Many companies are hiring in the Seattle area. And there's always Microsoft . . . or Amazon, if you're hungry (in several senses of the phrase :-) ). As to the

Many companies are hiring in the Seattle area. And there's always Microsoft . . . or Amazon, if you're hungry (in several senses of the phrase :-) ). As to the climate: I spent 20 years in Silly Valley, have lived in the Seattle area for 12 now, and I don't miss the Bay Area at all.