[quote=spdrun]The work unculture in SV is sickening. SD is more laid back. Do you really want to give your life and firstborn to a tech firm?[/quote]

If you really work in a high tech, the idea of “laid back” doesn’t really matter irrespective of where you are. I think there are plenty of folks that work in Qualcomm’s formerly named QCT division that can attest that their hours aren’t necessarily better than in the Bay Area. Or if they really were in a position to be “laidback”, I’m pretty sure the other positions are being mirrored with folks in Beijing or Bangalore who is doing almost as good work for 1/8 the cost, and eventually at your expense…

I guess that’s why they’ve been losing a lot of people to Google and Apple, since all else being equal, bay area comp packages still triumph over down here…which is perfect for a bachelor that doesn’t care about things as managing rental property, or about things about living in a good school district…So if you’re young ,healthy single, put in maybe a good 3-4 years, make some good money, make some good connections, and then when you’re ready to settle down, move out of the area….

Going to a place like Georgia (although it’s not impossible) seems like it would be career limiting.. It doesn’t seem like you’d be building that much of a network with where most of the action is happening…

And like many people always says, most of the time, it’s not about what you know, it’s about who you know…