[Porsche-O-Phile]

Well, I'm trained as an architect (working on my CA state registration right now) with about 8 years experience in the field. Do mostly project management stuff right now with some detailing, CDs, etc. My secret diabolical plan is to obtain my CA stamp (probably another year or so's worth of work depending). Once I have that, it's relatively easy to gain reciprocity with other states and it would make relocating a bit easier.

I actually just turned down a transfer to San Diego because my wife can't get a transfer down there (no openings). It'd have to be one of those things that was a "win" and a net-gain clear-across-the-board in order to get me to do it. In other words, we'd be happier, financially better off, she'd have a better job and I'd have a better job and we mutually agree on wanting to do it.

Although I gripe about having to rent here, we do pretty well comapratively - we've both got decent jobs (which are plentiful here anyway), don't have to worry about snow or crappy weather - ever, live across the street from the beach and pay below market-rate for our current apartment. Not too bad overall. . . It'd take a pretty good thing (for both of us) to get me to pull up stakes. If you knew the details of the position I just turned down, a lot of you would probably go "huh?!?!" and scratch your heads, but like I said, it's got to be an overall net-gain, not just a big win for me and a big loss for her (or whatever the case may be).