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Would never accept job offer from the Valley exactly for that reason, unless it's a CEO position. Living in Asia, I can rent a perfect house for about $1000, i

Would never accept job offer from the Valley exactly for that reason, unless it's a CEO position. Living in Asia, I can rent a perfect house for about $1000, including utilities and cleaning services. Remote job gives equal opportunities

VRay 7y ago
I dunno man, I ran the numbers and came out WAY ahead in the Bay Area As a senior engineer, I was able to negotiate 150k for remote work (and I'd rent a house house in a nice Midwestern city or a nice apartment in Tokyo for $1200/month) vs 300k+ per year in Mountain View Even with $3000/month rent, $6 gallons of milk, etc, I'm saving up way more money per year for a similar quality of life. Not to mention that I'm making way more connections and learning more in my time here, so I'll be in a way better spot after 5 years career-wise
- anonymoushn 7y ago
  I think you can get about 33% more both in Tokyo and in the Bay Area. I took the Tokyo side of this trade. I don't think my learning and connections are significantly impeded by being in Tokyo, and my quality of life is leaps and bounds greater. Examples: Strangers regularly assault or shout slurs at me in San Francisco while I am distracted by trying not to step in the human feces on my way to work. In Tokyo, while I was waiting at a crosswalk in the rain without an umbrella, a stranger placed his umbrella above me. In Tokyo, everyone uses a form of bike lock that's essentially an extra back brake with a combination lock. In San Francisco, I lost my $500 bicycle from inside the trunk of my locked car in a private garage. In Tokyo, I do not really have any reason to own a car. I will save a little bit less money per year, and I will not get to deduct as much money per year from my income due to theft. I think it comes out alright.
gpanders 7y ago
That's pretty good. May I ask what part of Asia? I rent a ~1600 sq. ft. house in the southwestern US for about $1400/month including utilities. It blows my mind what people pay for a quarter of that on the coasts.

VRay 7y ago

I dunno man, I ran the numbers and came out WAY ahead in the Bay Area As a senior engineer, I was able to negotiate 150k for remote work (and I'd rent a house house in a nice Midwestern city or a nice apartment in Tokyo for $1200/month) vs 300k+ per year in Mountain View Even with $3000/month rent, $6 gallons of milk, etc, I'm saving up way more money per year for a similar quality of life. Not to mention that I'm making way more connections and learning more in my time here, so I'll be in a way better spot after 5 years career-wise

anonymoushn 7y ago
I think you can get about 33% more both in Tokyo and in the Bay Area. I took the Tokyo side of this trade. I don't think my learning and connections are significantly impeded by being in Tokyo, and my quality of life is leaps and bounds greater. Examples: Strangers regularly assault or shout slurs at me in San Francisco while I am distracted by trying not to step in the human feces on my way to work. In Tokyo, while I was waiting at a crosswalk in the rain without an umbrella, a stranger placed his umbrella above me. In Tokyo, everyone uses a form of bike lock that's essentially an extra back brake with a combination lock. In San Francisco, I lost my $500 bicycle from inside the trunk of my locked car in a private garage. In Tokyo, I do not really have any reason to own a car. I will save a little bit less money per year, and I will not get to deduct as much money per year from my income due to theft. I think it comes out alright.

gpanders 7y ago

That's pretty good. May I ask what part of Asia? I rent a ~1600 sq. ft. house in the southwestern US for about $1400/month including utilities. It blows my mind what people pay for a quarter of that on the coasts.