Anyone here live in the Big Apple? What is the tech scene like there vs the Bay Area?
Much smaller tech scene, but life quality is much better if you enjoy living in a city.
I don't but I'm from there and wanna move back desperately 😑. I'm bay area based.
Why not switch to the NY office?
New employee. Will attempt in a year or two
NY is infinitely better. It may be harder to move to higher levels of tech career like senior manager or director, but L2-5 is a way better scene. It's not exclusively rich tech people who think they aren't rich, but a much more diverse crowd and enriching cultural scene. SF is okay but I always feel like I'm in such a bubble when I'm there
So manhattan isn't a wealth bubble. Ok 🙄
not like SF. lots of people in outer borroughs use public transport to work in the same area as tech professionals and there's subsidized housing for low income, artists, etc. it's a lot different and way more diverse for income
+1 to job man's post. Yes the tech scene is smaller but it's just a much more diverse city and living here has been amazing since I moved from the bay. Hate the bay bubble feeling. Plus if you're a straight guy, the dating scene >>>> than the bay.
What about the bad weather 5 months of the year?
yeah that part sucks haha. lots of drinking indoors and snowball fights :)
Are you talking about Seattle? :)
How is the dating scene
Better for guys and worse for girls.
How do you guys feel about the pay and cost of living there? Compared to Seattle it seems like most of the jobs pay less, and the cost of living is much higher. Is buying a house with a reasonable commute (hour tops) doable?
if you want a house I'm not sure it's right for you compared to Seattle. but if you're fine with an apartment it's fine with a tech salary. I don't think it's universally true it pays less than Seattle - certainly not true for big tech and top quantitative finance companies.
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I do. It's awesome here :) though much much smaller than Bay Area. Depending on what you want
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