Mixed feelings.

On one hand, having worked in large office buildings that might take you 10 minutes to get to your desk from when you hit the front door, large corporate campuses, etc, i'm inclined to count that as part of a persons commute.

On the other hand, Great Adventure is large, and traffic blows getting in there on some days, so you would expect that they should have some type of process to minimize delays for employees

There is (or was 20 years ago) this somewhat hysterical underground triangle between the Amish, Orthodox Jews, and Pizzerias (flour that isn't on the books).

What district in NJ is letting teachers paint their rooms.

My wife is an educator, I've been in tons of schools in my course of work as well.

The shitstorm that would cause with the union would be insane.

In NJ or Scranton, snow, at least anything significant, is unlikely. Possible, but unlikely. Even less unlikely as you head further south.

I'm assuming you are flying out here (the typical route you would take from Seattle driving would absolutely have sections you may see real snow on).

correct, but that is something you can easily nail them on and prove so people generally don't mess around with it.

Also termites\pests. You think the 3 exterminators in your town protect your data? "Hi, this is 123 YourStreet. I just bought the house, I want to get a service....the previous folks said you did a great job, can you tell me what you want for the same service? Really, thats a good deal....when did they last have it done....ok....awesome, i'm new here so just need to call the other guys really quick....i'll get back to you today"

Tada. Now i can show you lied in court. "So about those concessions i was asking for......"

Flood is the same thing. Unless you bring that basement or wherever down to the masonry and scrub everything, there will be indications of a water line. if you are sloppy its something as simple as "hey this drywall is all strangely joined at 2' horizontal with the floor....and has vertical and horizontal seems" That shelf in the corner has indications of water damage on the base plywood.....etc.

Hell just googling the town during big storms might find you a picture of your seller wading to his front door.

Basically its one thing to say, "The furnace is about 10 years old, i think i had a chimney sweep out a couple of years ago...." its another to lie about something impossible to miss and easily proven.

Edit: And if you had a flood claim, your buyer will more than likely find out, when they call their agent for a quote on the address.

Don't lie on your disclosure, even if your realtor tells you too. Its expected that you may have a cloudy....or creative....memory and swear you remember getting a permit for that 25 year old deck....but that isn't substantially affecting the value of your home.

There are multiple flood\water related questions on the standard disclosure forms.

This is why i would have that conversation with your boss first.

If you set it up as something where the company feels they are investing in you, you will more than likely get some leeway while going through the program, and perhaps can start making changes in what you are doing now as you progress.

Not only may that improve your work environment, but it can start allowing you to apply what you are learning and build your resume while you are going through the process.

If i'm the boss and i suspect you are getting it just so you can jump once done, i'm probably going to just let you wallow where you are during the process, and be a hard ass about it, because i don't want to become dependent on you knowing you will split as soon as you can.

And sure, its probably going to be obvious to everyone anyway and everyone is just going through the motions....but just going through the motions sometimes is what is expected.

ahh i didn't catch that, and it didn't occur to me that you are correct.

But also, again, flood maps are readily available to people. You can google "TOWNNAME Flood" and find stories if stuff happened in the last 20 years, etc.

I mean as a landlord, all these laws would force on me is saying, "You are\are not in a flood zone, here is the map and what the anticipated risks are" Sure, its no big deal for me, but its also something i would have hoped my tenant looked into otherwise.

I honestly wouldn't do a fully online one. I'd try and find one that does at least some in person nights or weekend stuff, or work something out with your employer if you can where you can swing a class or two during the week. I know i sound like an old fogey, but its a lot easier to forge meaningful connections that way, and its kind of fun going back to school.

I'm sure lots of the fully online ones have regular in person events and the like where that can happen, but you would want to do some research as to what the uptake on those are. If its just a weekly happy hour or something that the same 2 people show up to each week, it isn't going to do much for you.

Good luck. Make sure you fully understand what you are signing up for if your company is shelling out cash.

Most of the time they are pretty reasonable with the agreement, even if you need to break it part of the way through. But i have seen some companies be tools about it or have insane requirements. for 10k they should really only be asking you to guarantee a year for every year they shell out at the most, and should be guaranteeing you a position and\or pay bump at some point as part of it.

Edit: last piece of advice, make sure you discuss this with your boss and their boss as well. Even if it isn't, you want to approach this and set it up in their mind as a mutual investment for you and the company. They may have some advice as to where they think your focus should be applied, what the path for you looks like as you progress and finally get it, etc.

You don't want to dump something on their desk to sign, and have them start thinking, "once this person has it and has met our requirements, they are going to bounce". That will hurt your career while you are taking it, and possibly cause them to hold you to the agreement that comes with your 10k as strictly as they can. Ideally you want to make it seem like your company was the one that helped you make up your mind to go for your MBA.

