Re:Fulfilling the promise of an officeless world
by Spooky23 on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @10:51AM
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I live in a city of 100k people, metro area of 300k. So it's small, but not the wilderness either.
End of the day, you need to specialize in an area that valuable to the organizations in the area. You may need to travel. Small-scale IT is become alot more automated and service-based, so jack of all trades roles are really competitive.
So you may not be making $150k, but you're also insulated from the boom/bust cycle that permeates places like Silicon Valley, SFO, and to a lesser extent NYC. It all depends on what is important to you...
End of the day, you need to specialize in an area that valuable to the organizations in the area. You may need to travel. Small-scale IT is become alot more automated and service-based, so jack of all trades roles are really competitive.
So you may not be making $150k, but you're also insulated from the boom/bust cycle that permeates places like Silicon Valley, SFO, and to a lesser extent NYC. It all depends on what is important to you...