Considering a move to Utah (SLC area)

We looked at moving there a couple of years ago, I have a few co-workers (not LDS) and many contacts that live there (LDS was my customer for about 4 years). All the Mormons I've met have been great people and overall I got the impression that not being LDS wouldn't be a big deal for adults but that it could be difficult on kids in school (being excluded and difficulty making friends). That was the primary issue that took UT off of our list. Also, I was told the further south you go from SLC the more 'Mormon' people become. :)

Career wise it could be an issue working for companies owned by Mormons (not sure but it makes sense) but working for vendors and selling into IT departments in UT, it was never an issue not being LDS.

I've spent only a small amount of time there and it was the East side of town near the Cottonwood Canyon area for a race and I was SUPER impressed. I really liked SLC and it would be high on my list if I had to relocate, personally.
Echo all the stuff others have said about the politics and I definitely met some anti-LDS folks just walking around town looking for the microbrew places. So I'm unsure how much of an issue that would be in town.

Beautiful area and definitely more my politics than Colorado.

Only been fired once in my life.
I was the top producer, never reprimanded, and the highest paid non-Mormon in a 4 state Mormon owned company.
They settled right before the court date, and I got a nice check overnighted to me.

I grew up in SLC and I am not a Mormon. The longer I am away from Ut. The more I miss it. I miss driving 30-45 min and being in the mountains and being able to shoot, camp, fish ect.
The weather is pretty much like ours out here but the snow actually stays longer then a day. I don't remember it drastically changing like it does here.
In general the people there are very nice and friendly and I would rather live in a Mormon neighborhood then the one I live in now.
I still have all my family living out there so I am out there all the time still.

If you have any specific questions feel free to PM or email me.
If you have any

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Originally Posted by <MADDOG>

My former boss moved there 5(?) years ago from C/S, and he, with underlying pressure from his wife, moved back to C/S a little over a year ago. What you state is very much what he stated; it's difficult for a non-LDS member from a business perspective.

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Thats very interesting and unfortunate, Maddog. I'd certainly hate to find myself and wife in a similar situation. What did your former boss do, if you don't mind my asking?

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Originally Posted by crashdown

Only been fired once in my life.
I was the top producer, never reprimanded, and the highest paid non-Mormon in a 4 state Mormon owned company.
They settled right before the court date, and I got a nice check overnighted to me.

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Ha! Well, I guess I wouldn't be opposed to a nice settlement check either, but that's certainly not assured.... If someday I find myself employed by an LDS owned company, I'll have to give you a shout for some lessons learned.

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Lebowski

I've spent only a small amount of time there and it was the East side of town near the Cottonwood Canyon area for a race and I was SUPER impressed. I really liked SLC and it would be high on my list if I had to relocate, personally.
Echo all the stuff others have said about the politics and I definitely met some anti-LDS folks just walking around town looking for the microbrew places. So I'm unsure how much of an issue that would be in town.

Beautiful area and definitely more my politics than Colorado.

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Thats a reassuring response Jeffrey, thank you.

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Originally Posted by To Bear Arms

I grew up in SLC and I am not a Mormon. The longer I am away from Ut. The more I miss it. I miss driving 30-45 min and being in the mountains and being able to shoot, camp, fish ect.
The weather is pretty much like ours out here but the snow actually stays longer then a day. I don't remember it drastically changing like it does here.
In general the people there are very nice and friendly and I would rather live in a Mormon neighborhood then the one I live in now.
I still have all my family living out there so I am out there all the time still.

If you have any specific questions feel free to PM or email me.
If you have any

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To Bear Arms, yours is precisely the kind of reply and insight I was hoping to find amongst the members here. I will definitely shoot you a PM in the next few days with some questions. Thanks a ton!

I worked out there and would move out there if not for the wife and daughter (all our family is here). There isn't anything I don't like about it there. If you do move head down to Ron Avery's school in St George! I do miss it there.

Best reason to move to SLC = Miller Motorsports Park 35 miles away in Tooele!!

I have lived in the SLC area before it is a nice area and has pros and cons.

Pros-
-Climate is similar to the front range of Colorado,
-Crime rate is fairly low especially if you choose good neighborhoods,
-Mountains and out door recreation are close, awesome remote recreation a days drive away.
-Skiing and snowboarding are world class.

Cons-
-If you are not Mormon you will be a 2nd class citizen. you will be last on the list for jobs and other opportunities in much of the area. Your kids will not be accepted much of the time. People always say “I know a Mormon and they are great” but it is much different living among them as a non-Mormon.
-The smog in the winter is bad.. worse then Denver.

I loved Utah and had great times there but the culture wore on me after a while. It can be a drag being around people who just have a lower view point of you because you are “not a member”. A couple times I got pulled over by police and had my car searched. One time the cop said it was because I had a lighter in the console, the other time it was after I said I wasn't in a “ward”(a round about way asking if you are a Mormon) where I lived.