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Don't know why you are being downvoted but you your TLDR is pretty much spot on. I would suggest to any techie who finds this not true to leave the bay area fo
by rainyMammoth 7y ago
Don't know why you are being downvoted but you your TLDR is pretty much spot on.
I would suggest to any techie who finds this not true to leave the bay area for a couple months then come back. It is amazing how entitled everyone is over here.
- jypepin 7y agoThis. I feel like the article is a little bit too negative, but I've been something pretty much similar. I moved to SF, worked for about 4 years, loved it, but then moved back to Europe and realised "oh wow, it IS a bubble". Now I'm excited to eventually go back to the bay, but it was very valuable to take a step back, go away and think about it!
- rainyMammoth 7y agoI'm in the exact same situation as you. Worked here for a couple years then left the bay area for a couple months in between jobs and came back. Taking a step back allowed me to see how most people live outside of the bay area and how big our bubble is. As you I'm excited to be here but I take everything with a grain of salt.
- sportanova 7y agoEverything's a bubble, and that's ok. Wouldn't want every city / region to be the same
- foobiekr 7y agoWhen I leave for any length of time, what really strikes me is the entitled impatience. It's always a bit of a shock.
- askafriend 7y agoWhat entitlement do you see?
- whitepoplar 7y agoLack of self-awareness. Attributing outcomes to merit when such things are often pseudo-randomly distributed. Lots and lots of arrogance, whether overt or subtle.
- foobiekr 7y agomistreatment of service workers is absolutely rampant in my experience