expensive I think
One of my friends lived there and worked there for some time(and is 1/3rd bermudian or whatever they are called), one bit he gave me is assume each bag of groceries will cost you $100. The salary one gig there was offering me seemed tempting until my friend told me about the cost of living.
My commute is a 20 minute walk (used to be 10 minutes before the company moved further away, new office has a long lease so won't be going anywhere anytime soon) in the bay area. One company I was at four years ago(in WA state) the walk was literally about 500 feet(across the street). I had co-workers who parked further away than I lived. I was so overjoyed when they said come in to the interview and it wasn't until that point that I realized how close they actually were to me (I knew they were close, just not across the street!)
Some people have asked me if I get called all the time because I am so close, I have not. Perhaps twice in the past 3 years.
It's nice to be able to work from home in the morning and then get to the office around noon (I only go to the office because I want to, not because I need/have to).
It's one of the reasons I don't even talk to the companies that try to recruit me(seems like 2-3x/week), quality of life is too high, I don't want to be in a pressure situation where some other company is trying to pressure me to leave because I went down the interview path with them etc.. Nice to feel loved though :)
I had a 1+ hr commute once 14 years ago, lasted about two months before I moved closer to work (down to a 3 minute drive in that situation). Just can't put up with that kind of shit, I suppose maybe I could if it was just driving a long distance w/no traffic.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
