Employed!!!

Yay! I got my dream job offer I have been waiting for! I just screamed the happiest scream of my lifetime. I am so happy right now, I can't even describe it! I am going to New York (Manhattan). I start in July. I am so excited!!!!!

Now... calmly... write a thank you letter.

W00t!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

<Frank Sinatra voice>Start spreading the news, ...</Frank Sinatra voice>

So what are you going to do for work?

more importantly then what you will do, what company will you be working for, and where in the city do you plan to live?

I am a Technical Financial Analyst for Merrill Lynch.

I will be programming and possibly near the end of the 2 year training program, I will be meeting with the I-Bankers to discuss the tools we created. Its perfect for my skills (I have a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in MGT (w/ finance focus)).

I will be working really close to wall street, so I want to live near the center or south side of the island.

Any ideas of where I should look?

They are paying me.

My girlfriend lives on washington square west, there are alot of really nice places in that area and its pretty close to where you will be working, and also pretty close to other places you may want / need to go.

Congrats on gaining employment there.

Congrats

Congrats! I love Manhattan. Enjoy!

From what I can tell, paying you well will get you a space the size of our bedroom closet in NYC. You need to be filthy rich to consider anything in the area you have mentioned. But I'm told there are some deals to be had on the Lower East Side.

That being said, Google is your friend:
http://base.google.com/base/s2?a_n0...o2=0&a_v2=10010&a_t2=-1&&hl=en&gl=US&view=Map

congrats. my jealousy is two-fold. dream job and in NYC. *drool*

congrats!

Atlanta to New York? Sounds like there may be a little culture shock. Don't let those New Yorker's make you jaded and angry!

Yeah I have heard the west village and the lower east side have good deals and people my age live there as well. Some people I know live in queens and commute, but I am not sure if I want to make the 45-65 min commute every morning. Does anyone else ride the train this much?

sweet!!!!!!! i love you new york city. i am very envious!!

jdgti said:

Yay! I got my dream job offer I have been waiting for! I just screamed the happiest scream of my lifetime. I am so happy right now, I can't even describe it!

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Congrats on achieving your dream job! I too was lucky enough to make it into my dream job. There's nothing better than doing what you are passionate about in a career field. My wife will tell you the same. She is a grammar school art teacher who is certainly underpaid, yet passionate about her position.

Good luck with the relocation. We (the wife & I) can somewhat relate, having relocated from Santa Barbara, California to Chicago, Illinois.

jdgti said:

Yay! I got my dream job offer I have been waiting for! I just screamed the happiest scream of my lifetime. I am so happy right now, I can't even describe it! I am going to New York (Manhattan). I start in July. I am so excited!!!!!

Now... calmly... write a thank you letter.

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That's so cool! Congratulations to you! I'm sure you're extra thrilled by all this! Bravo!

Congratulations jdgti, I hope I find my dream job someday when I get out of college.