Je pars cet été travailler à Philadelphie pour un an.
Mon salaire sera d'environ 3100$ (assurance maladie prise en charge par l'employeur). Avec ce budget est-il facile de se loger?
Philadelphie est une grande ville, comparée à Paris, que pouvez vous me dire concernant les transports en communs, les activités sportives ou nocturnes? Comment sont les gens?
Philadelphie est une grande ville. En comparaison avec Paris, que pouvez vous me dire concernant les transports en communs, les activités sportives ou nocturnes? Comment sont les gens?
$3.100 par mois ce n'est pas beaucoup je trouve pour un emploi à Philadelphie. Tu peux renégocier ou c'est trop tard? Et bien sûr tout dépend du nombre d'heures, de tes qualifications, des amenities (tu es logé?), etc.
Je te déconseille TRES FORTEMENT le nord (North Philly), autour de Temple University -l'université elle-même est bien, le campus aussi, mais ils font patrouiller leurs agents 24/7 sur le campus et les rues limitrophes pour s'assurer que tout se passe bien. Bien sûr tu peux te balader sans qu'il ne t'arrive rien, mais les vols à l'arrachée, vol aux ATM, sont assez fréquents. Temple maintient une force de police privée avec voitures etc. pour garantir que ses étudiants sont en sécurité.
Personnellement je pense que Penn's landing est cool comme quartier, mais les prix sont astronomiques (tu trouveras $1.500-$1.800 de loyer pour un F1 ou F2 même si en te débrouillant tu trouveras des trucs pas mal pour $800-950.)
Washington Square West est très vivant, beaucoup d'apparts chers. Queen Village et South Street sont aussi très vivants.
University City est à l'ouest, c'est le quartier étudiant autour de l'université de Pennsylvanie (une sorte de grande école).
Manayunk est excentré (comme si tu vivais à St Mandé) mais moins cher et bien connecté au centre.
Bonjour Myos.
Je trouve ta réponse très intéressante.
Je suis moi même retenu pour un VIE (Volontariat international en entreprise) dans la région de Philadelphie.
Les conditions sont le suivantes:
- le salaire est de 2469€ net, soit 3200$ environ en ce moment, sans aucun autre avantage (pas de logement, de voiture, ...); les négociations ne sont plus possibles;
- l'assurance maladie est fournie par l'entreprise;
- le lieu de travail est à Blue Bell exactement.
J'hésite à accepter. Que penses-tu de ces conditions ? Est-ce que cela est suffisant pour mener une vie agréable ? et partir en vacances les week-end ? Qu'en est-il de la qualité de vie ?
As-tu des conseils sur l'endroit ou habiter dans ces conditions ? Plutôt proche de Philadelphie en faisant du trajet chaque jour, ou plutôt proche du travail ? Qu'en est-il des transports en commun ?
Ca fait beaucoup de questions je m'en rends compte.. Mais ta réponse serait précieuse pour m'aider à prendre une décision.
Blue Bell fait partie du "Main Line", cad une région proche de Philadelphie qui suivait la ligne de chemin de fer que prenaient les "grandes familles" pour aller dans leurs proppriétés à la campagne, au bord de la rivière. Cela correspondrait à notre aristocratie ("old money"), avec des propriétés immenses, etc. Le revenu moyen est plus du double de la moyenne américaine.
Je trouve que le salaire proposé est un peu juste compte tenu de l'endroit et des sociétés concernées! Es-tu sûr qu'il ne soit pas possible de négocier? En disant "Considering the high cost of living in the area and the low salary, I hesitate a lot. The position is very interesting to me but the financial conditions are too tight. If the salary can't be increased, is it possible to include some things "in kind"? Is there a possibility for a discounted apartment perhaps company owned or a guest house from a company associate, for example?"
Concrètement, oui, avec ce salaire tu peux vivre correctement, mais même avec l'assurance maladie comprise (qui t'épargne environ 400-500 euros par mois quand même) ça reste quand même un salaire bas. Donc tout dépend si tu as d'autres possibilités ou pas.
Où comptes-tu partir en vacances les week-ends? avec les distances, aux US, il faut prévoir quand même pas mal de temps. Et si ta question est "aurai-je assez pour prendre l'avion tous les week-ends", la réponse est non. Si tu comptes utiliser le train pour aller dans les grandes villes (tu es très bien situé pour aller à Washington, Baltimore, et en prenant un peu plus de temps, New York), faire du shopping à King of Prussia (mall & outlet stores), et que tu auras une voiture pour visiter Amish Country, aller skier dans les Poconos une ou deux fois dans l'hiver, pas de souci.
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