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The Worst US Cities To Work In IT

Posted by timothy on from the hmm-if-atlanta's-on-the-good-list dept.

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. No way by Stargoat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wish I would be transferred to Alaska. The hunting and fishing is great. There is room to breath. A man can raise a family in a manner more suitable to the American ideal. The commutes cannot be any worse than the suburbs of any major US city.

    Sign me up!

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  2. What? by qoncept · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What a worthless list. What did anything they talked about have anything to do with IT?

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  3. Alaska is nice - if you can keep a job by heffy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wouldn't mind working in Alaska - lots of fresh seafood, cheap real estate, small town feel - if I can be sure my job is secure. Just like working in IT in some small midwest town, there aren't many options for switching jobs if you need to switch. How many large companies are hiring if you're an Oracle DBA in Alaska?

    That's the beauty of Silicon Valley. I can work at a company for a few years and move to another, similarly-sized company at a higher position without much hesitation or worry. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of small companies looking at hiring IT folks. That kind of job security is what makes California much more appealing than a smaller city.

  4. Re:Urban jungles by mh1997 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Any ideas about which suburban or rural areas are good...to work in for IT jobs?

    Yes, but I won't tell at the risk of turning it into

    a very suffocating place, full of busy little bees who have no idea what it is to take the time to smell the roses

  5. Re:Come on, Detroit isn't that bad. by TheJorge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As a commuter who rides the train that feeds Fenway, I can say that's a major detriment. Nothing like 30 minutes in a packed train with sweaty drunk fans to end your day in the office 2-3 times a week.