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> 3. At least in SF you have a pool of clever engineers or cofounders. Its not like that in all places. I suspect this might be overrated though. In SF you're
by overgard 11y ago
> 3. At least in SF you have a pool of clever engineers or cofounders. Its not like that in all places.
I suspect this might be overrated though. In SF you're competing against a lot of people looking for these people, in the midwest or east coast, not only is a lot of talent untapped, but you're competing against fewer people trying to get that talent.
- timr 11y agoIt's totally overrated. There are new grad CS majors literally everywhere in the world. Only in San Francisco can they demand $130k [1] right out of school, and get it. That's not even greedy...at $3500 a month for the median one-bedroom apartment, even the lowliest employee should be demanding $140k for a job here. [1] This is not a brown number. It's a salary that I know real, non-exceptional new-grad engineers are getting, in San Francisco, today.
- prostoalex 11y agoFrom rational standpoint, it would make sense for a good software engineer to move to SV to hedge their career in case things don't work out as planned with the employer. A laid off software engineer will probably have simpler time finding the next gig in SF than Tulsa.