>> And the general professional emphasis in the bay area means that everyone is friendly enough to give you 1-2 minutes, but then they're on to the next thing.

>> And the general professional emphasis in the bay area means that everyone is friendly enough to give you 1-2 minutes, but then they're on to the next thing. I've been in the bay area for north of 1 year now, and I can attest to this. Coming from Austin, this was a big change for me. It's not that people are rude, they're just caught up in what they're doing passionately but there's nothing wrong with that. I tried joining meetups and socializing with co-workers but I always left with the sense of it being forced. Maybe i'm still in college mode and I just ache for my comfort-zone where all my friends understand me and get the inside jokes. Whatever the case may be, it's really not worked out for me and I'm unclear on what I should be doing next.