Moving to Chicago in a hurry!

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  1. damaged Bryan

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    Moving to Chicago in a hurry!
    It's amazing how the best laid plans go all to hell in a hurry. We sold our house, and had a plan to rent for a while. Now it turns out my wife found a place to work no problem.

    Any suggestions for a fella that needs a job. We've got a place to crash in the meantime, but I really want to get into our own apt. as soon as possible.

    I guess the whole point of this is A) I can't wait to be a member of the Chicago community (LONG time coming) and B) am I going to be screwed looking for a job right now? For the record I have been applying like crazy.
     
  2. SmilingIdiot

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    Looking forward to meeting you. What kind of work do you do? The job market everywhere is kinda rough right now, but you never know what you may stumble onto. Good luck.

    If you are looking for an apartment, you can try using a free service called Chicago Apartment Finders (http://www.chicagoapartmentfinders.com). You can stop by their office, tell them what you are looking for and they drive you around to the various locations that are available, at no cost to you. They helped me find my last two apartments and completely hassle-free. What areas of Chicago are you looking to live?

    Let us know when you come to town and we can meet up and show you around.
     
  3. damaged Bryan

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    Thanks, my wife is moving up there with some friends on May 15th, she found a job before me which was the exact opposite of what we were planning on.

    I've worked IT for the past 4 years and Retail for what felt like forever (including management). We're going to be living in the Rogers Park area.

    I would love to meet any Chicago SB'ers, and I'm looking really forward to my first Rotofugi gallery. I'm also glad I will be up there for the first Chicago Comic Con (not Wizard World... But y'know).
     
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    It'll be nice to have you here! I'll keep an ear to the ground for jobs here in the loop and let you know if there's anything in the pipeline here also, it's only office work, but it's something until you can find your feet :D
     
  5. damaged Bryan

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    heh, thanks, I'm still hoping like crazy for a transfer. But I've been applying for everything from Barista to parking cars at O'Hare. Once we get up there and settled in I would love to meet anyone interested. A restaurant/whatever would be cool us former Louisville kids love to eat!
     
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    welcome! We're overdue for a get together anyways, so we should do something soon (though I'll be gone next week until the 25th)
     

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