A few days back there was an article about the real estate prices in SF and SV. It felt very much like it was broken down into two categories:
* below 30 yrs old, no kids
* older than 30 yrs old or had kids.
I have kids now. That is one of the major reasons I do not like SF anymore (mid 30s) but I did a decade ago. IMO, the entire SF/SV tech scene is built for young 20 somethings who want to live only to work.
When you reach a certain point in life, your priorities shift and you don't live to work anymore. If this happens to you, SF/SV is going to be an awful place to be, IMO.
Related to this article specifically, I have no doubt this is absolutely true. I've had interviews for jobs and while they don't ask questions about family or what not, they ask about "commitment" and "hours". Questions like "can you commit 100% to this job?" or "can you work 6 days a week or put in the hours necessary to do this job?". Those are questions asked to suss out if someone is going to basically live the job and push everything else away. They might ask that of everyone, but when asked to someone in their mid to late 30s it smacks of "hey, are you going to neglect your family for this job?".
* below 30 yrs old, no kids * older than 30 yrs old or had kids.
I have kids now. That is one of the major reasons I do not like SF anymore (mid 30s) but I did a decade ago. IMO, the entire SF/SV tech scene is built for young 20 somethings who want to live only to work.
When you reach a certain point in life, your priorities shift and you don't live to work anymore. If this happens to you, SF/SV is going to be an awful place to be, IMO.
Related to this article specifically, I have no doubt this is absolutely true. I've had interviews for jobs and while they don't ask questions about family or what not, they ask about "commitment" and "hours". Questions like "can you commit 100% to this job?" or "can you work 6 days a week or put in the hours necessary to do this job?". Those are questions asked to suss out if someone is going to basically live the job and push everything else away. They might ask that of everyone, but when asked to someone in their mid to late 30s it smacks of "hey, are you going to neglect your family for this job?".