Can't Wait To Leave!!!!
-
7/17/2012
If your thinking about moving here, think twice, I wish we did. First of Florida is a Right to Work state. Yes no unions, but also they can fire you at will for whatever they feel like. My wife is a nurse and had a good secure job in CT before we came here. She got a job right away in FL but has seen good co-workers get fired for no reason. If your late twice, no matter what, fired. Traffic, accident, illness, doesn't matter. I also took a cut in pay to come to "paradise",as well as being deceived. Oh, forget to mention, that happens all the time here. I am a HVAC Technician and was offered $25/hr. Not bad, but less than I made in Connecticut. But see it's only $25 if I service an A/C system and sell the customer a bunch of crap they don't kneed. Otherwise it's $15/hr. We bought this house as our dream home and hopefully we can sell it for what we paid. Crime is rampant and unbelievable here. I get nervous when my wife goes to the store alone at night. People get shot, stabbed, robbed, constantly. And the residents....not friendly at all. Sure, friendly in gift shops and restaurants. It's their job to be, your tourists. Go to Walmart or Publix on a Tuesday night at 9 and see all the real residents. You'll think your at a freak show is more like it. If your retired, or wealthy, Florida is great. You can just kick back by your pool and relax and not worry about the high cost of living and crappy pay. If your a middle class family trying to make ends meet and raise kids in a good environment with good schools, do what we should have done, STAY AWAY FROM FLORIDA!!!!!!
Michael | North Port, FL