April 26, 2003

Moving to Texas

We went to a going away party last night for a former colleague of mine. Deborah was laid off from Incyte at the same time I was; she found a job in Texas with her former thesis advisor, working on bioterrorism. It sounds like a government funded start-up. Her boss is still a full-time professor, and hired her to help get the company up and running, adding her background in both academia and industry, as well as her scientific expertise. She says she is excited about the job, happy about being able to work with her former advisor. I think she's a little nervous about moving to Texas, though, and away from her friends here in California.

It was an interesting party. I knew over half the people there, and recognized most of the others as current or former Incyter people. There was a lot of talk of finding jobs, both from employed and unemployed. I know of only 3 people who have found jobs in the Bay Area, and that includes me! I know of a half-dozen more who have moved to the East Coast, Southern California, Canada, or Texas to work. And I know of even more who haven't found jobs and are sticking it out here. Unfortunately it's expensive to live in the Bay Area, and the job market hasn't improved at all in the past 6 months.

I think having a party soon would be a good idea, before all my friends move away to Texas and Canada.

Posted by Jen at April 26, 2003 07:47 AM
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