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Please don't take this as rude, but this comment seems incredibly naive. Bay area is easily twice as expensive as many other locations. A 50% or even 100% incre
by supportlocal4h 6y ago
Please don't take this as rude, but this comment seems incredibly naive. Bay area is easily twice as expensive as many other locations. A 50% or even 100% increase in compensation seems like a very bad deal.
You might more successfully argue the benefits of bay area weather. But those arguments are harder for Seattle or NYC.
- taneq 6y agoIf you double your salary but double your expenses, that's still a good deal because you've doubled your disposable income (ie. the gap between the two).
- chris11 6y agoI'm not offended. I'll give you housing. I'm nowhere close to being able to afford a home. But I'm fine with an apartment. Doing a rough estimate of housing in places I might consider moving to, I might be able to save 5k-10k/yr. I could save more after actually looking, and maybe get a nicer place. But I don't think saving that money would be worth the long term cost of moving to a place where I would be overpaid for my experience level. I might get lower raises, and I think I would have a hard time getting a competitive offer as a remote worker. The calculations would change if I had a family. I'd be be able to afford a really nice house in the state where I went to school.