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Is urban planning in demand? I am pretty tired of searching for cash paying jobs so I thought that getting some kind of degree would be a good thing but God, it's so hard to make a proper choice considering the amount of money and time that will be invested in education. I am really afraid of making a mistake
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Is urban planning in demand? I am pretty tired of searching for cash paying jobs so I thought that getting some kind of degree would be a good thing but God, it's so hard to make a proper choice considering the amount of money and time that will be invested in education. I am really afraid of making a mistake
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I'd search for another job if I was asked to buy a car
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Is urban planning in demand? I am pretty tired of searching for cash paying jobs so I thought that getting some kind of degree would be a good thing but God, it's so hard to make a proper choice considering the amount of money and time that will be invested in education. I am really afraid of making a mistake
Related story, a relative of mine wanted to move up in a government agency related to environmental protection, and noticed that 100% of the people above her level had law degrees. So she went to law school.
With that said, civil engineering is probably not a bad field to be in, probably has its ups and downs with the cycle of the construction industry.
Also, look at job openings and see what the requirements are.
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I've skimmed the responses but haven't really seen a detailed view from the management perspective. They have job requirements that are reasonable and directly related to the job.
Let's say that you have two employees who must occasionally travel to clients and/or work sites fifteen miles away. One employee drives and reaches their destination in thirty minutes or less. The other rides a bike and takes an hour to reach the same destination. Foul weather will extend the time traveling more for the cyclist than for the driver. The driver may also be able to use a highway while the cyclist may be restricted to a less direct route adding more of a time difference. The bottom line...one employee takes twice as long (or more) to do the same work as the other. You're the manager. Which employee is more productive?
In America, those using personal cars usually get reimbursed for on the job use of their personal vehicle (IRS mileage costs, etc.). This may be different in Cyprus. Those suggesting that the company buy or provide a car are ridiculous. That means that if I want a new car I should just get a job delivering pizzas and I'm set. Again, ridiculous.
Let's say that you have two employees who must occasionally travel to clients and/or work sites fifteen miles away. One employee drives and reaches their destination in thirty minutes or less. The other rides a bike and takes an hour to reach the same destination. Foul weather will extend the time traveling more for the cyclist than for the driver. The driver may also be able to use a highway while the cyclist may be restricted to a less direct route adding more of a time difference. The bottom line...one employee takes twice as long (or more) to do the same work as the other. You're the manager. Which employee is more productive?
In America, those using personal cars usually get reimbursed for on the job use of their personal vehicle (IRS mileage costs, etc.). This may be different in Cyprus. Those suggesting that the company buy or provide a car are ridiculous. That means that if I want a new car I should just get a job delivering pizzas and I'm set. Again, ridiculous.
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Lots of companies provide pool cars for people who do a lot of business travelling, and personal cars as a bonus are pretty popular for the C-wing folks. There are plenty of reasons this makes sense financially and logistically, but if it's not already in place it won't happen.
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Lots of companies provide pool cars for people who do a lot of business travelling, and personal cars as a bonus are pretty popular for the C-wing folks. There are plenty of reasons this makes sense financially and logistically, but if it's not already in place it won't happen.
The IRS mileage rate is about 60 cents per mile right now. So if you can operate a car for less than 60 cents per mile, you come out ahead. In a way, this is a good thing because it encourages companies and individuals to choose more efficient cars. On the other hand, it contributes to the car culture. However, I think that in some occupations, companies are figuring out how to accommodate a new culture -- embrace change!
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Lots of companies provide pool cars for people who do a lot of business travelling, and personal cars as a bonus are pretty popular for the C-wing folks. There are plenty of reasons this makes sense financially and logistically, but if it's not already in place it won't happen.
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The term I'm more familiar with is 'C-Suite', meaning CEO, CTO, CFO, CIO, etc.
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Lots of companies provide pool cars for people who do a lot of business travelling, and personal cars as a bonus are pretty popular for the C-wing folks. There are plenty of reasons this makes sense financially and logistically, but if it's not already in place it won't happen.
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Well my sister works for Toyota's marketing department in TX, and she can basically borrow a car whenever she feels like it. Or maybe she has to reserve somewhat in advance, but basically it's like a free rental car program.
I remember on NYPD blue all the detective cars came from a pool.
But I think, rather than a pool, where people could get a different car every day, it's more common for an employee to be assigned a company-owned vehicle (and gas card), either a fancy car as a perk for an executive, or a work truck for a mobile blue collar worker, or a sedan for a traveling salesman, and they would typically drive it home every night.
I remember on NYPD blue all the detective cars came from a pool.
But I think, rather than a pool, where people could get a different car every day, it's more common for an employee to be assigned a company-owned vehicle (and gas card), either a fancy car as a perk for an executive, or a work truck for a mobile blue collar worker, or a sedan for a traveling salesman, and they would typically drive it home every night.
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I agree with your last statement. Honestly, no sarcasm...please educate me...Can you give me some examples of companies with pools of cars? Regarding making sense financially, the initial expenditure, maintenance and costs for gas, etc. would only be feasible for huge companies that probably only have income that exceeds the GNP of all of Cyprus. I was also going to ask what a c-wing person is. Google says it's a swept wing Star Wars starfighter. Did you in fact mean c-suite as pointed out above? If so, the OP wasn't applying for a CEO etc. job so your c-wing/c-suite comment is moot.
The company I was with before that was much smaller but had a similar program. And my current company doesn't offer pool cars, but we bill higher than the Feds allow for mileage so that's kind of a perq for car owners. I don't remember anybody telling me it was a requirement, it was just expected that I would POV my business trips a couple times a week.
I'm not making any judgements one way or the other on how companies manage this business cost, just letting you know that it's pretty common.
Here is previous company's pool car parking area:
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IME, look for another interview.
I have had this happen both in the case of being car free, and while riding a motorcycle as my main transport. One of the jobs actually came out and told me it was "unprofessional" in their eyes to have an associate show up on a bicycle. I went on to work for another company that not only embraced my choice of conveyance, they allowed me to stow it inside. The funny thing was that I commonly passed my assistant on the way in while he was trapped in traffic. My commute took less than half the time.
I have had this happen both in the case of being car free, and while riding a motorcycle as my main transport. One of the jobs actually came out and told me it was "unprofessional" in their eyes to have an associate show up on a bicycle. I went on to work for another company that not only embraced my choice of conveyance, they allowed me to stow it inside. The funny thing was that I commonly passed my assistant on the way in while he was trapped in traffic. My commute took less than half the time.
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Some years later they widened 19/41 by taking the break down lane. There is no where to ride there now unless you are in a travel lane. No thank you. Drivers over in that county will run your butt down just because of various reason...
I did the commute that way for several years. Only had one serious altercation and it was totally avoidable based on the way I acted. Apparently hanging a bird in front of baby momma inside the window of a clapped out Ford pickup is a great way to get the redneck to try and kill you with it.