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What is it like working as a Software Engineer?
January 2018
Checking what I deserve.
Software Engineer in London:
Pros: The people, the opportunities.
Cons: The traffic, the weather.
January 2018
Amazing Compensation!
Software Engineer in Reston:
Everything you will ever need and more. They even gave me pay differential when I was activated by the military!
January 2018
Decent.
Software Engineer in Tbilisi:
Pros: Nice people, cheap cost of living.
Cons: Traffic is not so good, especially during peak hours.
December 2017
Purgatory.
Software Engineer in Moorpark:
Pros: Ample parking.
Cons: Moorpark is extremely expensive to live in, but offers litterally nothing other than a sleepy bedroom community with generic restaurants with limited hours. Lots of overpriced gated communities line the hills, where small plots of sand are sold to upper middle class conservatives for the better part of a million dollars, so they can raise their children in front of a television.
November 2017
Great place to live.
Software Engineer in Sarnia:
Pros: Extremely low cost of living and calm lifestyle. Surrounded by great beaches, no traffic congestion, access to worlds best entertainment within a few hours either in Toronto or Detroit MI.
Cons: Slow to progress, minimal local arts and entertainment,
November 2017
Working in Singapore.
Software Engineer in Singapore:
Pros: English-speaking environment, highly modern public transport and infrastructure.
Cons: Stressful with little to no respect to personal time.
November 2017
New York is where it's at.
Software Engineer in New York:
Pros: It's exciting
Cons: Hard to afford a car there
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