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Discussion on: Is a career in Software Development even worth it?

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SyntaxSeed (Sherri W) • Edited

If you live in NY city, you are going to have more competition for the jobs you want. I have many friends here in Canada who moved to one of our biggest cities - Toronto - and have the same problem. People move to big cities chasing their dream career, and end up working just any job to make ends meet.

High-density 'popular' cities with high cost of living.... there is just so much competition for the good jobs.

You might want to consider being willing to move to a smaller city for the right job. Especially if a few years out of school you are still in the same situation.

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Daniel

⬆ This!

Many (or some) company owners would love to relocate to cheaper cities but they face the problem of the lack of talent. Trying to find a job in a city that is not a "technology hub" may not be a bad idea. Specialy if you value quality of life over gross salary.

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Shaquille Foster

I appreciate the words guys, I’m actually looking into that. If it comes down to it I may move back to Barbados where I’m originally from. Or give another city/town in the East coast a try. Thank you.

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SyntaxSeed (Sherri W)

:)
It doesn't always mean making less - often the drop in cost of living balances out. Ex a $300k home in my city is 1.5 million in Toronto. Yikes.