Moving to SF vs moving to Seattle

Dec 19, 2019 10 Comments

I work at Facebook in Menlo Park and have been living in South Bay for 2 years.

I'm in my mid 20s now and I'm finding South Bay quite boring -- not much to do after getting back from work and most of my friends from college live in the city (in SF/Seattle). South Bay is also worse in terms of dating.

I'm debating moving to SF vs moving to Seattle. My team is also based in Seattle so they would fine with me moving to Seattle.
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SF Pros:
+ Close to other tech companies. I'd eventually want to move companies after a few more years so in the long term this would be good.

SF Cons:
- Commute would be terrible. I'll probably have to spend ~3hrs per day commuting and that would leave me with free time only on weekends.
- Rent is going to be expensive.

Seattle Pros:
+ I would be able to afford an apartment close to work.
+ Save more money because of no state income tax.

Seattle Cons:
- I like warm/sunny weather so Seattle weather would take a lot of getting used to.
- Not many other tech companies to eventually move to. I'll probably have to move back to Bay area after a few years.

Please comment if you can think of any other pros/cons!

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  • Dude there is sf office. Just move there if you like the sun. I lived in Seattle for 6 months and I hated the rain so much. It just lowered down my productivity silently. Move to NY or LA even. Why just sf and seattle? And sf nyc seattle have pretty much any tech company you can think of.
    Dec 19, 2019 1
    • OP
      Thanks! I too would have liked to work in the sf or NYC office but I can't since I recently switched teams and my team doesn't have anyone in these locations.
      Dec 19, 2019
  • Microsoft / Eng
    cholical

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    cholical
    I currently live in sf and commute to palo alto everyday. It's taking a toll and I'm trying move my job to the city.
    Dec 19, 2019 0
  • Microsoft / Eng
    TC_slut

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    TC_slut
    The extra saving in Seattle is just not worth it for sacrificing 10 months per year. Days are gloomy, dark and rainy and Seattle freeze is an actual thing
    Dec 19, 2019 0
  • Tesla / Eng
    7383heu3iw

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    7383heu3iw
    Whatever you do, I don't recommend the 3 hr commute, it's soul crushing.
    Dec 19, 2019 0
  • Airbnb
    liFu43

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    liFu43
    I love living in Seattle

    Skiing can help distract from the rain in the winter, and summers are incredible
    Dec 19, 2019 0