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Here's the major change. Jobs don't last 5+ years on a regular basis anymore. It's very hard to have a real career without moving around, because people are eit

Here's the major change. Jobs don't last 5+ years on a regular basis anymore. It's very hard to have a real career without moving around, because people are either "tapped" for the best projects in the first 6-12 months in a new job, or they're not. The "not" case means that it's time to move on. You have to move around a lot (a lot more than most people are comfortable with) to have a real career. What this means is that living outside of a major city is just untenable, because changing jobs means changing cities, and no one wants to do that every few years. If you loe uour job or just need to change, and you live in New York, you're OK. If you live in Dayton, Ohio, though, you're somewhat out of luck. The appeal of the star cities is skyrocketing because of this change: because the rest of the cities just don't have large enough job markets, considering how specialized most modern work is and how frequent job changes are becoming.

canadiancreed 15y ago
I completely agree with you, and this article says exactly what friends of mine have been telling me for years. Unlike most folks that fit into the Gen X/Y mold, I cant' stand living in cities, perfer living in the country, yet also enjoy being in the IT industry which makes things difficult at best. And after living in the suburbs (Kanata, ON), small towns (Perth ON, Belleville ON, and now Charlottetown, PEI) for over a decade and change, to paraphrase the Game of Thrones, "You move to the city, or you starve". Small towns not only have a small market for prospective job hunters, but if you lose a job for whatever reason, your'e hosed. Yet if the company you are working for in Toronto downsizes you, you can have five interviews the next day. It's really no contest, and unfortunately for myself, it's the way it's going to be for decades to come. Moving to anywhere outside of the larger cities will hurt in the long run.

canadiancreed 15y ago

I completely agree with you, and this article says exactly what friends of mine have been telling me for years. Unlike most folks that fit into the Gen X/Y mold, I cant' stand living in cities, perfer living in the country, yet also enjoy being in the IT industry which makes things difficult at best. And after living in the suburbs (Kanata, ON), small towns (Perth ON, Belleville ON, and now Charlottetown, PEI) for over a decade and change, to paraphrase the Game of Thrones, "You move to the city, or you starve". Small towns not only have a small market for prospective job hunters, but if you lose a job for whatever reason, your'e hosed. Yet if the company you are working for in Toronto downsizes you, you can have five interviews the next day. It's really no contest, and unfortunately for myself, it's the way it's going to be for decades to come. Moving to anywhere outside of the larger cities will hurt in the long run.