Hey all, just wanted to get your well regarded opinions on something.
Cliffs:
1) Live/work in New York City
2) Quitting job
3) Moving to Chicago to be closer to aging parents.
4) Am I crazy?
5) How's the job market in Chicago for Java Programmers? (7+ years professional experience)
Long story.
So I've spent the last 11 years of my life in NYC for college/work. This is basically my entire adult life (I'm 29). Like lots of people in their late 20s, I don't really know what I want to do with my life (long term anyways). Since I've spent most of my adult life in NY, I haven't really spent much time with my parents(who live in Chicago). I've decided that if I were to keep the status quo, my greatest regret in 20 years will probably be that I didn't spend enough time with my family.
I will be quitting my job soon, moving to Chicago and living at my childhood home with my parents for awhile, traveling for a month in Asia, bumming around for 2 months, and hopefully start looking for a job at the end of January.
I will be living at home and I've got a large chunk of change saved up so money won't be a pproblem for awhile.
Some questions/comment points for you guys:
1) What's the first thing that pops in your mind if someone told you this?
2) How's the job market in Chicago for programmers? I've spent the last 7+ years working at a major NY bank doing Java.
3) How's the dating scene in chicago relative to NY? It's super easy to get dates here but since everyone has a million options I find that people tend to approach dating with pretty big sense of self enttlement. This makes it slightly harder to find meaningful relationships, since everyone is perpetually dating.
4) I grew up in Chicago, but everything I know about it was in the eyes of a child/teen/tourist so my knowledge of most things is pretty low. Any loves/hates about living in Chicago?
Thanks all in advance!
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Cliffs:
1) Live/work in New York City
2) Quitting job
3) Moving to Chicago to be closer to aging parents.
4) Am I crazy?
5) How's the job market in Chicago for Java Programmers? (7+ years professional experience)
Long story.
So I've spent the last 11 years of my life in NYC for college/work. This is basically my entire adult life (I'm 29). Like lots of people in their late 20s, I don't really know what I want to do with my life (long term anyways). Since I've spent most of my adult life in NY, I haven't really spent much time with my parents(who live in Chicago). I've decided that if I were to keep the status quo, my greatest regret in 20 years will probably be that I didn't spend enough time with my family.
I will be quitting my job soon, moving to Chicago and living at my childhood home with my parents for awhile, traveling for a month in Asia, bumming around for 2 months, and hopefully start looking for a job at the end of January.
I will be living at home and I've got a large chunk of change saved up so money won't be a pproblem for awhile.
Some questions/comment points for you guys:
1) What's the first thing that pops in your mind if someone told you this?
2) How's the job market in Chicago for programmers? I've spent the last 7+ years working at a major NY bank doing Java.
3) How's the dating scene in chicago relative to NY? It's super easy to get dates here but since everyone has a million options I find that people tend to approach dating with pretty big sense of self enttlement. This makes it slightly harder to find meaningful relationships, since everyone is perpetually dating.
4) I grew up in Chicago, but everything I know about it was in the eyes of a child/teen/tourist so my knowledge of most things is pretty low. Any loves/hates about living in Chicago?
Thanks all in advance!
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