Trust, mainly because the acquisition of the 401(k) Company in Q1-Q2 of 2007 had left us with a half transitioned merge between the two companies.
It's all a part of the grand Corporate Relocation Strategy for the prospects/future of Schwab, and it's been rumored that Chuck Schwab will retire one final time in 2010, the same time that this relocation strategy is to be fully completed. Coincidence? Maybe.
So the big question is: Do I stay or do I go?
What would I be missing out on if I stayed, if I went? Would I maintain a healthy social lifestyle, outside of work? Am I being compensated enough to relocate for a number of years? Would it be too long, too short? With increased inflation, and housing prices dropping, as well as feds cutting rates, a San Francisco salary in Phoenix would be decent, but would I be equally compensated in the following years after I've moved?
If I took severance, I'm entitled to at least 2 months formal notice(
the pink slip), and the severance of at least 22 business days or more depending on salary. I have 66 business days, on top of the 2 months, giving me a whooping 5 months of paid leave, not including my vacation time. If I'm lucrative/highly demanded enough I would think 5 months is enough to find another secured position, and I'll have gotten so use to getting up at 6AM that I'll probably start looking as soon as I can, and still receive the full benefits.
Another thing to consider would be the company environment/philosophy/philanthropy/mission statement, and how they really behave in the industry, etc. It was a big reason I became so in love with Schwab that I worked my a** off to get in. Would any other companies give me that sort of warmth, and would I still wake up every morning and love being at work?
Sadly I won't know until I've been there, and I'm going to choose especially wisely now that I've been, in a sense, pampered and spoiled by a good company. I do know one thing, I'd love to be able to come back in a couple of years with more experience to this company.
So farewell to Schwab at least for a little while.
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