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Google Building Tech Center Near Portland
jdray writes "It seems that everyone's favorite search powerhouse, Google, is building a tech center in The Dalles, Oregon. About 45 minutes by interstate highway from Portland, The Dalles is a small, economically depressed city near the world-famous Columbia River Gorge. The $60,000 average annual salary of Google employees is about double the average for Wasco county. With all the outdoor sports (windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing) in the area, sports-minded geeks should be flocking to apply for a job at the new facility."
Problem is if you get fired or, more likely, laid off you are SOL and have to move at a time when you really can't afford it. The way Google's search results currently look this may very well be a possibility in the near future.
and after all of you sports minded geeks flock to portland you'll realize that there arn't an people of color, but then again, it is the nw and ya know, oregon is the northern hot bed for neo-nazi's and the KKK so why would people of color exactly want to live in portland (hell, thats one of the reasons i moved my ass out of there this past june).
but rest assured, you'll have plenty of organic food, clean water, the wonderful dirty willamette river (well not if you live in the dalles but if you're in pdx then you're fine), and rain to your disposal. have fun!
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