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The Worst US Cities To Work In IT

bdcny7927 writes with an excerpt from CIO.com to inspire some caution before your next job switch: "IT workers have their choice of many great US cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite US tech job locales."

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  1. Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okay, I don't really believe that. I just always wanted to see what that sentence looked like in print.

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    1. Re:Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. by Jake+Griffin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wow... I'm from Detroit and I laughed so hard when I read that. When people ask me what I thought about my time there I always tell them that "Detroit is a great place to be" then pause a minute and add "from."

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    2. Re:Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That should be Michigan's new state motto "Aside from Detroit, we're great!" ;-)

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    3. Re:Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. by Vancorps · · Score: 2, Funny

      You mean those crazy girls? No thanks! Of course I'm a bit jaded considering I had a girlfriend that went to GSU who was anorexic but really wanted to have a kid! Needless to say that relationship didn't last too long although the saying is true, crazy in the head, crazy in bed! Woohoo! For like a week

  2. Gary Indiana by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Funny

    makes Detroit look like Paris.

  3. Bozeman MT by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where until recently, your passwords were government property.

  4. Re:Southern Utah.... by Crazy+Man+on+Fire · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stop complaining and buy yourself a hammer

  5. Re:What? by oodaloop · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean besides the sports teams? What geek doesn't pick the city in which he wants to live based on how their sports teams are doing there?

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  6. Re:What? by iamhigh · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's CIO.com, nothing they talk about has anything to do with IT!

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  7. Re:No way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "This has to be one of the lamest /. submissions of the month."

    I think the C64 vs the iPhone is worse.

  8. Come to Alaska! by TFer_Atvar · · Score: 2, Funny

    We'll throw "might get mauled by a moose" for free!

  9. Re:Highly subjective is right. by Ihmhi · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I had to name a State as worst State it would be California. Land of tax and spend with no fiscal restraint, holder of first county to declare bankruptcy and likely first State to go bankrupt. Of course the single biggest reason to avoid California for me is that about 3/4 of my firearms are unconstitutionally deemed illegal by the State.

    As a New Jerseyan, I am absolutely insulted and appalled that you think there's a state in this great nation more corrupt than us!

  10. Re:Popular myth by painandgreed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Remember, you haven't lost your girlfriend, just your place in line.

  11. They forgot ... by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... Redmond, WA.

    Yeah, mark this as flamebait. But sometimes its not about how many jobs are available, its about the quality of the work. I don't see anything attractive about a career that involves having to clean up after the 800 pound gorilla.

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  12. Re:No way by TeamSPAM · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the proper acronym is DINK - Dual Income No Kids. This led me to come up with the SINKING acronym for an old coworker. It stands for Single Income No Kids Incredibly Needy Girlfriend. :)

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  13. Re:Highly subjective is right. by Darth_brooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    I will go corrupt official toe to toe with you. You can have your Tony Soprano wannabes, and I'll put the city of Detroit against your whole exit ramp infested state! Hell, Monica Conyers has more corruption in her little finger than any five state or local officials you can find.

    The gauntlet has been thrown down!

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  14. Re:LAZY! by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did I miss it? When did the "top ten" list get watered down to "top seven"? Too lazy to dig up three more crappy towns?

    In this economy, all internet posts are being cut down by 30%. Or more as in

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  15. Re:Highly subjective is right. by EricTheGreen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see your Michigan and raise you my Illinois.

    You're complaining about a piddly-wit mayor? Of our two most recent ex-governors, one is up the river and the other is likely joining him in a couple years. Our junior senator essentially bought his way into the job and got caught. And that's before we even bring Mayor "Chucky" Daley and his bankrupt-the-state 2016 Olympics and endemic "pay to play" city infrastructure contracts into the mix.

    I feel bad for the agony being experienced by MI right now, but you're not even in the same league as the Land of Lincoln in the corruption department. And be grateful for that...

  16. Re:Highly subjective is right. by scottv67 · · Score: 2, Funny

    > Then I had a 97 V6 Camaro

    Please accept my most sincere condolences.