Austin to Seattle, is it worth it?
220TC to 290TC (excluding 70k join in bonus) 70% of me says not worth it. What says u?
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33. Married with a kid. Work 50 hrs/week. PhD with 6 yoe. Hate the rain/cold. Want to be happy when im not working.
OP 220 K is great money for Texas. I wouldn't move to Seattle for 290k.
YOE ? 220 k at Intel 🤔
6 yoe w/ a PhD. G8 moving to 9 soon.
Better to move. Moving into higher salary range in Austin would be difficult. You can comeback to Austin later as well. But Try to push your TC in the range of 320-350
Calculate how much you will save if you stay at Austin and Seattle. Then make your mind. If it was me if I will save 15%+ I would go. + I like changes myself so that’s a plus for me.
I will save more. But, people scared me of the city. Its much worse that Austin.
Much worse in what sense? Could you please elaborate? I haven't been to Austin so pardon my curiosity
OP hates rain/ cold.. don’t worry. It’s sunny 90% of th time with the occasional showers.
Didnt do research before i got the offer.
At least the summers are good. Come over OP
No
You hate the rain and cold. That makes this a very easy decision for you.
Well i dont think people in Seattle like it either. But they must be seeing in that city that I do not see.
There's much more to a city than just rain. But if you do hate rain/cold, easy decision. Don't come. 70k more money won't get you Sun. If you're depressed and down, you won't even get another son 😉
I love rain and cold yet still hates every day in Seattle
Perhaps because you work at Amazon? LOL
That’s additional 4k per month post tax. It’s lot of money and there are more tech opportunities in Seattle.
Take about 1.5k for extra living expenses, makes it 2.5k. Plus getting a promotion at my current company in a year or two would make it even less. I am trying to think longterm.
How the fuck 70k more in seattle results in 4k per month post tax?
I say - worth it. Now let few more random strangers give you some random advise.
Lol, true
Or advice