"Gattman" wrote in message
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The company I'm at told me I'd need to take a 23% paycut so I said I
needed that in writing. It took them over a week to get it to me as such,
but when they did it was a 30% paycut along with a rider saying I wouldn't
trash-talk the company by name for six months after I quit, and I had to
sign it on the spot. Who knows what they'll do tomorrow.

So.... If you DO trash talk the company, what will they do? Give you back
yout 30%?

Seriously, good luck with your decision.

Some things to consider (I don't know the answers - just thinking out loud)

Does the 40 hour per week place offer benefits?

If you end up using COBRA for insurance, check with the place to see if it's
cheaper to go direct. I left EDS back in 1999, and went through them for
Blue Cross. They threw me off due to a paperwork glitch (The posted a
payment as a 'deposit' on my account, and posted everything else as late.)
It turned out it was cheaper for me to go direct with Blue Cross because my
family was young and healthy, where the EDS 'group' was not.

Do you need to sign a non-compete with anyone if you sign up?

Also, watch out for that baby. He'll be heading off to college before you
know it. That's when you'll learn that two can live a cheaply as one.