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- Apple Austin Campus Just got an offer for Apple Austin Campus & trying to decide if worth taking. Currently working at Goldman Sachs I Dallas where there is close to 0 flexibility anymore. I heard Apple is starting to force 3 days back in office. Do people think the rule will stick/get worse/get more relaxed overtime?
- Austin Mythbusting I am creating this post to eliminate misinformation regarding Austin, TX. 1. Real Estate (Property) Tax is 3x of CA so it evens out with CA Income Tax. - Outright Wrong. The “rate” (percentage) is indeed ~2.8%, whereas in CA it is ~1.1%. BUT, here’s the catch: in CA, the County Assessed value will
- RIP Austin It’s heart breaking to see crime increasing and standard of living depreciating exponentially each day in Austin. Hearing new stories everyday of cars being stolen and robberies in homes/apartments in good neighborhoods. Most people I know have had their catalytic converter stolen from their car. Co
- Microsoft Austin DV offer eval Have a verbal offer from recruiter which is a down-level from principal position I applied to. Also needs me to relocate. Base: 165 (Was told this is max and can’t be negotiated) Bonus: 15% Refresher: 0 to 60k performance based Sign on Bonus : 50k (Was told this has room to negotiate) Sign on RSU:
- Do you guys regret moving to Austin I noticed that a lot of folks moved from Bay area to Austin in last three years. How do you guys feel about moving to Austin from Bay Area. Any Regrets? TC: 240k YOE: 4 #Robotics #tech
- Austin property tax I bought a SFH a couple of months ago in Cedar Park and checked the assessed value of the house for tax purposes in 2021 and it was about 320k. I just received the new assessed value for 2022 and it has increased to 550k, very close to the selling price. Does anyone know if there is a way to fight t
- Apple Austin Offer ICT4 Got an offer for 165k 245k stock 8K signing bonus. Good for ict4? Does Austin office have cubicle hate my life vibes? Good cheap food? I heard a rumor you have to pay just to use the gym there? If so WTF #
- Austin is officially crazytown I’ve been living in and around Austin area for last 12 years. Bought a house in Round Rock five years ago for 370k. Today my wife and went looking at new houses in one of the popular areas in Leander which is 20+ miles north of Austin. We don’t intend to buy but went looking anyway for design ideas
- vote WFH - Austin vs Dallas I am having hard time picking my permanent WFH location. The final showdown is between these two cities. Please help me decide. My info: SWE, 10yoe, 450k, Bay area team, Indian, has school going kids, wife in tier 3/4 tech. Reason for moving: Wife hates earthquakes. I can move anywhere in the US.
- Housing in Austin :( This is is how crazy housing market is in Austin. This is an OKish new build community in Round Rock/Hutto. I feel left out. Is the Netflix show (20 Something in Austin) to blame? #housing #housing TC: 160k
- Austin vs Austin burbs What neighborhoods in Austin are close to tech companies and have houses less than 800k? TC: 200k #mortgage #housing #austin #texas
- I regret moving to Austin TX. Last year I and my spouse decided to move from Bay Area, CA to Austin TX, the reasoning was that since we work from home because of Covid we could work from Austin as well. One year later, I can say the stay was mediocre at best, the summer was hot (100+ F all day, locals said that it was a mild on
- Austin is too overrated No interesting travel spots around ❌ Many locals are not very friendly to people of color ❌ Good food culture ✅ Tech scene is improving 📈 Overpriced houses 🏠 high interest rates make it a worse deal 🤦🏻♂️ I know California has many issues. But it has been very kind and friendly to immigrants an
- vote Austin or SF? I'm a 21M who is about to graduate with a 130K remote SWE job at a tech company. The breakdown of the TC is 100K base, 10K RSU, 20K bonus. I am very happy with this offer but not sure where I wanna live. My main priorities are doubling my TC in 2-3 years, having an easy time landing interviews, meet
- Austin property tax appraisal 2022 no lube Travis county just jammed another huge assessment increase into my mailbox, and didn’t even spit on it. 2020 appraisal value: 100k land 300k house. 2021 appraisal value: 300k land 300k house. 2022 appraisal value: 300k land 700k house. That’s 400k to 1M valuation in two years. And no I did not mak
- Housing in Austin Is bidding.in Austin as crazy as SFH and Seattle ? Can someone shed some light
- Austin is deceptively Expensive - Warning to Others Moved to Austin for this job, from a HCOL California city and have to say Austin is deceptively expensive. A lot of folks are considering moving here since the COL is advertised as MCOL but if you don’t watch expenses things can start to add up and wanted to share some of my experiences while livin
- Apple @ Austin - SWE Hi , I am looking for referral in Apple at Austin location . Myself having 16 year of back end exp . Please let me know if anyone can help me here . Getting calls from all other FAANG except apple . #tech #apple
- Austin cedar fever? Trying to move to Austin. Heard some horror stories about cedar fever. Is that quite popular? Can you share experience?
