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Originally Posted by thingstodo
I didn't read any of the responses but here's my two cents:
I've worked (traveled to) LA a fair amount over the years and I lived in Raleigh for four years.
Raleigh:
- great cost of living
- normal traffic
- great people
- great jobs
- many great colleges which contributes to hogh level people and R&D
LA:
- none of the above
- does have Disney
- celebs
- insanely expensive
- traffic, traffic, traffic
- did I say traffic?
- smog
The Carolinas are wonderful and, not knowing your educational background, I still thing you'd stand a decent chance of landing a good job. The weather is great with seasons. Wonderful people. Raleigh, because of the Research Triangle Park and all that comes with that attracts a very diverse population and makes it different from much of the rest of NC, kind of like Atlanta is different from the rest of GA.
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Thanks! It's really nice to get feedback from someone that has been to both places.. I also tend to agree with your comparison, with the prime difference being I have been to neither place.
But the fact that you list the positives you do for Carolina is reassuring, and nice to see.
I have a Bachelor of the Arts degree in English, and a years worth of management experience at a respectable, nationwide company/corporation. I have doubts about how much a degree in English will help me get a job (especially considering the Tech Triangle would seem to focus more on technical degrees, etc), but perhaps the year of management will be good on a resume. If not, I am not opposed to starting at the bottom and working my way up. The nice thing about the lowered cost of living is that I can afford to not have a highly paying job initially, while still being able to pay the rent each month.
As a brief aside, I am actually curious if the above experience on a resume would have any merit in a "Research Triangle" type job. I am not really familiar with the businesses there at all, and while employment is necessary, I ultimately want to enjoy this part of my life as much as possible.