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I am actually undecided as to whether or not I should stay in tech or teach instead. I know AZ has a massive teacher shortage. I have a lot of decisions to make.
Teacher shortages are everywhere especially in poorer areas in America.
Thank you.
After two interviews, I never heard back from the Austin job and it's been a few weeks.
I'll be in Phoenix next week to visit for the 2nd time since moving away 2 years ago.
I still have some decisions left to make.
I have a couple of friends who live in the Austin area. Because of the reputation lately, people with IT degrees think thats where they need to go to find a job. Jobs in the Austin area are getting 200+ highly qualified candidates for a position. If you live out of state, you won't have any luck. You are more likely to get a tech job in a place like Kansas city then trying to fight for rank in Austin.
Austin has a great startup scene, but Phoenix has a lot more stable companies.
Summary: "Austin ranks as the world's number one Tech City. IBM, Dell, and AMD all have a long-established presence here, and today low taxes, favourable real estate costs and a strong entrepreneurial culture mean the Texan capital maintains a thriving and innovative start-up scene, with access to some of the world's top talent."
City population: 932,000
City GDP per capita: $62,376
Established tech firm office rent per week per sq ft: $54
Prime residential rent per week: $1,002
Cost of a Flat White: $3.50
Startups per 1,000 people: 2.7
Average commute by employees working in key tech districts: 16 minutes
Cost of a single journey on local transport: $1.75
Annual passengers across the city's airports: 11.9 million
Summary: "Austin ranks as the world's number one Tech City. IBM, Dell, and AMD all have a long-established presence here, and today low taxes, favourable real estate costs and a strong entrepreneurial culture mean the Texan capital maintains a thriving and innovative start-up scene, with access to some of the world's top talent."
Startups per 1,000 people: 2.7
All the companies you listed also have presence in the Phx metro. IBM has more Phoenix employees than Austin Employees. Plus Phoenix has Intel and Honeywells largest employee base.
All the companies you listed also have presence in the Phx metro. IBM has more Phoenix employees than Austin Employees. Plus Phoenix has Intel and Honeywells largest employee base.
I don't have the link but the article is titled
The 22 best cities in the world for tech, according to Savills.
Why anyone would live in the valley of the sun is beyond me.
Says someone in San Antonio? Hmmm
Here's a few reasons access to mountains all around you, sports and events everywhere, any type of food you could ever want, a growing economy and you can still afford a house here.
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