"When your employer goes belly up, in SF, you have to fight off job offers. That's not going to be the case elsewhere." In my experience, this is not going to

"When your employer goes belly up, in SF, you have to fight off job offers. That's not going to be the case elsewhere." In my experience, this is not going to be the case in almost every major city and in some areas not near a major city. Places where I've found/been recruited for jobs easily: Seattle, Portland, Austin, Philadelphia, Central NJ, NYC, San Diego, Atlanta, Dallas, DC. And those are just the places I was looking into at the time. Sure, if you're looking for a very specialized niche, the bay area is a better choice, but for most engineers that just isn't the case.