On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:41:52 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 03/03/2011 6:43 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:27:06 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve been offered a job in Chicago
>>
>>
> Thanks for the reply Jim but I've turned it down for several reasons.
> Mostly because my wife is not fit to come with me and I couldn't leave
> her for the first 6 weeks of the assignment.
> 
>> Depends on the part of Chicago, ...
> 
> Thanks for the info and it confirms that the job offer, although
> genuine, was a cheapskate one. The hourly rate was acceptable but there
> was no expenses included so I would not have been able to save much.

Sounds like a pretty bad offer all said.  Shame, that.

>>> What health insurance “policy maximum” would be reasonable to take
>>> out?
>>
>> I'd think it depends on the kind of work you'll be doing and the
>> potential risks involved, and how long you'll be in town doing the
>> work, too.
> 
> Well it would have been sitting in front of a computer all day or
> holding workshops. It was for a SAP Proof of Concept.

That wouldn't be very high risk health-wise, unless you were in the 'bad' 
part of Chicago. ;-)

>> It also would depend on your general state of health and whether you're
>> looking for catastrophic coverage or just general medical insurance.
>> You'll want drug coverage if you need to get prescriptions filled (and
>> if you have current prescriptions, make sure you can get them filled
>> here - and if you can't, what the US equivalent drug would be).
>>
>>
> I’m fairly healthy but I am prescribed some drugs one of them a Schedule
> II. I get them free in the UK in recognition of having survived to the
> age I am. ;-)

Yeah, so those you probably would have needed coverage for here unless 
you could bring a large enough supply (and then you'd have to check on 
legality of bringing them in, too.  I want to say that paracetamol is an 
example of something that's not offered here in the US - as an example, 
but there are equivalents.

> 
> 
>>> What haven’t I thought of?
>>
>> Probably a few things, I just got back from Phoenix myself and am going
>> on about 10 hours of sleep (sounds good until I say that's the
>> cumulative amount of sleep over the last 3 nights), so I probably won't
>> think of any more until I get some sleep.
>>
>>
> The Joy!
> 
> Did I ever say that twice I've worked round the clock on the day the
> clocks went back? Try putting that on a time sheet. ;-)

Egads, that must've been fun. :-)

>> I've also got friends in Chicago, and I could put you in touch with
>> them if you wanted some 'local' help.
>>
>>
> Good to know Jim and thanks. :-D

Certainly. :-)

I'll have to remember that you are an SAP person, I actually spent some 
time at the conference talking to someone who works for SAP (in their 
education department) based in Germany (though she's originally from the 
Midlands).

If the discussions she and I had at the conference turn up anything, I 
may need your input on some things. :-)

Jim

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