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I am the sort of experienced full-stack hacker many Valley companies would love to have on their team. However, I like smaller cities, commuting exclusively by
by enduser 13y ago
I am the sort of experienced full-stack hacker many Valley companies would love to have on their team. However, I like smaller cities, commuting exclusively by bicycle, having an enormous garden, eating locally grown food, easy access to amazing outdoor adventures, and mild winters. You'll probably never find me in the Valley or in the Boston or New York area. The bay area is too populous and northeast winters are terrible.
No amount of money can change those things. Quality of life is worth more to me than high salaries.
I do, however, like interesting work and brilliant coworkers. I mostly work with local businesses that are doing interesting non-high-tech stuff, like mass-custom lean manufacturing, but it would be great to have more options for working with people who know programming at least as well as I do.
Working locally with people does seem to beat the isolation of remote work, however. It probably makes sense for a company focused on collaboration tools to have a team that relies on collaboration tools to function.
- spudlyo 13y agoCome to Seattle if you're not already here, sounds like it would be right up your alley.
- wavefunction 13y agoSounds like they're right where they want to be.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoSounds like they are already in Seattle or Portland, or somewhere international.
- chris11 13y agoColorado, specifically the Boulder area or even Denver, would also probably be a good fit.
- rdl 13y agoIf Seattle had a better investor population, it would be a no-brainer. That seems to be the key thing holding it back.
- bdcravens 13y agoI like having a giant house (rented) where my office, by itself, is as big and cheaper than some apartments in the Valley.
- nicklovescode 13y agoWhy do you like having a giant house. I've never had this feeling and would like to understand. (I currently live in what I would consider a reasonably sized apartment in SF.)
- bdcravens 13y agoParking. My own fenced in yard to BBQ, dog to run, kids to play in (if I had any). Tons of space to put furniture, exercise equipment, etc. My own garage to park in. Ability to easily have dozen+ people in my house for gatherings, etc. Think of it like hard drive space or RAM :-)
- caniszczyk 13y agoSounds like Austin?