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Which one is better for people newly working in the IT industry to live and to develop a career? Austin seems to be growing fast in this area, but recently I think the growth has slowed recently and also Austin pays lower than Silicon Valley. However, both tax and cost of living are also lower. Please give your opinion and vote.
The cost of living in the San Jose-Bay Area is one of the highest in the country. When I was visiting out there last Summer I witnessed first hand how bad the economy really is out in California. Texans should be thanking their lucky stars we've been so blessed in this recession. Also, my friend who is an RN in Houston now moved out to SJ & lasted for about 2 weeks before she packed up everything & moved right back to Texas. They would only offer her a temp position & was working at 3 different hospitals just to cover the cost of living making around 45-50 bucks an hour which is about what she makes here realizing a lot more. As a matter of fact she just bought a brand new house down in Houston. In San Jose she would still be renting an old $1,500 a month studio size apartment.
San Jose if only for the sheer number of high-profile tech companies to get your career rolling with. It's not the best place to live and work long term, but if you don't mind putting in a decade or so, and then going remote or to another geo, it might still serve that purpose well.
The cost of living in the San Jose-Bay Area is one of the highest in the country. When I was visiting out there last Summer I witnessed first hand how bad the economy really is out in California. Texans should be thanking their lucky stars we've been so blessed in this recession. Also, my friend who is an RN in Houston now moved out to SJ & lasted for about 2 weeks before she packed up everything & moved right back to Texas. They would only offer her a temp position & was working at 3 different hospitals just to cover the cost of living making around 45-50 bucks an hour which is about what she makes here realizing a lot more. As a matter of fact she just bought a brand new house down in Houston. In San Jose she would still be renting an old $1,500 a month studio size apartment.
But in California your friend who is a nurse has a very strong union & benefits are more generous in California compared to Texas. But agree that San Jose is expensive overall.
But in California your friend who is a nurse has a very strong union & benefits
That could have been useful for the two nurses in the whistleblower trial in Midland.
I liken Silicon Valley to the Energy Capital (Houston); these places are the meccas of the industry. Lose your job in one company? There are other companies in the town to find work at, so you don't have to move from place-to-place.
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Mehhh my cousin lives in SJ and I go to school in ATX.
But in a very non biased way, neither, San Francisco is where it's at, but if I had to pick, then Austin. SJ has the ugliest skyline ever, and that plays a huge role for me.
Besides it's Silicon Hills VS. Silicon Valley
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