El Jobbo

I met with Chris this morning. He offered me the job, but is going to mail me the paperwork later. The specs are 52k/year, 18-20 days vacay/sick time, 6 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, health care plan yet to be determined, retirement plan is 401k with 5% matching, bonus based on annual review. Money is in the budget for reimbursing travel expenses, conference attendance, professional development, etc.

Things I'm not sure about: Seems like the hours I will work every week will vary. He said he likes to work 8:30-6 everyday, but I'm not sure if that means I will work those hours too. Also I'm not sure if I'm working 40 hours a week or as much as he needs me. Start date is still unknown, probably late February (which is not what I would like). Says I could start earlier, but my health care and retirement might not be in place. Job site is also still to be determined, which is another reason why the start date is unknown. He was looking at sites today--looks like it is going to be in Clayton, because that is a good locale for "wining and dining" prospective clients.

Other: He is going to put me in contact with other researchers working in economic development in the region so I can pick their brains about materials, getting started, etc. He also wants me to learn GIS mapping???! My budget for materials is 40,000, which hopefully will be enough.

So, what do you think?