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It is possible to find a suburban job and live in that suburban area, but if you want to leave or the company leaves, you will either have to move or have a lon
by francisofascii 9y ago
It is possible to find a suburban job and live in that suburban area, but if you want to leave or the company leaves, you will either have to move or have a long commute somewhere else.
- ixtli 9y agoAh yes this is a good point that I forgot: living in NYC i enjoy the huge privilege of being able to get another job in my industry immediately and very local to whatever box i happen to be living in at the time.
- RhysU 9y agoYou mean you pay for the privilege, as do I. We pay to take less employment risk.
- ixtli 9y agoI wonder about this. I definitely pay more but (and this is a bit hand-wavey, i admit) it seems like the opportunity i'd be wasting if i lived anywhere else is FAR greater than the insane rent.
- ryandrake 9y agoI moved from Nowhereville, USA to the Bay Area for that exact trade off: higher cost of living but lower career risk. Here, if things don’t work out with my employer I take 6 months or so and find another job locally. In Nowhereville, I’m likely moving to a different state if I need another job.