- Austin Property Tax Expectations Bought a home in Austin Spring of 2021 and the appraisal value has shot through the roof since. Filed for homestead exemption but that won’t go into effect (10% appraisal value cap) till next year (2023) On the County Website there is an express inquiry form for anyone who bought in 2021 to get r
- vote Bay area vs Austin TX If you have the chance to pick a city to live in for the next couple years, which one would you choose between Bay area and Austin? We are a married couple both working, and a 2.5 years old son. My TC is 206K (new PhD grad) My husband is a cofounder for a startup 160K salary and 10% Equity. We cur
- vote SF or Austin? I'm a 21M who is about to graduate with a 130K remote SWE job at a tech company (non-FAANGMULA). The breakdown of the TC is 100K base, 10K RSU, 20K bonus. I'm very happy with this offer but not sure where I wanna live. My main priorities are double or triple my TC in 2-3 years, having an easy time l
- Austin or NYC ? Single Techie, currently at Bay Area. Going to sign a new offer which is 100% remote. Contemplating between Austin & NYC. What are the other cities that are good to consider to move for having a good & happy life unlike Bay Area. TC: 500K Appreciate your suggestions. TIA.
- vote Chicago or Austin? Received a new offer for the central region (non-sw). Have flexibility to move to Austin or stay back in Chicago where I currently am. The salary remains the same. What is better off from a career/ housing move? I’m on a visa if that changes anything. Chicago seems great but the cold gets me every
- Deerbrooke near Austin Going to move to Austin in a month . Have a 7 month old . I saw that there are new constructions available in deerbrooke Leander . I keep hearing from folks that the elementary is new and ratings should improve. Is it worth getting a house there ? I would like to stay in the house for atleast 8-1
- vote Bay area vs Austin Where would you stay if you are given a choice between Bay area and Austin? Why?
- Austin housing making me feel so poor I am 31 with 220k TC in Austin, TX with an overall family TC as 380k. I was always happy with new TC until I moved to Austin, TX few months back. I was ready to buy a home in DC area for $1M (.8% prop tax) before I moved to Austin,TX. I dreamt of buying my dream home in Austin, TX. Unfortunately,
- Microsoft L60 Austin Offer Today I had a call with Microsoft recruiter, they shared the following numbers Base - 111000 RSU - 130000 Sign on - 30000 split in two years Annual Bonus ~ 10% Recruiter did mentioned regarding Annual Stock Awards, not sure what is that exactly and how different it is from annual Bonus. New TC -
- Austin Tx Property Tax Challenge I recently bought an investment property in Austin TX, and the tax assessed value went up by more than 225k this year to a value 65k more than what I actually paid for the property. I think the valuation is egregious but since it is an investment property, I don’t qualify for any protections agains
- Salaries in Austin, TX Hello all, I have 17 years of total experience and currently working as Senior Manager in big data and analytics space in PNW area. Due to high living cost here, we are planning to explore job opportunities in Austin. Would appreciate if someone can share average salaries for similar jobs there?
