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Availability and pay of tech jobs is a sore spot for Charlotte and Chattanooga. I'd enjoy living in either (especially for the high quality internet service in

Availability and pay of tech jobs is a sore spot for Charlotte and Chattanooga. I'd enjoy living in either (especially for the high quality internet service in Chattanooga), but employers have major leverage in these places. I don't consider full-time remote employment an acceptable alternative.

jimmy1 8y ago
> Availability and pay of tech jobs is a sore spot for Charlotte and Chattanooga ? I live in Charlotte, and there is no shortage of 90-135k$ salaried jobs with full benefits, especially if you code in C# or Java. That salary range is _more_ than enough for the house of your dreams, and the ability to be the sole provider for your family if you wish, (however being a DINK is pretty fun, too). For comparison, I have heard 90k in Charlotte is like 135k in NYC and 150k in the bay area.
- anothergoogler 8y ago
  A quick Stackoverflow job search shows seven postings in the past month. Two of them are what I would consider regular software engineering jobs. That's horrific to somebody who's worked in a healthy job market where, after a layoff, you can land another good job in a matter of days. Also there's the matter of career fulfillment. In Charlotte, you can either work for a startup for 60-90k or a soul-grinding finance job (or similar) if you want more. There aren't many of the former positions either. RTP is a much better proposition in that part of the country. Similar cost of living and a real software industry.
  - panzagl 8y ago
    So I know people who work as devs at banks- they live in big houses, work reasonable hours, have families and kids and hobbies like restoring cars or fishing. How is that more soul-grinding than working 10 hour days at some SV unicorn for imaginary equity with an hour commute to a one bedroom apartment?
    - liveoneggs 8y ago
      it must be fun to hang out with your roomate in your 40's
liveoneggs 8y ago
google has (two or three?) atlanta offices (going by your username)

jimmy1 8y ago

> Availability and pay of tech jobs is a sore spot for Charlotte and Chattanooga ? I live in Charlotte, and there is no shortage of 90-135k$ salaried jobs with full benefits, especially if you code in C# or Java. That salary range is _more_ than enough for the house of your dreams, and the ability to be the sole provider for your family if you wish, (however being a DINK is pretty fun, too). For comparison, I have heard 90k in Charlotte is like 135k in NYC and 150k in the bay area.

anothergoogler 8y ago
A quick Stackoverflow job search shows seven postings in the past month. Two of them are what I would consider regular software engineering jobs. That's horrific to somebody who's worked in a healthy job market where, after a layoff, you can land another good job in a matter of days. Also there's the matter of career fulfillment. In Charlotte, you can either work for a startup for 60-90k or a soul-grinding finance job (or similar) if you want more. There aren't many of the former positions either. RTP is a much better proposition in that part of the country. Similar cost of living and a real software industry.
- panzagl 8y ago
  So I know people who work as devs at banks- they live in big houses, work reasonable hours, have families and kids and hobbies like restoring cars or fishing. How is that more soul-grinding than working 10 hour days at some SV unicorn for imaginary equity with an hour commute to a one bedroom apartment?
  - liveoneggs 8y ago
    it must be fun to hang out with your roomate in your 40's

liveoneggs 8y ago

google has (two or three?) atlanta offices (going by your username)