Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

So today is the official day that I signed the contract with Kaiser Permanente! That means I have to make the phone calls to all those other places that offered me a job. One particular call was pretty bad with all the awkward silences on the phone as the office manager was pretty shocked. But keeping in mind that of the contracts that I received, they have the worst offer. I had previously called this place and asked for a better offer, but it seems like they couldn't do it.

Another place made a surprising offer of $220,000 per year guaranteed for two years and with benefits rivaling Kaiser (but Kaiser is still better). Potential income could be over $300,000 per year. I did some calculations regarding taxation, as I would be in a higher tax bracket. This place still works out to be about $3000 more in take-home money per month than Kaiser Permanente (CA has a heavy income tax). But after talking to my attendings, co-fellows and my parents, being close to home is worth the $3000 per month difference.

So that's what I did today! Not very pleasant, but had to be done. Kaiser will pay for my move to CA. I got an estimate from United Van Lines today. My move would cost a bit over $4000 ($1800 to move my stuff, $2200 to move my car). That's quite expensive. If I were to pay for this, I would rather drive back myself and spend the $4000 on new furniture. That's it for now. I do need to get my ACLS recertified.