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In a recent column in Voice of San Diego, Alexander Bakst, a computer science student at U.C. San Diego, said that while he and his peers would love to work in the city, "I'm positive that they all will leave."
The reason? It's not so much the gap in pay relative to Bay Area employers, though that is a factor, as it is the location of many of San Diego's tech companies, Mr. Bakst wrote.
Most of San Diego's tech jobs are in parts of the city — such as North County or Sorrento Valley — that they consider too far from downtown, San Diego's cultural epicenter and millennial stamping ground.
Some fresh graduates say they have little interest in living or working in the industrial park atmosphere of Sorrento Valley, where less costly rents have exerted a strong pull on tech companies ever since Qualcomm set up shop there in 1985.
One column from one millennial, but does that sentiment track with other Soylentils? Is a suburban office park environment enough reason to decamp for another city?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @06:32AM
"to not have to drive and sit in traffic and hunt for parking for absolutely every transaction"
Uh, do city dwellers really think this is life away from public transport and dense mixed-use areas? No wonder they can't imagine a car-based life. Car-based life is totally impractical in some cities, but works nicely in lower-density areas.
Everything I need in a normal week is within 3 miles. None is walkable, mostly due to weather and the value of my time, but the drive is trivial. I seldom find more than a couple cars in front of me at an intersection. Parking is 100% always available and free.
I never "sit in traffic". My commute is 3 minutes. Going to Publix (2nd highest rated supermarket) is about 6 minutes, and Walmart is about 7 minutes.
I never "hunt for parking" by your definition. I do seek a slot close to the building. I have not even once faced the lack of an empty spot in over a decade of living in the area.
FYI, this is Indialantic in Florida, right by the beach. There is no shortage of jobs, especially if you do tech stuff and qualify for a security clearance. (Harris, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon...) By the standards of San Diego, it's also dirt cheap.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday September 16 2016, @01:00PM
I grew up in a small town in the West where public transportation has never existed, and drive in suburban Long Island nearly every weekend. I stand by my assessment of driving for everything vs. walking out your door and down the block.
Washington DC delenda est.