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If by "keep a similar quality of living" you mean "keep FAANG-sized paychecks", there probably isn't an alternative. If you mean "keep upper-middle-class paych
by AnimalMuppet 1y ago
If by "keep a similar quality of living" you mean "keep FAANG-sized paychecks", there probably isn't an alternative. If you mean "keep upper-middle-class paychecks", well, there's more to "tech" than just web programming.
For instance, embedded systems is pretty good. Yeah, they don't pay FAANG levels, and they never will. They typically aren't a "toxic faang-esque HIB factory", though.
- bradlys 1y agoMy point is more that you can’t afford a typical home in Silicon Valley or many other major cities in the US on a single non-faang income. If you happen to luck out and get a partner with a high income - congrats, not all of us are blessed like that.
- SoftTalker 1y agoSo look at places other than major cities.
- bradlys 1y agoDo we think that wages in non-major cities are competitive? They’re not. Either way, you’re asking for people to leave the regions they’ve built their life.
- AnimalMuppet 1y agoYour choice. If you won't leave the region you've built your life in, then you're stuck with the life you get in that region. Other regions don't have competitive pay? They also don't have Bay Area cost of living. You sound like you don't like the situation you have. You also sound like you won't look elsewhere. Your choice, but realize that you're making one.