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Technically, Snap is in LA, not SV. And engineers still get much more equity in SV than is true elsewhere, and so have a shot at becoming wealthy.
by ericd 9y ago
Technically, Snap is in LA, not SV.
And engineers still get much more equity in SV than is true elsewhere, and so have a shot at becoming wealthy.
- bb88 9y agoAre you saying he would have been better accepting a job in SV instead of LA? Is the culture difference between the two places that big?
- ericd 9y agoThe culture difference is huge. I would venture to say that Silicon Valley is probably closer to NYC culturally (at least nowadays) than it is to LA. But the reason I mentioned it was that you were talking about SV in the context of this article, and I just wanted to make sure that you knew he wasn't actually in SV. But yeah, I guess that's mostly relevant because they're very different areas.
- bb88 9y agoThanks, I appreciate that. I will avoid the LA area when finding my next gig.
- pm90 9y agoWell hold on now :). I was recently job hunting and got a great job offer from a startup in Culver City. Their compensation was competitive (for LA at least) and my impression of the team was extremely good. I also liked LA the last time I was there (strangely enough, for an Onsite at SNAP) so was really excited about it. I chose a competing offer from an SF based company in the end. But It wasn't an easy decision. So don't rule out LA without at least giving it a chance.