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The weather is definitely not for everyone. For the whole package to be attractive I think you need to weigh in the whole package with long holidays, parental l
by alkonaut 5y ago
The weather is definitely not for everyone. For the whole package to be attractive I think you need to weigh in the whole package with long holidays, parental leave, walkable cities, good work-life balance, cheap childcare and so on. It’s definitely not the place to go to work 3 years then buy a sports car. It’s a good place to go if you feel ready to switch a pay cut for a different style of life if you just had a couple of young kids perhaps.
- zibzab 5y ago> walkable cities I know this is not what you meant, but I have a story about city walks for you: Got lost and had to walk alone in downtown DC one late night. Made me decide to not take that job in NY and move back to Europe.
- ciabattabread 5y agoSo if you had gotten lost in actual NY, say, in Greenwich Village or another tourist-friendly rich neighborhood, you would’ve stayed?
- zibzab 5y agoWell, you don't always get to choose the area you get lost in :) Source: got lost in another country a month later. In a city with the highest homicide rate in the world.
- arthur_sav 5y agoExactly my point. This lifestyle suits a chill family life, not "Let's freaking build the next facebook and code 24/7".