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Surely, you're not serious about this? I work (in an office, not remote, mind you) at a tech company in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Most of t
by dbatten 8y ago
Surely, you're not serious about this?
I work (in an office, not remote, mind you) at a tech company in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Most of the people I know also work in tech companies. In fact, outside of state government and the school systems, the major employers around here are all tech companies and research universities. You can easily have an entire career in tech, working in-person, in good jobs doing cool stuff. And the cost of living around here is a tiny fraction of what you'd pay in the SF/NY/LA/Seattle.
If you want to live in [big overpriced city] because you like said big overpriced city, feel free to do so. But HN really needs to get over this ridiculous idea that big, overpriced cities are the only place to have a tech career.
- wenttomarket 8y agoI am a Bay Area resident interested in the Raleigh tech scene. Any interest in connecting? Can be reached at 650 338 2164
- noahl 8y agoI just moved from Seattle to Raleigh, and I'm still trying to learn the local tech scene. Can you share any info publicly on companies doing cool stuff around here?
- DubiousPusher 8y agoYou're right. I don't actually know enough about the distribution of tech careers to hold a strong opinion. I'm largely operating off my own experience, which is this. When I look for jobs in less populous, more affordable areas I tend to run into the same thing. There are mostly regional/local companies looking for very specific types of engineers and more generalized engineering opportunities are almost always looking for 10-15 years more experience than I have. As someone who is still a junior engineer of the generalist variety I've been unable to find much. I'll admit, I haven't looked on the east coast though, as that's very far from my family.