"Hey boss, i've been thinking.....if i went back for my MBA.....what do you think makes the most sense for me in terms of advancing here...what would YOU do if you were me...."

I doubt it will change the answer much, but when you say in NJ, where in NJ? Assumedly you will be doing SOME in person class work, so you don't want a school in south jersey if you live in Mahwah or the reverse.

part time online will still offer you opportunities for networking.

Depending on the school, probably half, if not more of your class, will be taking it while working a 'real' job, and not in a dissimilar boat to you. Went to college, have worked for a bit, and are looking for ways to make their next move or doing professional development. You will still have class time, events, group projects, etc.

Rutgers MBA program is respectable, and has several well regarded MBA focuses. Also taps you into a large alumni network, people know the name, etc.

Stevens has one as well if you are looking for an IT focus.

That isn't to knock the quality of other schools, they may have great programs, but honestly when it comes to an MBA, the coursework is only like half of why you take one if your goal is career advancement.

But, again, if your company is saying, "hey we will help cover some of that, and guarantee you X upon completion" you may not care.

Depending on where you live, and your budget, you have several choices at "good mba's" in the city.

uhhh.....that sort of already is the case.

You can pull flood maps very easily. Part of the disclosure process also requires tenants to inform if they have had any issues.

Not to mention your inspector can tell in about 5 minutes if the basement or like has signs of having been flooded and remediated, even if they did an awesome job in the resto.

The Name is what matters with an MBA, UNLESS your employer is helping pick up the dime, or is offering you something specific once you have it, where you can then put it to immediate use.

The biggest part of an MBA experience is the networking you will accomplish and exposure to how things are done outside your own little box.

Where you will get the most out of that is a good school, that people are fighting to get into or have progressed from undergrad to, so you can tap into their networks

was there last weekend. they still had at least one of those inside the park that i noticed. most of them though have signs up saying pretty much "we know this looks like a smoking area, but it isn't".

Anyway the one that they did let you smoke in was way off to the side of everything so i don't see an issue with that or feel like we need to take it away from smokers. They aren't bothering anyone, its outside, staff doesn't need to go near it, etc. Rather that then people trying to sneak smokes throughout the park and making a mess.

The state regularly offers free nicotine replacement stuff. Its all OTC and pretty cheap compared to a pack of smokes or vape anyway.

I think we kind of hit critical mass on smokers where no matter what happens won't change their mind. I always knew it was bad, price and social stigma is what got me to quit, but some folks are more stubborn.

As much as i don't think its a good thing to promote or normalize vaping, and still think there are unanswered questions and other risks with that, i'd like to think we can find a quiet way to get these folks to switch just from a trash and second hand perspective.

it sounds like those little glass rooms in las vegas and southern airports.

do we live in a cheasy 80s movie?

Hey, Tony, me and Tony are headed to the cemetery to smoke

I'm not against legal weed. I'm not a smoker either, but i did previously smoke. I'm certainly not militant anti-smoker, but i can probably smell a cigarette from a block away, because, damn i could go for a smoke......

ANYWAY, when i smell something these days its always pot.

Again, i don't have a problem with pot, but i wish folks would be a touch more discreet about it.

Smokers got the message years ago

Not a smoker:

I agree with boardwalks 100%. Six flags, Jenks, Seaside, etc already ban it in the amusements area. Meadowlands bans it indoors already, and i believe they have non-smoking areas in the outdoor section.

State stuff like historic sites? Again, pretty sure its already banned, certainly indoors.

Cemeteries? is this really an issue?

For the most part, as long as your car doesn't throw a code when they hook it up, and has enough miles on it since its last code, and your exhaust system is stock, they will pass you.

I believe they retain the right to flag you for something blatantly obvious, like you roll in on 3 wheels, but i haven't heard of it happening.

This sounds like Central Jersey talk to me.

The light rail isn't a terrible thing, but it only fits certain commutes from there. Bus\ferry is going to be a lot faster and potentially cheaper for people once you do connections.

What really helped was hoboken more or less fully developed and they started running out of room places to put larger developments there. Then once a few things did creep in over that way, it hit a critical mass that could sustain itself and become a bit of its own thing.

Also those places rented and sold for a bit less, or were a little bit nicer\bigger, than what you could do in hoboken at the time. I know because we looked at them a few times between 2008 and 2015.

I don't mind terminal C. Yes, you are paying more than you would elsewhere, but, uhh....its an airport. When you get delayed or deal with a connection, its nice to have the option for something other than mcdonalds, or even worse in terminal a's case, the earl of fucking sandwich. Even grabbing a beer in A is a pain in the ass.