Escape from California?

An anonymous reader asks: "Is there any escape from California? I'm a very experienced software engineer (7+ years) with a MSEE and lots of great work experience. Even in this market, jobs in CA are easy to grab if I want them. Trouble is, I don't want to live here anymore. Six figures in Northern CA gets mostly pissed away on a mortgage for a house that isn't worth half that anywhere else, and I'm pretty much just waiting for the earthquake to hit and wipe it out. I'd love to move to the midwest, but decent software jobs seem to not exist. I'm more than willing to take a huge paycut to get a job there, but where to even start looking?"

Comments

No!

[wdr1]

Software engineering involving multiple people is the kind of thing that requires teamwork and good communication. Have all the documentation you want, even use a development process like XP, but you're sure to find there is still a tremendous benifit in having the team work in close proximity.

I suppose it's just the way the world works, but it's hard to get the match the random hallway converstations. They often result in avoiding massive problems or substantial enhancements. It's also very benificial for your engineers to be able to stroll over and ask another developer a quick question (ideally with a whiteboard in near proximity).

My two cents.

-Bill

Check this out...

[xagon7]

www.computerjobs.com

Good place to start looking, seems Texas has a shit load of opportunity ;)

Re:Dont come to Toronto

[LordNimon]

I saw a chart in a magazine recently that showed that people without degrees are 4 times as likely to be unemployed than those with Master's degrees. I think it was something like 1.6% for having an MS, and like 6.something percent for those with only a highschool diploma.

So yes, the lack of a degree is a big part of your problem.

I have an MS and I'd like to live in Toronto. Maybe I can get your job?