Do I have any masto peeps (meeps?) in/from the SF Bay area?
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Do I have any masto peeps (meeps?) in/from the SF Bay area?
I'm wondering how far a salary of $120K/year really goes in that part of the country.
Pls boost for reach.
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Do I have any masto peeps (meeps?) in/from the SF Bay area?
I'm wondering how far a salary of $120K/year really goes in that part of the country.
Pls boost for reach.
@sennoma okay but where in The Bay?
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@sennoma okay but where in The Bay?
@sennoma and it depends what your living situation is
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@sennoma and it depends what your living situation is
Hmm, okay -- suppose your job is somewhere between SF and San Jose, which is where the fuckers always seem to be (in biotech, anyway). I don't know if it's feasible to commute from across the bay from like Haywood or Fremont, but if it is I guess I'd do that.
Living situation -- two middle aged boring old farts, no kids, two cats. Would like around 1500sqft, single family>townhome, no apartments. (Fuck apartments. No more. I'm too damn old.)
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Hmm, okay -- suppose your job is somewhere between SF and San Jose, which is where the fuckers always seem to be (in biotech, anyway). I don't know if it's feasible to commute from across the bay from like Haywood or Fremont, but if it is I guess I'd do that.
Living situation -- two middle aged boring old farts, no kids, two cats. Would like around 1500sqft, single family>townhome, no apartments. (Fuck apartments. No more. I'm too damn old.)
@sennoma @NickGates that depends exactly where it is across the bay from Hayward and Fremont.
A LOT of the bay area is "it depends on exact location" sadly. It can make a pretty wide difference.
Having a roomie makes a huge difference.
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@sennoma @NickGates that depends exactly where it is across the bay from Hayward and Fremont.
A LOT of the bay area is "it depends on exact location" sadly. It can make a pretty wide difference.
Having a roomie makes a huge difference.
@StevenSavage @sennoma what town is the job in
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@StevenSavage @sennoma what town is the job in
I don't yet quite understand why it matters so much where the job is. Why can't you live pretty much anywhere from Milpitas to Oakland and commute to pretty much anywhere between SF and San Jose?
Let's say the job is in South SF. When I ask the DDG map, it says I could get there in an hour from anywhere between Oakland and Hayward. Is it lying to me?
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Do I have any masto peeps (meeps?) in/from the SF Bay area?
I'm wondering how far a salary of $120K/year really goes in that part of the country.
Pls boost for reach.
@sennoma you'll never own a house at that salary, but you can live OK, as long as you don't mind a bit of a commute (hopefully you can rent and work near a Caltrain stop).
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I don't yet quite understand why it matters so much where the job is. Why can't you live pretty much anywhere from Milpitas to Oakland and commute to pretty much anywhere between SF and San Jose?
Let's say the job is in South SF. When I ask the DDG map, it says I could get there in an hour from anywhere between Oakland and Hayward. Is it lying to me?
@sennoma @NickGates @StevenSavage you don't want to drive a long commute there, but if there's a transit option (Caltrain is great), it's not intolerable to be a pretty good ways out from the job. Train time can be useful/pleasant time, unlike driving during rush hour which is all wasted time and stressful.