I've never been to either place, but aside from the cost, I hear nothing but good things about Vancouver. I wish we had a good analogue here in the US. I guess Juneau is like a tiny version.About two years ago I moved from Vancouver to Toronto to take a job which was base 125K plus bonus, so my comp ended up being 175K after bonuses, but I was fucking miserable so I quit after just over a year and moved back to Vancouver where I now make 100K and am slightly happier (only slightly). I am a senior financial analyst and I am 41 years old.
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Making about 140k here in Hong Kong. But i live in a 600sq ft shack because the housing market here is cutthroat.
I rather work in a modest job in the suburb in the states than living in my current hellhole.
imma billionaire on GTA.We need a club for Billie Killers!
Any Billionaires here?
Great I bet you drive a Mercedes or BMW in HK right? HK flats are viciously high. 400k for a size of a toilet room living room ;_;Making about 140k here in Hong Kong. But i live in a 600sq ft shack because the housing market here is cutthroat.
I rather work in a modest job in the suburb in the states than living in my current hellhole.
Making about 140k here in Hong Kong. But i live in a 600sq ft shack because the housing market here is cutthroat.
I rather work in a modest job in the suburb in the states than living in my current hellhole.
I've never been to either place, but aside from the cost, I hear nothing but good things about Vancouver. I wish we had a good analogue here in the US. I guess Juneau is like a tiny version.
Well hell, I have to catch up to y'all since I spent waaay too much time in schoolLead Programmer, work on statistical data sets and interfaces between our company and vendors. Work in FL, I'm 32. Make about $75k excluding benefits such as 401k match, employee stock purchase discounts, free health care. Working on getting promoted and into the $90-$100k range. I find it hard to believe the majority of this forum make $100k+, unless ya'll live in CA/NY.
I've spent too long on the Gulf Coast. I'm ready for some cool weather. The midwest has been disappointing so far.Weather would be a negative. Like Seattle it rains and is gloomy. And super expensive in the burbs. I've been to all the big cities including Edmonton and Calgary too - I like Canada left or right, but damn that weather and cold.
The suburbs are a lot cheaper, but then you're spending an hour in traffic twice a day. Again, real estate prices here are nuts.
sounds like a typical commute in l.a., not the worst thing in the world. also a popular move in nyc (live/commute from new jersey)
write off a nice car, listen to the radio or talk on the phone, profit.
sounds like a typical commute in l.a., not the worst thing in the world. write off a nice car, listen to the radio or talk on the phone, profit.
Lead Programmer, work on statistical data sets and interfaces between our company and vendors. Work in FL, I'm 32. Make about $75k excluding benefits such as 401k match, employee stock purchase discounts, free health care. Working on getting promoted and into the $90-$100k range. I find it hard to believe the majority of this forum make $100k+, unless ya'll live in CA/NY.
What's crazy is when you see the living arrangements people have in the busier (well they're all busy but the ones that are more) Chinese cities. Some of them are literally smaller than my home server room and they'll have a full family living in those. Like under 100sqft. And these arn't private houses, but apartments and often they have shared bathrooms/showers. Can't imagine living that way. Seems to me it makes everything not worth it. I went to school for a big chunk of my life so I could get a job, and I have a job so I can have a house in a decent neighborhood. Some people arn't as fortunate given where they live. Makes me appreciate what I have that's for sure.
You have ways to go, in years. I'm in south FL, and am almost at $150k; but I have 18 more years on you. There have been some management/leadership roles that I did not pursue, that could have boosted my salary even further: I'd rather have peace of mind, and currently, I don't even need to commute - I work from home.