Yeah, but you know what? The cost of living has also skyrocketed dramatically in Silicon Valley. I mean, you make it sound like engineers here are on a gravy train where we spend 3 months learning a language and can suddenly move to San Francisco where we just let the money roll in. The truth is it costs a lot to live in the Bay Area these days, and that means that if companies want people to move here they need to pony up and pay a good salary.
That $130k starting salary you mention is enough for a person to afford a studio in the Tenderloin these days?
That $130k starting salary you mention is enough for a person to afford a studio in the Tenderloin these days?