I'm located in TN but work in plants all over the world. We don't have any plants here in TN but they let me move here (office in the home) so the wife could be close to the kids (since I travel so much). I haven't interviewed for any jobs in the past two years but I checked my history and can tell you I have been offered 14 jobs in the past 2 years. I'm happy where I'm at...yes I could make more money but money isn't everything to us. God then Family are the priorities.
Amen, I could move and get a job - uprooting my family and destroying my child's ties but I want to stay for my family's sake. Having paid off my house and having no debt makes me leery of acquiring any. I too am in TN but I have not had the experience you have. I have been out of the job market for a few years (long story) and just recently started looking. I have found there to be a glut of engineers in the Memphis area and have had headhunters offer me interviews almost everywhere but here.