About ready to give up on Austin... (San Antonio, Howe: home, gated communities)

[mesmer]

Originally Posted by Norsemanu

Although I did just realize that in my original post the last thing I said was "Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated." - So maybe by saying "Any", some of you were taking me quite literally... And if that's the case, please ignore my post above.

The title of your thread is "about ready to give up on Austin" and you got some replies, like mine, that said maybe it would be best to try elsewhere that have opportunities more in line with your skills. I don't know why you took that as an insult.

Moving is not the same as quitting. I tend to follow maslow's heirarchy of needs - Take care of food and shelter first, then worry about the bigger picture fulfillment stuff later. But if you're willing to drastically switch paths to live here, then do so. You could always try for a state job as well - it takes months to get one, so you can sub in the meantime and work on your business. State jobs are typically lower hours so working on your own business should still be feasible. Good luck.

[radiolibre99]

Some of the problems I am reading on this forum are the same as the problems I am reading on the LA forum: traffic, overcrowding, influx of people inflating prices, lower wages due to high supply of willing employees and high costs. The only difference is that there is still a low unemployment rate and considerable job growth.

But Austin is not LA. LA has tons more to afford someone. Austin is growing small city that was once a college town.

The hype needs to die down to taper the influx and lower prices. It's desirability is a bit exaggerated.

[Trainwreck20]

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[Norsemanu]

Originally Posted by mesmer

The title of your thread is "about ready to give up on Austin" and you got some replies, like mine, that said maybe it would be best to try elsewhere that have opportunities more in line with your skills. I don't know why you took that as an insult.

Moving is not the same as quitting. I tend to follow maslow's heirarchy of needs - Take care of food and shelter first, then worry about the bigger picture fulfillment stuff later. But if you're willing to drastically switch paths to live here, then do so. You could always try for a state job as well - it takes months to get one, so you can sub in the meantime and work on your business. State jobs are typically lower hours so working on your own business should still be feasible. Good luck.

Actually mesmer, I didn't take any of it as an insult, and in fact your earlier input was one that I found helpful (sorry for not acknowledging that earlier), because it did address my question quite well. As I said, I apologize if I came across as rude... This is a very difficult time for my wife and I right now, and I'm just trying to focus on the main issues.

[dbsteel]

Originally Posted by Norsemanu

dbsteele, your question was “Why the hesitancy to just get up and move?” So just a quick scan of what I’ve stated already should have yielded the following:


1) I moved here a little over 3 years ago to re-establish my business in Austin, and help provide jobs for people in Austin.
2) Because I've never thought of myself as a quitter.
3) I can see why companies are moving here… they can get really good talent for a lot less money… that’s why I would have a hard time leaving here… I will need some IT & EE talent for my business once I get it going again.

Sorry if I'm coming across as a little rude, I don't mean to be at all... It's just that I sometimes get really tired of forum threads where people start getting off track from what the OP is asking, especially when the OP is asking a question to address a real concern they have, and then people start jumping in and talk about things that in no way address what the OP was asking. I didn't start this post to ask for psychoanalysis, patent advice, solutions to the traffic in Austin area, or to find how long this area is going to continue to explode in population... yet that's where so much of it went. I think sometimes people hang out in forums with the purpose of trying to show just how smart they are, rather than really trying to be helpful. Again, sorry if I'm coming across as being rude.

Hey.... your thread said "ready to give up on Austin" implies you are ready to move, doesn't it? So lets not overanalyze too much on who is switching the topic. Clearly you AREN'T ready to give up on Austin.

Moving isn't quitting. There are a lot of cities with good EE talent. I'd get stable and then worry about all the other stuff.

[mesmer]

Originally Posted by Norsemanu

Actually mesmer, I didn't take any of it as an insult, and in fact your earlier input was one that I found helpful (sorry for not acknowledging that earlier), because it did address my question quite well. As I said, I apologize if I came across as rude... This is a very difficult time for my wife and I right now, and I'm just trying to focus on the main issues.

I misunderstood what upset you. Sorry about that. People do tend to wander mentally a bit on the internet.

One thing you haven't mentioned is what your wife is doing in all of this? Is she also looking for work? Does she already work?

Here's a list of biotech companies in texas: List of biotech, pharma & medical device companies in Texas
Here's a job that just posted in the Dallas area: Engineer - Degreed IV - Irving, TX 75038

My understanding is that Dallas and Houston have always had more biomed. Dallas also has a lot of telecom and aviation. Check the biggies like GE and Siemens too.

Austin is very deep in jobs for certain industries/careers and much more shallow for other kinds (like ME). This study shows that Austin actually hires quicker than most places: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/ne...it-faster.html

Call centers tend to hire quickly, as much as I hate to say it. Another way to bring in weird spurts of cash is doing extras work, but I don't think there's anything big filming in town right now. And if you've got a decent car, there's always Uber/Lyft.

[theone33]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Some of the problems I am reading on this forum are the same as the problems I am reading on the LA forum: traffic, overcrowding, influx of people inflating prices, lower wages due to high supply of willing employees and high costs. The only difference is that there is still a low unemployment rate and considerable job growth.

But Austin is not LA. LA has tons more to afford someone. Austin is growing small city that was once a college town.

The hype needs to die down to taper the influx and lower prices. It's desirability is a bit exaggerated.

I'm still trying to figure out after 20 years what is so enticing about Austin It was pretty cool in the 90's but the ship has long sailed. IMO Houston crushes it in pretty much every category except maybe outdoor activities but we all know Houston wont ever get the same media love.

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by theone33

I'm still trying to figure out after 20 years what is so enticing about Austin It was pretty cool in the 90's but the ship has long sailed. IMO Houston crushes it in pretty much every category except maybe outdoor activities but we all know Houston wont ever get the same media love.

Yet it remains enticing enough for you to spend much of your time on the City-Data forums posting in the Austin forum in spite of your not living here and thinking Houston is the best thing since sliced bread.

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Some of the problems I am reading on this forum are the same as the problems I am reading on the LA forum: traffic, overcrowding, influx of people inflating prices, lower wages due to high supply of willing employees and high costs. The only difference is that there is still a low unemployment rate and considerable job growth.

But Austin is not LA. LA has tons more to afford someone. Austin is growing small city that was once a college town.

The hype needs to die down to taper the influx and lower prices. It's desirability is a bit exaggerated.

Coulda sworn LA meant Louisiana in the oil biz context.

But, yep...Austin is no LA(not the city, the state OR Lower Alabama)

[theone33]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

Yet it remains enticing enough for you to spend much of your time on the City-Data forums posting in the Austin forum in spite of your not living here and thinking Houston is the best thing since sliced bread.

I've said numerous times that I'm in Austin for business. Matter of fact, I'll be there next week for a few weeks. Thank you for following my posts though