> 95% of people don't get that choice. > What junior engineer is going to turn down an offer from Google because the Mountain View area is a wildly expensive d

> 95% of people don't get that choice. > What junior engineer is going to turn down an offer from Google because the Mountain View area is a wildly expensive dump? Well in my view that actually is a choice. They are making a choice between commuting lots and living somewhere they don’t want to in exchange for career advancement / to work for Google. That’s not to say that they might not be happier with alternative decisions. Or maybe they decide to suck it up for a while and move where they want later down the line? But these are all choices.