The traffic is atrocious. Because the tech community is split between Seattle and the Eastside across the lake, which only has two bridges, you either have to o

The traffic is atrocious. Because the tech community is split between Seattle and the Eastside across the lake, which only has two bridges, you either have to only work at companies on the same side of the lake as where you live, move whenever you change jobs, or endure a nasty commute. The rail system isn't going to be that helpful. That's a mainly north-south link, but there's no good east-west transit or arterials in Seattle. If they ever manage to get rail to the Eastside, that'll be helpful, but that's probably a decade away. The weather and sunlight levels during the winter, which is from late October through mid June, is depressing. It's constantly cloudy, drizzly, and dark. The sunrise is around 9, and sunset is around 4:30. Because of the dense cloud layer, I often keep my lights on even at noon. The people are hard to befriend. Search for the "Seattle Freeze". Everyone's polite, but no one invites you to do anything.