Atlanta

[kev374]

Considering a move to Atlanta, job will pay the same as here and has good career growth prospects. I don’t know much about the city. Any opinions on how the city compares to LA?

I know it does not have the glit and glamor of LA, or the beaches, or the terrific weather etc. in that sense it’s a bit of a downgrade but it’s substantially cheaper to live there while pay being the same! Could be a reasonable compromise.

As for the humidity, I grew up in the tropics, in a city with more humidity than ATL so I think i’ll manage and i’m told it’s only a problem between Jul-Sep.

[spdrun]

If you’re comfortable in L.A., why move? As long as you get paid enough to live comfortably, “career growth” is an overrated concept, unless you’re growing your OWN business or doing something genuinely good for mankind.

It’s used to keep cattle moving to suboptimal situations with the dogs biting at their heels. Imagine cows ganging up, refusing to move, and kicking the cowboys in the junque…

If one were to move for work, they should do so to a place that’s genuinely interesting. Parts of Europe or Latin America come to mind, not humid-lanta.

[FlyerInHi]

Atlanta is in the Deep South.

But home is where you make it. I prefer some cities over others, but there are always aspects I like of every city.

I personally would move in a heartbeat for a good job. Make money and then move away, if you want. Depends what the financial rewards are.

I don’t particularly like Vegas, but I moved because of no state income taxes and the opportunity to invest at the bottom. But I like the bling of Vegas — the celebrity restaurants, etc…

[The-Shoveler]

I want to encourage everyone to move out of Socal, You may not ever be able to move back but please go.

[desmond]

[quote=The-Shoveler]I want to encourage everyone to move out of Socal, You may not ever be able to move back but please go.[/quote]

What a jerk. Your are a good reason to move.

[The-Shoveler]

I may have been a bit sarcastic but what I said is the truth, most people I have known who have moved, wished they could move back but they could not and not because of just being priced out, But Because after about 10 years you get stuck.

I was just pointing it out in a very direct way.

[spdrun]

Desmond: lighten up, man, have a sense of humour.
The-Shoveler: why sell one’s old place when moving vs keeping it as a rental? If you like a town, going back there once in a while isn’t much trouble.

[The-Shoveler]

That is an option, but it is still a lot easier said than done unless you are single and don’t have school age kids.

Kids make friends, spouse gets a good Job, BAM!!!

STUCK.

[spdrun]

Kids can move. It’s good for them not to be tied to one place like potted plants.

[UCGal]

I moved to Atlanta for a job. It was not a good fit. Atlanta is, indeed, deep south in many ways. Confederate flags and gun-racks in pickups.

They say the weather is moderate – that means hot and sweaty in the summer requiring 100% air conditioning, and cold/frosty in the winter – freezing rain, snow, sleet, frozen pipes. And the locals do not know how to drive if there is snow/ice/sleet. Schools shut down for a week because of 2 inches of snow the time I was there.

It’s also high crime. Maybe this has changed, but it was definitely high crime when I was there. My car was broken into twice in the less than 4 months I lived there. I talked to coworkers, and they told me the “trick” was to leave your car unlocked so the thieves didn’t have to break the window to get in and steal your stuff. In other words – there will be thieves… but you can limit the damage they cause. I also had a package stolen off my front porch, and what I suspect would have turned into a mugging if my neighbor hadn’t come out. I lived a few blocks from Piedmont park – in an expensive area.

My biggest issue was the two-faced sugary sweetness they call southern hospitality. If you’re perceived as a yankee – they won’t like you. They will be SWEET to your face, while stabbing you in the back.

In CA we vapidly wish each other “have a nice day” – but we kind of mean it. It’s superficial, but not mean. There, you worry about poison in the sweet tea if they’re nice to you. They are sweet to your face, but mean behind your back. It’s hard to describe, but tangible.

I’ve lived in 4 states (CA, WA, PA, and GA). I got along great, socially in the other 3… but GA was too much for me…

Just one woman’s experience.

[XBoxBoy]

You don’t say too much about the job you would be moving for and from my experience that’s the critical thing. If you think you will learn new skills which will lead to opportunities in the future, move. If on the other hand the job is just a small step up, or worse, sideways, then I don’t see a compelling reason to move.

Just my 2cents.

XboxBoy

[njtosd]

[quote=The-Shoveler]That is an option, but it is still a lot easier said than done unless you are single and don’t have school age kids.

Kids make friends, spouse gets a good Job, BAM!!!

STUCK.[/quote]

Or this possibility, which happened to us: we moved from CA to NJ for a great job. Kids didn’t like it from the moment we got there. They kind of got used to it but were less interested in making friends because we knew we were moving back – eventually. Not great for the resume to jump around, so we stayed for four years – and none of us remember it fondly. The only good part is that, by luck, we sold and bought in CA at a high and low in the market, respectively.

[desmond]

Some lame reasoning not to move so far:
“Have a nice day”
“Friends want to move back, but can’t”- (actually this is good reason to move-it proves it is too expensive in the first place)

I encourage anybody to improve their life and if moving does that than move. After you live in a place you become so used to everything that you can’t see (or don’t want to see) what is going on. California is just not worth it, at least if you are young and willing to put the effort in to better yourself. I loved California, but after moving I have really seen what it is like to live elsewhere and just how much better your life can be.

[svelte]

[quote=desmond]Some lame reasoning not to move so far:
“Have a nice day”
“Friends want to move back, but can’t”- (actually this is good reason to move-it proves it is too expensive in the first place)
[/quote]

I’ve remained quiet on your move to Texas so as not to rain on your parade, but since you’ve seen fit to insult fellow posters I’ll change that rule.

Texas sucks. I know. I’ve lived there.

Hotter than hell, humidity that forced me to take 2 showers a day, the stench of slaughterhouses and cow shit everywhere, dozens or hundreds of miles between any two places you want to go, and bible-thumping self-righteous nosy do-gooders in every other house.

Like you, my first year there was enjoyable. It was something new and novel. It was fun meeting new people, new customs, and loved that Texas drawl on the females.

But all that wore off within two years and I wanted out. It took several more years to make that a reality, but I eventually was able to sling myself into Northern Calif where I met my beautiful wife and the rest, as they say, is history. Steve Miller was right: the girls are indeed warm in Northern California.

[Coronita]

The one thing I absolutely can’t stand about CA…

The idiotic, bureaucratic CARB rules….

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