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Overtime is remembered a lot less than you think. I have family in the trades and they much prefer their union jobs to my programming one. Yes, I get paid mor
by david38 6y ago
Overtime is remembered a lot less than you think. I have family in the trades and they much prefer their union jobs to my programming one.
Yes, I get paid more, but I also work more, in an area where I can’t afford a house.
- eropple 6y agoYou aren't constrained to live in those areas to make a living, though. I'm a senior/principal level developer living just outside of Boston (I can walk to a subway in 30 minutes or just hop on a commuter rail stop in about five) and I can very comfortably afford a 4-bed house on a single salary. And the Boston area is not cheap.
- ghaff 6y agoLike many cities that have expensive areas (and Boston/Cambridge certainly do), it's often fairly easy to get to suburbs--some of which have downtown areas--that aren't Midwest cheap but are fairly affordable. I live quite a bit further out but I'm still able to drive in for an evening or take commuter rail in for a day. I think the fact that it's hard to get out of the expensive areas in the Bay Area in a reasonable amount of time gives a lot of people a false impression of the situation with other expensive cities.