Why You Won’t Survive In New York City (10 Reasons why) (Boston: transplants, apartments)

[ShadowMassa]

Article is a few months old but interesting read - Why You Won't Survive In New York City | Elite Daily

[cee4]

You should rename it to "why transplants won't survive in NYC written by a transplant"

[Urban Peasant]

I once considered moving to New York to teach in the public schools a few years ago. Starting salary for newcomers with just a bachelors degree was in the low '40s. The recruiter assured every applicant that no one starves among the school staff. In the end I decided not to do it but I suppose the recruiter was right in that my friends who now live and work in New York in public/non-profit sector jobs are doing okay. Rent is expensive, money is tight, but it still is an exciting and more importantly livable place for them. Now raising a family in NYC, well that's the question I have.

[citylove101]

This story is NOT New York specific. It really isn't.

These same rules are needed to make it anywhere in the country. Even the one about cramped, high-priced apartments are true in places like Boston or San Francisco. It's cute that the authour figures that being competitive, confident, inquisitive, careful, etc etc are so tied to success in New York, but she just as well could have called it "Why You Wont Survive In Albuquerque" The qualities you need for success don't change from city to city.