Thanks for all the input, guys. I've always wanted to live in that part of the country, so I'm hoping this job comes through. The company is also one that Alan would really like to work for, so it's a win-win situation.
We know the cost of living is going to be high there, but I've been wanting to scale back and simply our way of life for a while. We have a really big house with just two people in it. And way too much STUFF. It'll be nice to get rid of a lot of it.
So as soon as we get home from our trip to Oregon, we're going to start clearing out the house. We know we'll be moving to a much smaller place.
I will definitely be hooking up with you guys when and if we get down there. At the very least, if we have an interview trip, maybe we can hook up for dinner with some of you.
Painless, he worked for National Semiconductor. He was the only lay-off in the Fort Collins office, although they laid off about 400 people companywide. Alan was the lead engineer in the Fort Collins power group, which produced the chips that made the most money for the company. It seems that they let him and some other lead engineers from Santa Clara go for no other reason than they were at the top of the pay scale. Very shortsighted, in our opinion. Alan had a vast amount of experience that will be hard to replace. But then that's also what makes him attractive to other companies.