mcjeff215 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Always entertaining the idea of moving back home... how's the Rochester economy stack up with the Buff? Wife's considering it again, too.... thanks.. -Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaboo Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 i got my phd in chemical engineering and couldn't find a job in rochester...draw your own conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 i got my phd in chemical engineering and couldn't find a job in rochester...draw your own conclusions 786626[/snapback] I was afraid of that. Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Why not just apply for jobs listed for Rochester and see what happens? Plan a week long visit and see what you can get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daquixers_is_back Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 i got my phd in chemical engineering and couldn't find a job in rochester...draw your own conclusions 786626[/snapback] That we dont need chemical engineers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 That we dont need chemical engineers? 786643[/snapback] Hahaha, that is actually completely true. Rochester is super saturated with a lot of brilliant chemists and chemical engineers as a result of Kodak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Hahaha, that is actually completely true. Rochester is super saturated with a lot of brilliant chemists and chemical engineers as a result of Kodak. 786645[/snapback] You would think in the long-run that another employer would take advantage of that work force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 Why not just apply for jobs listed for Rochester and see what happens? Plan a week long visit and see what you can get? 786639[/snapback] I had been thinking about that. Sending some resumes and just seeing what comes up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You would think in the long-run that another employer would take advantage of that work force. 786648[/snapback] I think that has been happening slowly but surely and will improve. Just keep in mind that Kodak employed 65 K in Rochester not that long ago, from which a large percentage were chemical engineers (I'm talking thousands). They had (and still have, actually) chemical engineers coming out their ears. Reabsorbing those who were downsized is an incremental process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bills fan Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 The market is saturated with them because they've all been laid off. <rim shot> Hahaha, that is actually completely true. Rochester is super saturated with a lot of brilliant chemists and chemical engineers as a result of Kodak. 786645[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 The market is saturated with them because they've all been laid off.<rim shot> 786666[/snapback] Yes, that was the implication. Thanks for pointing that out for those in the audience incapable of noticing subtlety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Trooth Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Don't get Dr. Trooth started. Slice this state off at Rockland and Putnam Counties and if you lump all of the counties north of that, allow me to introduce to you the the poorest state in the USA. We are the highest taxed state residents in the country.... and guess what, we are about to inaugurate Eliot Spitzer, governor... more spending, less business... more fiscal insanity. I've got 5-7 yrs. to retire. As a lifelong NY resident, when I leave this state heading south to greener pastures, I pledge to stop at the Pennsylvania - NY border, drop my drawers, bare my ass as it faces Albany... maybe rip a good fart or two and kiss this dreadful sesspool adios! How I've survived in this state for so long is either a testament to my fortitude or validation that I'm insane... and I'm leaning heavily toward the later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Actually I'm moving to Rochester, for a promotion, in my company. I have been looking at houses on the web. Many of the places I have looked at were empty. Market that slow there?? Might be able to get a good deal, I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You would think in the long-run that another employer would take advantage of that work force. 786648[/snapback] You mean move their business to an incredibly highly taxed and extraordinarily business unfriendly state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You mean move their business to an incredibly highly taxed and extraordinarily business unfriendly state? 786737[/snapback] ... but we have nice wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You mean move their business to an incredibly highly taxed and extraordinarily business unfriendly state? 786737[/snapback] New York is not the only high-taxed and extraordinarily business unfriendly state, but I suppose the problem is that the other states have nicer weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 New York is not the only high-taxed and extraordinarily business unfriendly state, but I suppose the problem is that the other states have nicer weather. 786742[/snapback] Weather has nothing to do with it. Places with high taxes that are notoriously business unfriendly aren't considered when businesses decide to relocate from similiar situations. The business is going to survey the landscape to find the best situation possible. One example is the "Fair Share Health Care" initiative that will force all companies with over 100 employees to pay AT LEAST $3 an hour for employees medical care, or pay the state the difference. That kind of thing means AT LEAST $6000 PER EMPLOYEE will be burdened on the company PER YEAR. That's $600,000.00 for a company with 100 employees. And that's just one example - don't even think about looking at NY's Medicare mandate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Weather has nothing to do with it. Places with high taxes that are notoriously business unfriendly aren't considered when businesses decide to relocate from similiar situations. The business is going to survey the landscape to find the best situation possible. One example is the "Fair Share Health Care" initiative that will force all companies with over 100 employees to pay AT LEAST $3 an hour for employees medical care, or pay the state the difference. That kind of thing means AT LEAST $6000 PER EMPLOYEE will be burdened on the company PER YEAR. That's $600,000.00 for a company with 100 employees. And that's just one example - don't even think about looking at NY's Medicare mandate. 786759[/snapback] I guess I feel that California has similar problems with its government but still has a pretty dynamic economy although it has its problems too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzer32 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I was afraid of that. Crap. 786636[/snapback] The state is moving their food safety lab to Geneva which will bring high-tech jobs to the area. 30 positions will be available including, chemists, bacteriologists and microbiologists.. I don't know if that is up your alley or not. It is in the local section of today's Rochester D&C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bills fan Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 You're very welcome. Feeling a little high and mighty? Yes, that was the implication. Thanks for pointing that out for those in the audience incapable of noticing subtlety. 786669[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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