>The company has been losing talent who, despite being high earners by most standards, have said they could barely afford the extraordinary cost of living in th

>The company has been losing talent who, despite being high earners by most standards, have said they could barely afford the extraordinary cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Many engineers lamented that they couldn’t balance living expenses with other pursuits like college tuition for their children and long-term savings. I know a lot of people that have moved to SV with the intention of making big bucks to put into their savings accounts, before retuning to cheaper cities a few years later. I wonder if that is still feasible today. Maybe if you're a young 20-something with no major financial liabilities.