For you all who are married and have to move out of town to go to Pharmacy School...have you/your spouse tried to find a job? This is really frustrating. I've been trying to help my hubby find a job, but it's really hard to find one in his field. Is it wise to move before finding a job? Or should we leave our spouse behind until he/she finds a job in the new city? 😕
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cwindo said:
I sympathize with you. My husband is also trying to find a job. He is going to post his resume and cover letter on monster.com this week. Has your husband tried that? He's just going to stay put at his current job until he finds something; I think this is the safest option since he is making really good money.
I'm in the same boat. He stays here and keeps his job (and our insurance!) until he has a job secured where we move to. This is hard but it also motivates him to be looking HARD for work. Know what I mean? 
It is easier to find a job when you have a job... being unemployed sucks and mentally makes it harder to go out there and FIND something. Good luck to us all!
It is easier to find a job when you have a job... being unemployed sucks and mentally makes it harder to go out there and FIND something. Good luck to us all!
My husband will keep his job and our family will remain in Louisville while I commute to UKentucky in Lexington. My husband's job is too good for him to give it up. Besides, all of our family insurance is through his job.
If everything goes well with school then I plan to put my hopes directly on one school, and it's probably within driving distance. I will apply to others because any alternate school will require a move on my part at least. I don't want to move a long way from home, married and leaving other important things behind. So we will then decide about a move.
I have been thinking alot about this lately. It's scary to figure out. I'm with the poster- my husband's profession took a long time to get employed in for even a fair amount of money. I do not know what we will do when we have to rely on that for an apartment payment, bills, car payment, school payment. Although I will be working, my qualifications are of course not strong enough to make enough to live on. I would like to hear from some people who have already made this move. I just tell myself that after earning an acceptance to any pharmacy school, the future would outweigh the tasks throughout the professional years.
I have been thinking alot about this lately. It's scary to figure out. I'm with the poster- my husband's profession took a long time to get employed in for even a fair amount of money. I do not know what we will do when we have to rely on that for an apartment payment, bills, car payment, school payment. Although I will be working, my qualifications are of course not strong enough to make enough to live on. I would like to hear from some people who have already made this move. I just tell myself that after earning an acceptance to any pharmacy school, the future would outweigh the tasks throughout the professional years.
My wife's a nurse...she's been able to get a job in about 5 minutes over the phone whereas my job searches have always taken weeks to months.
cwindo said:
I would recommend that the spouse not move until they've got a new job lined up. When my wife was accepted into Medical school I didn't leave my old job until I found a new one. We couldn't really have afforded to do it any other way at the time, and I ended up having to take a less than desirable one just so I could be in the same city as her and support us both. Luckily, I'll now be able to go to school just across the street from her as well. Sometimes these things just work out. Good luck on your husband's search.
I'm in the same boat too. My husband is currently looking for a job where we need to go. And to make a matter worse, we just heard a rumor that his job will be transfered (this is the kind that if you don't go with your job, you have no job, type of things).
It's frustrating to say the least. We don't want to end up with a ton of student loan (we're still paying for our undergrads) and that means someone will have to continue working. I'm as of now working as many shifts as possible as a technician but it doesn't pay all that much either.
It's frustrating to say the least. We don't want to end up with a ton of student loan (we're still paying for our undergrads) and that means someone will have to continue working. I'm as of now working as many shifts as possible as a technician but it doesn't pay all that much either.
DHG said::cheers: to all our wonderful husbands... sounds like there are quite a few. I know mine is. Though I suspect he thinks he's going to get an allowance when I start working as a pharmacist...
My husband is already hinting at the fact that I'm going to be his sugar momma.
We don't know what we're going to about the job situation either. If I get in this year it will mean moving ~2000 miles. He started a good job in November that he really likes, and the small town (Pocatello, ID) where ISU is located doesn't have a whole lot of computer jobs open at one time. Whatever decision we make will be a tough one - whether he stays until he gets a job in Idaho (while we keep two places) or if he quits his job and comes with me.But yes, my husband is awesome! Three cheers for all of our tag-along spouses!
Moxxie said:My husband is already hinting at the fact that I'm going to be his sugar momma.
But yes, my husband is awesome! Three cheers for all of our tag-along spouses!
👍 Mine's a computer dude too. 🙂 Sugar-momma, that's hillarious
