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We tried to move to Santa Cruz. My significant other grew up near there and desperately wants to be near her friends again. Turns out, all the Bay Area peeps wa

We tried to move to Santa Cruz. My significant other grew up near there and desperately wants to be near her friends again. Turns out, all the Bay Area peeps wanted to do the same. Rents haven’t gone down there and the competition is really fierce. (“Honey, what if you got a job at Looker/Google?! We could be in Santa Cruz forever!!!”) Started thinking about moving to Denver... But, I don’t really want to move yet. See - the thing is - I’m in the Bay Area because I want to make it. I came here because I needed /a/ job. Then I got sucked in and decided I wanted /the/ job. I want to get the big $$$ and be able to afford that nice house in Los Gatos with a 911 in my driveway. Doesn’t mean I would pull the trigger if I had the money - I won’t know until I’m there. But moving away - well, it means that’s definitely never going to happen. I’m not ready to accept that level of failure yet. After all, I’m not even 30 yet. I got a few days left. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

kanyethegreat 6y ago
What's "the" job? Are we talking founder or corporate ladder? How much does this dream house cost?
- todd3834 6y ago
  Having heard this conversation enough times, here is some data: > The median home value in Los Gatos is $1,984,735. https://www.zillow.com/los-gatos-ca/home-values/ https://www.zillow.com/los-gatos-ca/home-values/ L6/E6/etc... should do it https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/
- goldenManatee 6y ago
  Pretty sure the writer’s being sarcastic.
  - bradlys 6y ago
    There's comedic embellishments in there but it's all painfully true...
simonebrunozzi 6y ago
Where from? SF?
jasondclinton 6y ago
In the same situation also trying to climb the corporate ladder but more interested in early retirement than material wealth. I'm guessing that the FAANG that I work for will go to commute-one-day-per-week for everyone when this is all over so we're taking that bet and moving to Napa this week. 1.5 hour commute one day per week (when we eventually go back) is doable in exchange for the huge decrease in cost vs Santa Cruz (where we also looked). If it doesn't work out, we'll reevaluate in a year and maybe move again. Worst case: we saved a ton of money on real estate for a year.
- bobwernstein 6y ago
  1.5 hour commute is remote? I have done that for years. I would consider 3 hours one way remote as I have done that too but couldn't last more than 6 weeks before being burned out.
speedgoose 6y ago
Don't ruin your life for materialism. You don't need to own a 911 and a nice house in a super expensive part of the world to be happy and have a very successful life. It's nice and important to have goals, but it seems like you are falling for a classic capitalism trick : you always want more expensive possessions and you keep working hard for that. Overall, nobody really cares about what you are driving and how nice is your kitchen. You can rent a 911 and a nice house for holidays if it's your dream. And move on.
efficax 6y ago
The only thing good about los gatos is that you might see Woz riding around on a segway. That place sucks!

kanyethegreat 6y ago

What's "the" job? Are we talking founder or corporate ladder? How much does this dream house cost?

todd3834 6y ago
Having heard this conversation enough times, here is some data: > The median home value in Los Gatos is $1,984,735. https://www.zillow.com/los-gatos-ca/home-values/ https://www.zillow.com/los-gatos-ca/home-values/ L6/E6/etc... should do it https://www.levels.fyi/ https://www.levels.fyi/
goldenManatee 6y ago
Pretty sure the writer’s being sarcastic.
- bradlys 6y ago
  There's comedic embellishments in there but it's all painfully true...

simonebrunozzi 6y ago

Where from? SF?

jasondclinton 6y ago

In the same situation also trying to climb the corporate ladder but more interested in early retirement than material wealth. I'm guessing that the FAANG that I work for will go to commute-one-day-per-week for everyone when this is all over so we're taking that bet and moving to Napa this week. 1.5 hour commute one day per week (when we eventually go back) is doable in exchange for the huge decrease in cost vs Santa Cruz (where we also looked). If it doesn't work out, we'll reevaluate in a year and maybe move again. Worst case: we saved a ton of money on real estate for a year.

bobwernstein 6y ago
1.5 hour commute is remote? I have done that for years. I would consider 3 hours one way remote as I have done that too but couldn't last more than 6 weeks before being burned out.

speedgoose 6y ago

Don't ruin your life for materialism. You don't need to own a 911 and a nice house in a super expensive part of the world to be happy and have a very successful life. It's nice and important to have goals, but it seems like you are falling for a classic capitalism trick : you always want more expensive possessions and you keep working hard for that. Overall, nobody really cares about what you are driving and how nice is your kitchen. You can rent a 911 and a nice house for holidays if it's your dream. And move on.

efficax 6y ago

The only thing good about los gatos is that you might see Woz riding around on a segway. That place sucks!