r/humor 20h ago

That’s actually wild

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u/OrigStuffOfInterest 20h ago edited 19h ago

I grew up in Oregon. Mild climate, skiing two hours from the largest city, coast two hours from the largest city, wilderness areas for hiking and camping, and a very walkable downtown in Portland. If a job hadn't taken me away, I would still be there. Envy someone getting that good of offer to move there.

u/polishprince76 18h ago

We took a vacation there a few years ago. Absolutely loved the city/state. The japanese garden and arboretum are amazing.

u/Marbla 17h ago

And they're working on universal healthcare.

u/Margali 20h ago

Excellent answer =)

Actually have been to visit Oregon, pretty state.

u/Friscogonewild 13h ago

Apparently this person lives in Houston, TX. One of the worst big cities in the U.S.

Gee folks, should I take a pay increase to live in a much better place? I can't decide!

u/skratch 13h ago

Houston is one of those cities you would have to pay me at least double to even consider moving to. Awful weather, worse traffic

u/Margali 8h ago

Lived there for business back in 1982 for 6 months, you couldnt pay me enough to go back

u/C8H8N2O2 18h ago

For 125/hour i‘d move to the antarctic or Sahara desert.

u/LeDevnoob 20h ago

Oregon is one of the best states in the us.

u/BoxBird 16h ago

Not for education though haha

u/Dismal_Guard4512 15h ago

I agree with you but there are private schools. My children are getting a good education in rural southern Oregon.

u/a_angry_bunny 17h ago

I didn't know there were jobs that paid 125 an hour. Really makes me consider what I'm doing with my life.

u/crackofdawn 17h ago

Lots of jobs pay that much or more, doctors, lawyers, tons of IT related positions, etc

u/a_angry_bunny 17h ago

Yup and I went and got a useless business degree instead of anything useful like a law degree. 🥲

u/Darkpookie 14h ago edited 14h ago

I have a business degree and make not too far from that. It all depends on what you do with it and I don't think it's impossible to work your way up to that with a business degree which is way more useful than you seem to think lol.

u/dukenuk3m 12h ago

Business, lol. Try art history or something else man. You can definitely make something happen with a business degree. Just tough rn with a lot the entry level analyst positions going to AI.

u/a_angry_bunny 12h ago

To be fair, it's also due to where I live. There are very few office jobs in general, most of the work around here is blue collar. The only office jobs are government and the business side of the mines.

u/Huachu12344 18h ago

Gravity Falls is there too, I think.

u/DoYouSmellFire 14h ago

125/hr to work at the mystery shack? Sign me up.

u/HyperSpaceSurfer 11h ago

"Here ya go, as promised, 9000 Mystery Bucks"

u/PuzzleheadedPitch420 20h ago

Oregon is great!

u/kat420lives 12h ago

Shhh, we don’t want everyone figuring that out & moving here too!

u/scuac 17h ago

No sales tax

u/nerpaderpsalot 16h ago

They have the most strip clubs per capita than any other state in the country, And the no drama llama!

u/theWesternReserve 19h ago

I don’t get it.

u/polishprince76 18h ago

It doesn't matter what's in Oregon. $125/hr is there. That should be enough.

But also, Oregon is beautiful.

u/theWesternReserve 18h ago

Oh I doubt that’s hourly wage rate and probably an independent contractor rate.

u/polishprince76 18h ago

Have a buddy that does travel nurse work, like the person in the post. Under the right circumstances, $125/hr is not unheard of. Nurses with rare specialties can do very well

u/theWesternReserve 18h ago

$125/hr W2 wages would be more than a doctor on staff.

u/polishprince76 18h ago

I can't speak for that, but travel nurse money is big bucks.

u/RepresentativeTap961 15h ago

Mountains, forrests, coastlines, rain, amd apparently, $125/hr jobs.

u/mrnatural18 13h ago

That is in the vicinity of a quarter-million dollars for the year. I could handle Oregon for a year with that incentive.

u/FuzzyFish6 7h ago

If I had to live in America, Oregon sounds like one of the best states to be.

u/mostlyharmless555 18h ago

Beautiful state and it has some of the only temperate rain forest in the world

u/Weird_Albatross_9659 17h ago

What’s wild?

u/scottcmu 17h ago

Blockbuster Video

u/ion_driver 17h ago

I would do it

u/Esdeem501 15h ago

I’d love to live in western Oregon. I miss the PNW.

u/ThaddeusJP 13h ago

$260,000 a year before taxes

u/aidotato1225 12h ago

A state income tax of almost 10% for that bracket on top of federal.

u/G0ldheart 10h ago

I remember when $125 an hour was a lot of money. You're lucky to buy a good steak for that now.

u/Ok-Annual-3283 7h ago

There's nothing here. No reason to visit. I'll cover your shifts

u/Ok_Abacus_ 18h ago

Good meth. Trees. No laws.

u/xoricky56 18h ago

also legal weed

u/Kittiemeow8 15h ago

Best thing about Oregon is Washington isn’t too far away. But seriously, it’s a nice place to live on the coast. I don’t live there, but for $125/hr I’d consider it.