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A single white male, or anyone for that matter, would do better starting over in Southern California or in the Greater Denver area?
Seems to me it's the greater opportunities in Southern Cal v. the Denver lower cost of living. Southern Cal gregariousness and social scene v. the Denver libertarian mountain lifestyle.
You might think it obvious to build networking in CA for the economic powerhouse it is, but think about whether to take time out building some work experience in Denver before moving to CA is also a good idea. Sounds like a good question for someone with limited finances...
Depends...what is the new field you are interested in? And are you literally starting over in that you have zero experience in your new field of choice?
I can tell you that Orange County is not a good place for limited finances. Real estate costs are sky-high, salaries aren't higher than most places in the U.S., and the job market is so-so.
In OC you're basically paying a "sunshine tax" and "immigrant tax". The sunshine is self-explanatory, the immigrant concentration drives up the cost of everything because you have people happily paying outlandish costs (so places like Irvine have home prices around a million, despite average housing stock and not really anything that notable outside of a huge concentration of Chinese and good schools).
If you don't care about the sunshine, aren't rich, don't have family there, and aren't an immigrant trying to stay close to whatever ethnicity, OC isn't a logical place to live. It would be like moving to Manhattan and being indifferent to city life.
Thanks for the replies so far. I am in Flori-duh currently and yea I don't like it here (south flori-duh). I'm used to hot muggy weather and I look forward to the change.
I was concerned with furthering a career in hotels, HR, or contract analyst. Sure, there are plenty of those jobs in CO, but if I want to move to CA will I hurt the career by a stint in CO? I'm probably over-thinking this too much.
Any real job leads or other advice would be much appreciated.
If you are young and have no kids, no major financial obligations then move to the place you like the best. If it is a toss up then go with Denver (lower cost of living, etc).
I voted for Denver by the way...but if your passion is the beach or something like that then f&* conventional wisdom and follow your passion.
As someone who lived in South Florida for years before moving to Southern California, I can assure you that Denver would present much more of a shock to the system than LA/OC--much colder, very snowy, landlocked, relatively isolated in terms of location, etc.
I also find Denver to have somewhat of a "Middle-American" vibe. Perhaps this has something to do with its close proximity to the Midwest--I don't know--but the vibe I get in Denver is much different than that of either coast and even other Intermountain West cities such as Phoenix, SLC, and Boise. Basically, you can tell it's non-coastal, but not quite 100% Western. Surprised me, really.
It's true that Denver looks and feel compeltely different from South Florida, but same goes for LA/OC.
I lived in Orange County and have spent lots of time in South Florida, and they aren't that similar, besides the sunshine. Different ethnic groups, different development patterns, different lifestyle.
As someone who lived in South Florida for years before moving to Southern California, I can assure you that Denver would present much more of a shock to the system than LA/OC--much colder, very snowy, landlocked, relatively isolated in terms of location, etc.
I also find Denver to have somewhat of a "Middle-American" vibe. Perhaps this has something to do with its close proximity to the Midwest--I don't know--but the vibe I get in Denver is much different than that of either coast and even other Intermountain West cities such as Phoenix, SLC, and Boise. Basically, you can tell it's non-coastal, but not quite 100% Western. Surprised me, really.
If Denver is like Orlando I would go to CA. If however, as I believe, Denver is a libertarian haven then it would make sense for me as a progressive. You see my point?
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