- Austin or Atlanta? Planning to move to a good place with these conditions: 1. Decent weather 2. Moderate cost of living 3. Good career opportunities and school district. Currently no kids. Not planning one at-least for 2 years. Current TC 125 New TC 260 YOE 10. IC role. Currently in lcol area in midwest. What w
- Google Offer in Austin Is it worth moving from California to Austin? After two years applying to Google job in Austin I finally got an offer. Yeahhh but timing is off. Anyone recently transition out of California to Texas, is it worth it with Austin inflation? Seeing advice if worth moving. Factor in state tax and pr
- Looking for Remote/Austin Referrals! (: Been with my company for ~5 years, looking for a new role. Good company with great wlb and benefits, however the work moves too slow and I don't have an interest in staying within financial services. Hoping to break into the tech space, though I don't want to limit myself to only tech companies. My
- First time home buyer: Austin I’m targeting to buy new home in Round Rock area around 500k budget. With prices already doubled, is there scope for home price appreciation in near future (3-5 years)? If I were to go back to my home country, I want to use this as an investment opportunity. How easy is to rent single family homes
- vote Housing market Austin Me and my wife are Planning to buy a house in Austin suburbs. ( Primary home) No kids. I’m confused between buying a home in an area like Round Rock vs Manor From what I gather so far Round Rock: Pros: More urban Better schools Good access to domain and Apple Cons: Pricing ( close to 770 for th
- vote Seattle vs Austin in Jan 2022 Updating original post to a poll. Highly appreciate the detailed answers folks :) Original Post: I and my wife are contemplating if moving to Austin would be the right thing to do. We both are around 30 years, have no kids, and don't like Seattle weather and the housing options (Yes, 30% YoY incre
- Austin Engineers from Bay Area moving to Austin - how you deal with 4 hours to closest beach, no mountains or skiing, plus 4 months of 100+ degrees and mosquitoes and other insects? Not to mention rest of racist Texas surrounding Austin if you not White.
- vote Austin or SF? I'm a 21M who is about to graduate with a 130K remote SWE job at a tech company (non-FAANGMULA). The breakdown of the TC is 100K base, 10K RSU, 20K bonus. I'm very happy with this offer but not sure where I wanna live. My main priorities are double or triple my TC in 2-3 years, having an easy time l
- Question about Work in Austin? Moving to Austin soon. Seems to be significant amount of growth and many people are moving there for a few reasons. There also seems to be many job openings for well known companies. Trying to figure out what type of work is available there. Meaning type of work are they doing in Austin relative to
- Will Elon move twitters headquarters to Austin? I would love to see leftist twitters headquarters in Texas 🤣🤣
- vote LOCAL Texans — Austin Still Fun? For those who actually live in Texas, not some tech workers immigrating here and complaining about the weather, how do we feel about Austin? Personally, I used to love hanging out over there. Historically, it’s a small town with great BBQ who knows how to have a good time. The whole vibe just seems
- Where are Austin house inventory now? Check how many Opendoor owns! This really make me sick. It’s just this one institutional investor own so many homes just in Austin! I feel so sad for this folks especially young starters who are way priced out. I don’t hate normal individual investors but companies like Opendoor doing these ridiculous hoarding definitely draw h
- Microsoft Austin Hi i will be joining Microsoft in austin. I wanted to know if anyone of you will be joining or have joined MS in austin. #microsoft
- Move to Austin Planning on to move to Austin from Bay Area. Considering real estate pricing, inflation, rents do you guys think it’s worth getting a 10% cut in base? 4yrs work ex, Hardware, TC: 250k, Base: ~145k
- Seattle VS Austin I have recently received an offer from Amazon with the same compensation for both Seattle and Austin. I am wondering which location is better in terms of career growth and social life. Any help would be appreciated. ServiceNow @ Santa Clara Current TC: 190k Current Level: IC2 Amazon TC:220k Level
- Austin is not laid back anymore Just want to rant a bit. It used to be a chill city with more down to earth peeps. Now it's expensive AF, crowded, and full of coastal Elitists and people focused on their image.
- Housing struggle in austin I’m having a hard time finding a house i feel like i can afford with money left over to save every month. I grew up in austin and knew people that have mansions that were 400-500k 2 years ago and are now worth 850k+…. I need suggestions or help on what to do cause a nice house was 300k now that pric
- Intel Austin Offer Design Verification Grade 8 Base: $185k RSU: $200K/4yr Sign on: $35k YOE: 8 Current TC: $215k #hardware #interview #intel #cadence
- Roku Pay Austin Texas Hi, Just cleared my interviews for a job at Roku and need help negotiating salary for Austin Texas location. I am a senior software developer and primary skill is Java web development. Is it reasonable to ask 350k base salary for Austin texas? And what is the split one can expect for base vs TC? Pl
- Austin Geography / Tech Locations I am moving to Austin to work later this year. My wife is a oil and gas consultant working for a small boutique consulting firm doing project management. She will likely need to quit her job in the next year since WFH isn’t as simple for her role. She will likely switch to tech project management a