Oh yes, definitely-its a massive part of why I left. But high five/low six figure salaries are more than adequate to live as a single person in a decent apartme

Oh yes, definitely-its a massive part of why I left. But high five/low six figure salaries are more than adequate to live as a single person in a decent apartment in most parts of Santa Clara County. No need to commute in from Tracy or Merced (unless you assume firefighters are all rural Good Ole Boys at heart who must, must have their own house).