It does indeed. Of course, there's a dark side there with respect to my message: the company I mentioned, Second Century, that spent $150 million in two years without appreciably spending it on engineering? Most of that money went toward relocating and setting up (rather extravagant) new offices in Virginia. UUNET, the company Andy the salesguy from my message is obviously considering bailing on, is also based in Virginia. So was the company Mirage bailed on when he moved to Florida.
Having said that, I will admit that Blacksburg, Virginia, is a pretty cool place from my visit there a few years back. (That's where Mirage went to school, at Virginia Tech, and where at least one of the companies he worked at was based, although I think he also did time around Arlington.)
I suppose the biggest strike against that area for me personally--right now--is the combination of a high cost of living and a climate I don't like. Tampa has a low cost of living and a climate I don't like; San Jose has a climate I do like and a high cost of living. (The only places that are likely to go 2 for 2 are, of course, rural places with very few jobs.)
I do keep an open mind--the right opportunity would overcome my reticence to face snow, and while I don't have a particular interest in the DC area itself I do like some surrounding areas. ("Close enough for government work" takes on new meaning in that context, doesn't it?) But, like the opportunity that brought you where you are, the employer would have to be willing to deal with me while I'm down here. The ability to get free living space for a while in San Jose is a significant push in that direction if I just bail on Tampa--a lot of employers simply aren't looking at out-of-area resumes except for the highest positions these days.
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Date: 2002-08-23 07:10 (UTC)Having said that, I will admit that Blacksburg, Virginia, is a pretty cool place from my visit there a few years back. (That's where Mirage went to school, at Virginia Tech, and where at least one of the companies he worked at was based, although I think he also did time around Arlington.)
I suppose the biggest strike against that area for me personally--right now--is the combination of a high cost of living and a climate I don't like. Tampa has a low cost of living and a climate I don't like; San Jose has a climate I do like and a high cost of living. (The only places that are likely to go 2 for 2 are, of course, rural places with very few jobs.)
I do keep an open mind--the right opportunity would overcome my reticence to face snow, and while I don't have a particular interest in the DC area itself I do like some surrounding areas. ("Close enough for government work" takes on new meaning in that context, doesn't it?) But, like the opportunity that brought you where you are, the employer would have to be willing to deal with me while I'm down here. The ability to get free living space for a while in San Jose is a significant push in that direction if I just bail on Tampa--a lot of employers simply aren't looking at out-of-area resumes except for the highest positions these days.