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Jobs in the Whidbey Island area
I'm thinking about moving out to Whidbey Island in August with my boyfriend of over a year. He recently received orders for Whidbey Island for two years. He's currently deployed abroad. I think it would be a great opportunity for our relationship, because we haven't had much time together, but I'm very nervous about being able to find a job and contribute monetarily to the relationship. Is is difficult to find a job in the area? Do you have any tips for places to look for a job? The last thing I want to do is move out there and not be able to contribute monetarily. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Search on the website of the Navybase there - look for job listings offered to civilians, try craigs list (oak harbor) and local online papers-want ads. Oak Harbor is the biggest town there & north of the island, on the mainland is Anacortes (big Marina, city department, water district, and Washington State Ferry Services there-might be some opportunity??) Whidbey island is full of wineries, farmland, boutiques, eateries, art stores and bed & breakfasts & resort type cabins--but job opportunities--I just don't know. The big stores and companies are all in Oak Harbor
You might get more response if you post your question on the Wa/Oregon Main discussion group - You're created a "side-discussion" here, and it might not be seen by all the others, especially those living up that way. Scroll up by the Title you created and click on: Back to Ore/Washington discussions and then click on it once again to get to where we most often check in....Good luck to you and your sailor.....
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Permalink Reply by adobeserve on
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Hi Keisha and Storymom, thanks for replying and for your suggestions! Honestly, I'm looking for any job so that I can contribute to the household. Unfortunately, I'm not eligible for any Base jobs because I'm not a Navy dependent. I've been looking at classifieds, Craigslist, Monster, the base website, the City of Oak Harbor website, and the Chamber of Commerce website, and I haven't found that much. I was thinking I could try to look when we move in August, but that makes me nervous, based off of what I've seen. I thought it might be better to ask people in the community if they have any advice or leads. Also, thanks for the tip about posting in a more trafficked area.
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