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The author may have a point about Silicon Valley driving out employees, or deterring potential ones. I looked into moving there, for the opportunity. I networ
by bdunbar 13y ago
The author may have a point about Silicon Valley driving out employees, or deterring potential ones.
I looked into moving there, for the opportunity. I networked. I had (I flatter myself perhaps) the right skill set for my niche.
I looked at the cost of living.
I've got kids, two dogs. For any kind of a reasonable non-sh*tty living situation I'd double my living expenses, plus a two-hour commute.
I moved to Nashville instead.
- jes5199 13y agoSure, but one result of that is that in SV, networking is less important. You can email your resume to a recruiter at any funded company, they'll fly you out for an interview, nobody is expected to know anything about you other than what they can discern in an interview. You'll get 5 to 10 thousand dollars in relocation/sign-on bonus. And the salaries are significantly higher than in Tennessee. And then you can start networking.
- logfromblammo 13y agoSalaries are higher in SV, but you'll have more disposable income in Nashville, and probably a more comfortable home. Also, the local politics and culture are different. As much as it may surprise the people who do like it, some people don't like the way California operates.
- bdunbar 13y agoI took into account salary diffs between Wisconsin and SV. And I'd still be living in a sh*tty house with a teeny-tiny yard two hours from the office.