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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

work; the american federal gov't is funneling tons of money into texas and every day i get at least one email from a recruiter to move back to texas for a job and it's at a considerably higher frequency than california.

[–] zealouscurmedgeon@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I got a disgustingly high offer for West Texas but I'd kms if I had to live there.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

DON'T DO IT!!!

i took the bait and moved away from san francisco back in 2019 because austin was literally offering double my highest salary and it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life i've ever made.

there's really good reasons why they have to bribe people to move there w money.

if you find that you must move, chose houston or dallas; houston is better, but not by much.

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’d rather be unemployed than live in Texas.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

i suspect that many of us will be