Woot!!!!!!

[Dinner]

For the first time in my life I have recieved two great job offers on the same day. This is a new position for me to be in but I have a feeling I could get used to it. It's even more surprising since I thought I blew one of those interviews since there was a mix up about the time. WOOOT!

Now I have to wait for the official offer letters and compare the compensation package as well as figure out which one would be the best fit for my career and personal life. The first one (which I thought I wouldn't get) is in the eviromental remediation field and it pays about $10k less then the other one, however, I'd be working a standard 8-5 and get to go home each night. The other is for a drilling company in the petroleum industry which pays around more but would require a lot of extended travel. The head geologist said they fly their people out to the production areas for 21 days (3 weeks) then give them a week of paid vacation each month. This means I might be working any where from the gulf coast, California, the rockies, or even Alaska/Canada. They even just got a big drilling contract for Exxon off the New Zealand coast so they're relocating 6-8 people to New Zealand for the next year.

The first company is a small but very rapidly growing local firm while the other is a large company which is well known in the oil & gas industry. Decisions, decisions.

[Dinner]

Now I get to tell my boss at the temp agency good bye.

[Sava]

send me some money

[Ming]

Originally posted by Oerdin
Now I get to tell my boss at the temp agency good bye.

Congrats...

[Sava]

BTW, congrats

[Lorizael]

I work for a temp agency right now. A difference of ten thousand is half what I make. Then again, my job is typing and googling, so I can't complain much.

Anyways.

That's awesome. Way to go. Choose wisely.

[SlowwHand]

Just an opinion, and you know what's said about opinions; but if you have a good feel for the smaller company, you might be able to make a bigger splash working for them.

At any rate, congrats.

[Dinner]

The drilling company says they use a PPO instead of a HMO like all my previous employers used. What's the difference?

[SlowwHand]

PPO you can go to any doctor.
HMO is a network of doctors, and you pick one off an approved list.

[Sava]

yeah dude, PPO is a lot better than HMO

[Ted Striker]

Congrats, which one do you think you want?

Oerdin,


The PPO is usually much better, in my experience. While you will pay a higher rate, and your copayment is higher, you have freedom of choice to visit whoever you want.

With the HMO, you have to have your primary care physician refer you to a specialist. With the PPO, you can go right to the specialist without a referral.

Alot of healthcare providers don't like dealing with HMO's as much anymore, and even give discounts to PPO users.

PPO

HMO

[MrFun]

dude, congratulations

[SlowwHand]

You can also get a GREATLY reduced rate if you pay up front.
May sound silly to do so, but not really. There are ceilings on outlay.

[Dinner]

PPOs are sounding better then HMOs. The local company uses an HMO. I'll have to make sure to read the offer letters carefully.

[SlowwHand]

It depends on the individual circumstances.
HMO coverage is significantly lower deduction from pay than PPO.
An hourly worker with a family, that's different than a single professional, for instance.