Exciting times ahead

[herveus]

I'm likely going to have to decide if I really do want to go work in Korea. I've been effectively offered a position over there, and they'd really like me to be there at the beginning of March. Wheee! Scary!

I'm a near perfect fit for the job requirements, and I'm well known from my support and my visits. They have not been able to fill the job for over a year. The "telephone interview" this evening was mostly about what it would take to get me there and explaining some of the benefits.

Taking the job means selling the house. It means putting a bunch of stuff in storage. It means shutting down my wood shop. No more looms from Herveus for now.

Hold me in the light as I work through this decision...

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[herveus.livejournal.com]

I'll be an employee of BAE Systems in Korea as an invited contractor. I fully expect to be paid in dollars. As an invited contractor, I'll be under the SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) and will have PX and Commissary access as well as medical, banking, and APO access. I won't have to live on the local economy, although I expect I will find stuff I want to get in the local markets. I'll also be getting a housing allowance that should cover the cost of reasonable lodging.

In my several trips over the last couple of years, I've seen the exchange rate vary from under 900 to over 1200 Won to the dollar.

[moirinknits.livejournal.com]

When we arrived 1000 won = 1.11
Last winter 1000 won = 66 cents
Today 1000 won =87 cents

Last winter really sucked for us!