Seattle or Portland?
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@ajstringham said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@ajstringham said:
Vancouver looks nice actually. How is the IT there?
Decent, it is Canada's only large western city. Not huge but pretty large and right by Seattle. There is all kinds of work there. Very different culture from the rest of Canada. But.... it's Canada. No way to work there reasonably.
What do you mean?
Same thing I said before. In order to work in Canada you need a visa. A Canadian work visa general requires that you have a four year degree from an accredited school (which you do not have) as well as having a offer from a sponsoring company willing to pay a fortune to sponsor your visa in Canada who can show that they are hiring you for a job that no Canadian can do - which is generally only possible if you are a senior manager at an existing company and what makes you unique is your experience in that company. Being an IT pro, except for the very highest .01% of the field above the $200K range, there is little to no way to take a job in Canada. One can get lucky, but it is extremely rare.
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Did you ever settle on a future destination for yourself?
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@Reid-Cooper said:
Did you ever settle on a future destination for yourself?
I haven't decided yet. I've been to Seattle and I loved it there! However, I was a tourist and that is very different than living there. I would have to travel to each place and feel it out first. Maybe my next couple vacations will be there.
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It's true, being a tourist can be very misleading. Better, if possible, is to rent an apartment by the month and try living in a place. Some cities, famously Barcelona, is considered a top world travel destination but often cited as being pretty hard to live in.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
It's true, being a tourist can be very misleading. Better, if possible, is to rent an apartment by the month and try living in a place. Some cities, famously Barcelona, is considered a top world travel destination but often cited as being pretty hard to live in.
Don't tell @scottalanmiller that. He wants to live in Barcelona. Says it's his favorite place in the world.
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@Reid-Cooper You do have a point though. However, I wouldn't be moving without having a job already, so, packing up and moving again a few months later isn't going to happen.
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@Reid-Cooper said:
Some cities, famously Barcelona, is considered a top world travel destination but often cited as being pretty hard to live in.
A friend of a friend of mine worked for HP in Barcelona for a while. He loved it. The only issue was that they worked to American time-frames but partied to Spanish time-frames. So they were out until 1am every night having fun but then expected to start work at 8am. He burnt out after a while.
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Oh he worked local time. When I'm in Europe I work US hours so I can spend the day in activities and work at night.
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It literally rains 6 out of 7 days a week here during the 5-6 months of summer. Lots of lightning in Florida, though
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Chance of thunderstorm means thunderstorm. It may only rain for 20 minutes, but its gonna rain
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@IRJ said:
Chance of thunderstorm means thunderstorm. It may only rain for 20 minutes, but its gonna rain
Yeah, I'd prefer drizzle all day. I don't like pop-up storms. It's just muggy after and bleh!
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London for you then.
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@ajstringham If Washington is the place you want to be, why not Redmond?
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@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham If Washington is the place you want to be, why not Redmond?
Where is Redmond?
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@ajstringham Redmond is where Microsoft is at or at least a major part of it.
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@ajstringham said:
@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham If Washington is the place you want to be, why not Redmond?
Where is Redmond?
facepalm Dude, you need to leave the command center every once in a while
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@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham said:
@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham If Washington is the place you want to be, why not Redmond?
Where is Redmond?
facepalm Dude, you need to leave the command center every once in a while
I knew it was in Washington but I meant in reference to something I might have more understanding on...
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@ajstringham Redmond is where Microsoft is at or at least a major part of it.
See @Bill-Kindle , that was helpful.
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You should watch Frasier, that will help you get to know the Seattle culture.
