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It's not so much that people are paid better in the bay area, but the jobs are plentiful, more interesting, more opportunities. Endless opportunities in fact.
by ryanobjc 8y ago
It's not so much that people are paid better in the bay area, but the jobs are plentiful, more interesting, more opportunities. Endless opportunities in fact.
Bay area best case scenario is top of the world. Founder of a world-wide renowned company.
Best case scenario for being in waterloo: Founder of a huge telcom handset manufacturer until shifting markets cause massive failure written about in economics textbooks as "what not to do"
- hluska 8y ago> Best case scenario for being in waterloo: Founder of a huge telcom handset manufacturer until shifting markets cause massive failure written about in economics textbooks as "what not to do" I'm sorry, but this is absolutely not true. Not only did the company you're talking about pay out incredibly well for its founders, but Waterloo is dramatically different today.
- systemBuilder 8y agoAre you talking about Nortel, Blackberry, QNX, or some other failed lake Ontario company? I'm afraid the original poster was spot-on, you just need to realize the long history of Canadian tech self-destructing ...
- cmrdporcupine 8y agoHonestly, best case for being in Waterloo is come work for Google Waterloo. If you can get through the interview you won't find a better opportunity anywhere. Working for the FANG in the Valley sucks compared to working for the FANG while having Kitchener-Waterloo living costs. Or go work for Google in SV and then transfer back here after a few years.