I can't speak for the position, but I can speak for living in the DC Metro area. Morning drive time to get the 12.9 miles from my home to my office is at least 45 minutes--on a highway, not neighborhood roads. I live in a 2 story townhouse, nothing special, no garage, and even with the drop in housing prices lately, I could still sell it for around $300K. Conversely, the 13 room house my parents own in a rural area of Massachusetts, about equidistant between Worcester and Springfield, on 5 acres of land is worth about the same. When I was living there and working in Worcester, it took me about 45 minutes for the 30 mile drive from there to where I worked.
Some of the traffic magically disappears when Congress is not in session. You might want to use one of more of the local media web sites to check on traffic (the three I am listing all use the same service, surprisingly). Radio -- http://www.wmal.com http://www.wtop.com -- TV -- http://www.nbc4.com . You may also want to check the classifieds in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com) for rentals and homes for sale. \\Steve// -----Original Message----- From: Mike Cosca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:11 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) Talk about timing on this one. I am considering pursuing a position as a Microsoft PFE (Exchange) in the DC Metro area. Has anyone worked in this position before? Any experiences good or bad will be appreciated. The pay grade and recruiter description sound very interesting, but you know how that goes :) Thanks in advance. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Kern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:40 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) What are the benefits of working for msft? I currently work for a large bank and going to msft would be a pay cut in some ways (base salary). People always say that msft looks good on your resume but how does that translate into a benefit if you already work for a bank which has deep pockets (and pays OT and lets you work from hom whenever you want) also, what are the non-mercenary benefits? will i get a deeper knowledge of exchange/AD/windows etc that i could not get anywhere else? If i put the effort in, will i be able to improve my exchange skills there more than anywhere else or on my own? what is the work/life balance? i have 2 kids and would like to see them (alot) Thanks again (as always) On Dec 23, 2007 10:49 AM, Eldridge, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael > My wife grew up in Wahoo country and her family has been there for > generations. I have been there many times including this past August. > Very nice place full of history. Your right not very big but that's not > negative at all. > Cheers > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:29 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) > > Escalation generally starts off as "tier 2" support. When tier 1 "gives > up", it goes to escalation. Escalation folks generally have a very small > case load (i.e., 3 or 4 cases open at a time) and are expected to focus > on resolving those cases in such a way that provides best customer > satisfaction (i.e., not necessarily "it doesn't work that way", but > "well, it's doesn't do that but let's try this instead..."). > > If you do well in escalation, you'd eventually focus on a particular > piece of exchange to become a subject matter expert (SME) for that piece > (e.g., setup, installation, transport, etc.). > > I was born and brought up about an hour from downtown Charlotte and my > parents are still in that area. It's very pretty country and the people > are nice. Charlotte, like any urban area, has grown dramatically in the > last 20 years and it has its share of problems. But I still like it. > > (I live in Charlottesville Virginia which is quite similar but much > smaller.) > > Shook can tell you more about Charlotte from the perspective of someone > who lives there. KevinM hangs around here and he was recently a member > of the Exchange Team, although he was on the main campus in Redmond, not > at one of the support centers. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > MCSE/Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Kern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 2:04 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) > > I just got offered a position of support escalation engineer at msft in > charlotte, NC. > > does anyone know what that job is like? > > I live and work in New York so it would be a relo for me and my family. > > I'm trying to get some additional insight into the position before i > take the plunge (as well as what its like to live in CLT). > > > Apologies for the OT. > > thanks > > ~ Sunbelt Messaging Ninja with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Sunbelt Messaging Ninja with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipient(s). 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