This seems to apply for many people - in weighing our options in the near future as she finishes her doctorate, my fiancee and I have considered moving. The Bay Area is one of the few places we've given serious thought away from our current hometown. We are aware that this would mean shifting (even with a cost of living adjustment) from looking at buying some lovely 3-4 bedroom homes to renting a much smaller flat... but for the sake of a multitude of opportunities in what seems to be the most exciting time in the field since the bubble, that's not a deal-breaker. I'd deal with temporary lessened effective buying power to have my hands in the really cool crap... if you'll forgive my phrasing. I know it's not a scientific measure, a good number of my peers that I respect feel much the same.
Scott On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 9:33 PM, mark schraad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lots of reasons to relocate for work. > > How many designers do we know that started with Apple or Adobe on > their resume and leveraged that into bigger better roles. > > Sometimes you need exposure to a great company or to great projects > to kick start a carrier. While great projects are available outside > of SV and NY, they are fewer in between. > > I have often thought about taking what would amount to a pay cut to > live in Manhattan for a couple of years. For a Kansas kid it would be > quite an experience. > > Think about a young senior UI designer that finds herself worth $9 > million after 14-15 months on the job. What are the odds? > > There are lots of currencies to work for. Salary is only one of them. > Cost of living is another concern... but there are so many > ingredients in the formula. > > I recommend that young designers stretch, see as much of the world as > possible, and set habits early with great companies. Life will limit > the options for you soon enough - get after it early. > > Mark -- 'Life' plus 'significance' = magic. ~ Grant Morrison ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
