Epicmafia

West Coast Real Estate

almost 11 years

I've decided that within the next 10 years that I want to relocate out of NY because it's cold and expensive.

I'm planning on visiting San Diego and possibly LA some time in May and would like to visit different areas up and down the coast over the next few years to see where I could ultimately move to after I've gained enough experience to be able to more easily get a job in a new market.

Since I know there are people on the site who are from this part of the country, I was hoping some of you could provide insight.

The only things I am not about are too cold, too rural or "cookie cutter" type communities where the most ethnic thing to eat is Taco Bell or Panda Express. (I've heard parts of LA can be like this)

Things I like: Food, warm, reasonably affordable MBA, good job markets, affordable apartment/housing, public transit

Thanks guys, appreciate the help.

Renaldo

almost 11 years

ling says

How are you enjoying hr, I have a few friends who are in HR right now and not a single one of them enjoy it, also it was really hard to find jobs

What do they do in HR? Did they go to school for it?

HR's also the kind of thing that varies drastically company to company. The culture makes a huge impact on how the HR department functions and whether it's viewed as a strategic part of the business or just an administrative support function.

And yeah, it's difficult to find good jobs at the entry-level. After you get some experience, everything opens up. After I did a 3 month temp assignment I had 4 interviews almost immediately. It's a field where most companies don't want to bother teaching you anything, they want you to come in knowing how to do it all already.

TheShane

almost 11 years

Matt12 says

also portland sounds irrelevant so anywhere else but there

What did you just say? Do you know nothing about Portland? Portland has a lot of history and it has a quirky vibe to it. I'd rather live in the Northwest rather than the Northeast any day of the week. Better climate, more space, and better people.

Matt12

almost 11 years

also portland sounds irrelevant so anywhere else but there

Matt12

almost 11 years

So far im loving the northeast

kino

almost 11 years

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TheShane says

Slow says

move to the pacific northwest since that's where i plan to go in two years.

where?

who knows, friend.

TheShane

almost 11 years

Slow says

move to the pacific northwest since that's where i plan to go in two years.

where?

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[Citation Needed]

kino

almost 11 years

since moving to seattle ive become 200% sexier and 100% gayer

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move to the pacific northwest since that's where i plan to go in two years.

ling

almost 11 years

How are you enjoying hr, I have a few friends who are in HR right now and not a single one of them enjoy it, also it was really hard to find jobs

ling

almost 11 years

Lashka says

Calvin says

Riot tell me more about the gay bars

Half the people in them are straight. They're just fun.

agreed

Renaldo

almost 11 years

Interesting. That's good. I wish the US was more open to foreign labor. It's such a pain as a recruiter when you're looking to hire and there are all these great foreigners who no employers want to bother sponsoring.

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Oh foreigners get hired all the time. Britain has a lot of skills shortages tbh.

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Calvin says

Riot tell me more about the gay bars

Half the people in them are straight. They're just fun.

Renaldo

almost 11 years

Lashka says

Renaldo says

How does it compare to private sector though?

Like in the States, public sector is regarded as pretty stuffy/dull and is unarguably behind the curve on a lot of things. For example, I went on an interview 2 months ago to for my local county and they were still using Windows XP.

Depends what department you're in. Outside of the NHS, which is obviously gigantic (and a lot of the time it is behind the curve and quite stuffy), the public sector mostly consists of Defence (definitely not behind the curve) or the Civil Service (varies). I can't imagine either of these are what you're aiming at.

Public sector pay is reasonable here, though not as good as private. But as I said, I think HR jobs here would be majority private sector anyway. Even the railways and the utility companies were privatised by Fraulein Thatcher.

I also think it'd be funny if a foreigner got hired to work for the British government.

Other than the larger degree of privatization of things that are public here, it doesn't sound too much different in the other regards.

Warrens

almost 11 years

stay in ny wtf

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Renaldo says

How does it compare to private sector though?

Like in the States, public sector is regarded as pretty stuffy/dull and is unarguably behind the curve on a lot of things. For example, I went on an interview 2 months ago to for my local county and they were still using Windows XP.

Depends what department you're in. Outside of the NHS, which is obviously gigantic (and a lot of the time it is behind the curve and quite stuffy), the public sector mostly consists of Defence (definitely not behind the curve) or the Civil Service (varies). I can't imagine either of these are what you're aiming at.

Public sector pay is reasonable here, though not as good as private. But as I said, I think HR jobs here would be majority private sector anyway. Even the railways and the utility companies were privatised by Fraulein Thatcher.

Renaldo

almost 11 years

I'd only be interested in Miami for the Cuban Food, but I don't think I like to party enough to justify being there.

Florida keys however may be more my speed, until I get wiped out by a hurricane.

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That game is freaking amazing

TheShane

almost 11 years

What could go wrong?

TheOnlyJazznation1

almost 11 years

Only internship fingers crossed. and na I want to stay in good old Jersey

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Steven says

Why would you not just go to Miami

Steven

almost 11 years

If you're looking for weather, Guatemala is where it's at. Not that I'd recommend it for a thousand other reasons though

Renaldo

almost 11 years

Lashka says

Plus the public sector isn't particularly large in the UK, compared to the rest of Europe. Most of it got privatised by the Tories in the 80s and early 90s.

How does it compare to private sector though?

Like in the States, public sector is regarded as pretty stuffy/dull and is unarguably behind the curve on a lot of things. For example, I went on an interview 2 months ago to for my local county and they were still using Windows XP.

@Jazz if you're working on wall street (which is awesome by the way, congrats), you'll probably be able to afford living closer than that if you wanted to.