Living In and Around Denver..Questions..

[scott43]

Anybody live in or around Denver? I have some questions..private message please! Thanks!

 

[Chris Walker]

Highlands Ranch (suburb south of the city) checking in. Hit me up.

 

[VickieH]

Same here. Feel free to do a group PM if you'd like.

 

[SkiNurse]

Live in the foothills outside of Denver.

 

[Drahtguy Kevin]

I’m about an hour north of Denver.

 

[Drahtguy Kevin]

And I like hockey...

 

[scott43]

So I guess my question is how much dough do you need to live well in Denver? What's a decent household income? Would you live downtown and drive 30 mins or outside and drive, I dunno, over an hour? The commute seems kinda brutal in Denver from the limited time I've spent there. And just how bad is the I70 commute to the hills?

Thanks all!

 

[pchewn]

And just how bad is the I70 commute to the hills?

Thanks all!

You should look at this: https://www.pugski.com/threads/i-70-sucks.2660/

 

[scott43]

You should look at this: https://www.pugski.com/threads/i-70-sucks.2660/

Yeah I saw that..but..is that people axe-grinding? Or do you really wanna kill yourself rather than do the drive!

Also..professional people..do you REALLY only get 2 weeks of holiday a year???

 

[MarkP]

Welcome to America... home of the "reset your vacation back to minimum" when you change jobs. Assuming by holiday you mean vacation. Though there are some more enlightened employers that have upped that minimum or will even negotiate.

 

[Jilly]

@scott43 , me thinks I70 and 400 have the same issues. Except I70 is longer and hillier...

 

[VickieH]

Oof, my experience won't help you much. I am retired and ski on weekdays. And what is this "first chair" people speak of? I've been falling in behind the rush hour traffic on 470 but with warmer temps of Spring, figure I'll have to cuss my way to I-70 from here on out.

 

[Drahtguy Kevin]

I can’t help much either. I travel at odd times (I-70 is a snap at 11 am or 11 pm on a Monday) and only ski weekdays.

 

[Ken_R]

So I guess my question is how much dough do you need to live well in Denver? What's a decent household income? Would you live downtown and drive 30 mins or outside and drive, I dunno, over an hour? The commute seems kinda brutal in Denver from the limited time I've spent there. And just how bad is the I70 commute to the hills?

Thanks all!

Depends on a lot of factors.

 

[doc]

Not sure how to pm on this site, but happy to answer any questions. I live in the foothills west of Denver, but work in Denver (30 min commute in non-rush hour), and embrace I-70 to ski every weekend, and some weekdays. Can speak to commute, necessary income and your other questions, by pm.

 

[Coach13]

Also..professional people..do you REALLY only get 2 weeks of holiday a year???

Depends on your level. 6-8 weeks plus is not unusual for higher levels. If you’re going into an executive level job it’s negotiable for sure and in many cases even for a manger level position.

 

[Philpug]

I have a question, why Denver?

 

[scott43]

I have a question, why Denver?

Opportunity knocks...

 

[focker]

Most employers will give more $ before they give more vacation. Almost all actually.

Other people that work there will never know what you make, but they'll know pretty quick if you got a ton of vacation when starting. That usually leads to them bitching about their lack of vacation and a general negative environment.

 

[Ken_R]

Opportunity knocks...

Well I live in Littleton (SW Denver about 12 miles from Downtown) and dont even work in Colorado yet, go figure. PM for more info