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Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by homosaphien1 »

nv-dev wrote: post #8

I'm a Reno native, and I'd be happy to chat. Shoot me a message at nv.throwaway.acct@gmail.com.

I have a question, I hope this doesn't sound like antagonistic towards any group I fully realize majority of americans are rationale and loving people. I am an immigrant to USA of south asian descent. In my years living in rural new england 99% white areas I have faced considerable racism/hostility from people but when I moved to NYC this has never happened which I really like about NYC. How diverse is the community in northern nevada?

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by Gibbon1 »

Sparks is basically Reno for what it's worth. Meaning you can rent a house or apartment in Reno and not be far from your job in Sparks. If I were you I'd rent until you have a better feel for the place.

$120k/yr will go a long way in Reno. Would not be hard to save $30-40k a year without feeling like a poor church mouse. And I would not say there are no tech jobs in Reno.

Note Reno is 30-45 minutes from Tahoe and Carson city. There is a fair amount of other places within a 1-2 hour drive.

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by nv-dev »

homosaphien1 wrote: post #11
nv-dev wrote: post #8

I'm a Reno native, and I'd be happy to chat. Shoot me a message at nv.throwaway.acct@gmail.com.

I have a question, I hope this doesn't sound like antagonistic towards any group I fully realize majority of americans are rationale and loving people. I am an immigrant to USA of south asian descent. In my years living in rural new england 99% white areas I have faced considerable racism/hostility from people but when I moved to NYC this has never happened which I really like about NYC. How diverse is the community…

Here are US census estimates. You can take from them what you will. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/RHI125215/3260600,00.

It's not 99% white. There are other communities here, Hispanic being the largest by far. I can't speak too much more on the topic.

Try reaching out to a local group that you think represents you. Hit them up if you're worried about that sort of thing. I'm positive that there's something, at least at the university.

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by JSeymourATL »

> Software Engineer with 7 year experience.

Relative to the job itself-- you didn't mention anything about the role, technology stack, or space. Something to consider, assuming you stay with them 2-3 years -- how might you leverage this experience into the next thing?

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by cweagans »

Idaho resident here. I do everything that I can to ensure that I don't even have to drive through Nevada for any significant length of time. I certainly wouldn't want to live there.

That said, if you're going to move:

If your current company goes away, you could always find a remote gig. You could also plan for the worst and put away some money to facilitate a move back to NYC if that's what you're worried about.

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by paulcole »

>My only goal currently is financial independence.

If this is true you'd have already made the decision. You wouldn't "get settled into a house" because you wouldn't buy.

A house in the desert is starting to look like one of the worst investments ever. You'd rent a room or get the smallest apartment possible and bank as much as possible.

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

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Post by csa »

I would personally consider it career suicide to move to Reno since you will have few or no options to move on to something bigger or better.

It will be far easier imho to increase your income in NYC such that you can save the as much or more than you can save in Reno. The potential upside in NYC is insane. There is no upside in Reno other than perhaps being close enough to the Bay Area to cultivate professional contacts there.

Said another way, you will leave this startup eventually. Where do you want to be when you leave?

Re: Ask HN: Company is offering me a move from NYC to Nevada. Should I take it?

#19

Post by akulbe »

Is it just you to consider, or do you have a spouse and children?

If it's just you, I'd do as one person suggested, rent a room and live as cheaply as you possibly can.

Financial independence is going to require sacrifice on your part, but try and be balanced about it too. If you go too crazy, like trying to go uber-minimialist, that's extreme and harder to keep up.

Also, since your a sw dev, I'd recommend coming up with a project and/or finding other work you can do on the side, as a sort of "Plan B" should things go sideways with the dayjob.

Good luck!!

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