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I'm going to get hate for this, but here it goes anyway: no, you're not. There are a lot of compelling reasons to be in Silicon Valley, but there are (IMO) man

I'm going to get hate for this, but here it goes anyway: no, you're not. There are a lot of compelling reasons to be in Silicon Valley, but there are (IMO) many more for staying away. You've hit on most of them: the laid back lifestyle and the cost of living being the big ones. There are a lot of companies that want you to be in Silicon Valley to work for them, but there are quite a few who embrace remote employees (Etsy and 37Signals come to mind). Does it limit your job options? Probably somewhat. Can you still do really interesting work but live in a place that isn't insanely expensive? Absolutely. If you're happy where you are, stay there and find companies that embrace that. They're likely to be better companies to work for anyway.

d23 11y ago
> There are a lot of companies that want you to be in Silicon Valley to work for them, but there are quite a few who embrace remote employees (Etsy and 37Signals come to mind). Does it limit your job options? Probably somewhat. In the time I worked remotely, I couldn't help but get the feeling that it also limited your career mobility options as well. Google hangouts or Skype sessions are nice in theory, but when you're in one with a bunch of people across the country who are in the same room together, you miss the subtle quick back and forths with things like body language, as well as the more important ones like actually being able to speak as much as the people actually in the room together (or at all).