Moving to a new city to move up the career ladder. Can anyone who's done it chime in please?

[aravenel]

Yeah, agreed. Unless surfing is your life's passion, take the job and move. You can always move back if you miss the surfing too much, except now youll have better job qualifications.

 

[EMY]



Dont want to hijack OPs thread, but Ive also been thinking about this. I lived in LA my entire life and did my undergrad and grad school in OC so Ive never been out of the area for an extended period of time. There are definitely better opportunities out of state or inland in my field (Food Technology) and with the lower cost of living in most areas, its definitely tempting. The main thing holding me back is weather and the fact that its likely that I wont be able to surf if I go out of state. My parents are telling me to nut up and move though...

I was born and raised in LA. I did my undergrad in LA, but did my Masters in NYC and it was the best thing I've ever done. As a young guy, you should definitely go out and see what else there is in the world. It'll probably be difficult or uncomfortable at first, but after a while you may like it; if you don't you can always move back home. Seriously, you don't want to move because you can't surf?! I totally gave up mountain biking when i moved to the city.

I don't really know what food tech is but Taco Bell is in Irvine and they hire a lot of food chemists.

 

[shizlefonizle]

I agree with your parents. Surfing is the only thing holding you back?! Go and do it, man.

Yeah, agreed. Unless surfing is your life's passion, take the job and move. You can always move back if you miss the surfing too much, except now youll have better job qualifications.

I dont think surfing is a passion, but I really cant imagine life without it. Ive been doing it for over a decade and usually spend 3-4 days/week in the water. I suppose I could pick up a new hobby.

I was born and raised in LA. I did my undergrad in LA, but did my Masters in NYC and it was the best thing I've ever done. As a young guy, you should definitely go out and see what else there is in the world. It'll probably be difficult or uncomfortable at first, but after a while you may like it; if you don't you can always move back home. Seriously, you don't want to move because you can't surf?! I totally gave up mountain biking when i moved to the city.

I don't really know what food tech is but Taco Bell is in Irvine and they hire a lot of food chemists.

I would love for somewhere like NYC or Chicago, but most positions in my field outside of California are highly concentrated in the Midwest or the South. Nothing against those regions but I really cant see myself living there and having a good time. A few of my friends also told me the how dreadful it is compared to California despite spending most of their time studying.

 

[texas_jack]

Chicago is in the Midwest