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Not in this area. $15/hr means that at paying a third of your gross (not net) pay in rent, you'll not afford anything anywhere near the facebook campuses, and w
by Sanddancer 11y ago
Not in this area. $15/hr means that at paying a third of your gross (not net) pay in rent, you'll not afford anything anywhere near the facebook campuses, and will barely afford anything at all in the bay area. [1] The real estate market in this area is amazingly dysfunctional; the working class cannot live here.
[1] http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa?maxAsk=833&bedrooms=1 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa?maxAsk=833&bedrooms=1
- netcan 11y agoBut if you already in he area, it may work. Some people own houses, live with family, are students or have some arrangement that takes rent out of the equation.
- twblalock 11y agoEven so, $15/hr might be more than the average pay for janitorial work in this area. And there are plenty of working class people living here. Were you under the impression that the working class people you see every day are all living somewhere else?
- Sanddancer 11y ago$15/hr may be more than average, but it's still a crappy amount of pay given the cost of living here. I know that working class people live in the area, but a lot of them put up with a lot of conditions that most tech folks wouldn't. Converted garages, having multiple roommates, etc. They may live here, but it is close to bare minimum survival.
- nomel 11y agoOur neighbor had 5 roommates...in a one bedroom. The standard of living here is hilariously low.