Boston vs Seattle ? VMware vs Microsoft?
I am interviewing for an Software Developer role at Microsoft for a position in Seattle. However, I am a little bit confused about whether it is going to be a good move. VMware is doing pretty well . I am not sure if my life will be better at Microsoft in Seattle. Please share your opinion base on : 1. Weather in Boston vs Seattle 2. City life 3. Compensation MS vs VMW 4. Work life balance Etc.
I moved from Boston to Seattle. If you move to Seattle get ready for very less sun. It’s not the rain but it’s mostly overcast in Seattle. In summer Seattle is more beautiful than Boston. Seattle is less pricey real estate wise if you compare with Cambridge. But then also depends on where exactly you want to live. Microsoft pays more than VMware and if you’re in software will have much more opportunities as they have so many products. WLB is on you but MSFT has good WLB by far in the entire industry.
Seattle. Microsoft.
I moved from Boston to Seattle and would go back in a second. The weather and the people are so much better in Boston.
Weather: Seattle has milder winters by far, but fall and winter is virtually sunless. Boston has nicer (hotter) summers City Life: Seattle has a dichotomy of heavily gentrified and neglected areas. Lotta trendy places, less "real" areas unless you're willing to go south of sodo. Boston feels like it has more going for it if you're the type who likes to have fun without spending much. Compensation: Seattle ( and the west coast in general) pays higher for tech. Work Life Balance: too variant to say in general. Microsoft has teams that work 80 hour weeks, and teams that work 40 or less. Depends on how important you want to be. Overall I like Boston more as a city, but Seattle has more career opportunities if you're trying to do pure tech
Boston >> Seattle
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VMware is doing pretty well?! You are not talking cloud computing I hope. Then again, it's there anything left at VMware with a future? VMware is of interest because they are so behind they have to heavily overlay for talent to join. If you do not get from them as offert notably higher than Microsoft, you need to negotiate more with them.
Boston has working govt
Seattle hands down
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