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Yes, but that's an unacceptably low standard. Canadians (myself among them) spend way too much time looking to the US to feel better about themselves and way to
by wk_end 3y ago
Yes, but that's an unacceptably low standard. Canadians (myself among them) spend way too much time looking to the US to feel better about themselves and way too little time looking to the world to see how they could improve. It's virtually impossible for me to see a doctor where I live (capital and second largest city of Canada's third largest province) outside of going to the ER. It's nice that ER trip won't bankrupt me, but that's not good enough.
- applied_heat 3y agoYou are in Victoria!
- wk_end 3y agoSure am. Lovely here, despite the doctor situation.
- seabrookmx 3y agoAnd housing. And homelessness. I love it here too, but as someone young(ish) with a stable job and who got into a home outside the downtown core before the latest boom.. it's a lot easier to look past Victoria's faults. No city is perfect I suppose.
- laurencerowe 3y agoWhat do you make of the local tech market in Victoria? Are there many tech companies with offices downtown or do most people end up working remotely? It seemed a lovely walkable city when I visited recently.
- joshlemer 3y agoI would advise to try your best to work remotely for an American company rather than work directly for Canadians, you will earn much more.
- seabrookmx 3y agoIt's exists but it's not super huge and it's quite cliquey. Google "techtoria".
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- wk_end 3y agoSupposedly the tech industry here is pretty significant, but there aren't a lot of "HN-y" companies...I think Workday has an office here but that's about it. There's a few bespoke software shops and mobile game makers, probably a fair number of companies that do government or naval contract work, and some "eco" tech - companies that make sensors for underwater monitoring and stuff. I don't know much about all this, myself - as you said, I work remotely for a US company. The usual Canadian caveat definitely applies: tech salaries are way lower than in the US. And the discrepancy between those salaries and cost of living here is pretty extreme even by Canadian standards. We're also suffering from the typical West Coast city problems of homelessness/drug abuse/mental illness/property crime. But, on the flip side: you get the best weather in the country, your backyard is some of the most beautiful nature on the planet, we have a vibrant and unique and walkable downtown, we have tons of great biking infrastructure, and there's reasonably convenient access to both Vancouver and Seattle when you need them. I love it here; it's a city with a lot of problems but a lot of potential.