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@Dashrender said:
When did this era start?
Our parents generation (those about to retire) were the first of the relocation generation. We are the mobile generation... always on the move. Everyone I know with a vibrant career moves regularly for it. All fields, all company types. Moving regularly is just part of a normal career now. For our parents it was "the first generation to broadly leave home" and not work in their home town. For us, we are the generation that never settles down.
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@Dashrender said:
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Well, that might be true. I don't know if "wrong" is the term here. But my observation, which is a lot of people in a lot of places, is that people with careers tend to move a lot on average.
The exceptions are nearly all people who still moved once but got to a huge market and have managed to stay there like NYC or London.
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@coliver said:
Human's prior to the Agricultural revolution, and some tribes even after that, were extremely nomadic.
Very true. The stationary life was a relatively short duration thing in the broad scope.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Growing up we never lived in one place for more then 2 years. One place we stayed for 6 months. Although from my experience in most places we grew up we were the exception and not the rule.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Human's prior to the Agricultural revolution, and some tribes even after that, were extremely nomadic.
Are you an Ishmael fan @coliver ?
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@wirestyle22 said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Human's prior to the Agricultural revolution, and some tribes even after that, were extremely nomadic.
Are you an Ishmael fan @coliver ?
I don't think I've ever read it. I'll look into it.
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@coliver said:
@wirestyle22 said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Human's prior to the Agricultural revolution, and some tribes even after that, were extremely nomadic.
Are you an Ishmael fan @coliver ?
I don't think I've ever read it. I'll look into it.
Both Ishmael and My Ishmael are fantastic books. Kind of an opinion of humanity from the eyes of a very intelligent Gorilla named Ishmael.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
really? You think most people in this world are willing to relocate, but somehow IT personal aren't? Why would that be?
You asked about careers, I thought. Most people just worked low end jobs wherever they are. Whatever is available. Unskilled work, not in a career.
You inferred careers. But I suppose I'll give ya that one - still most people I know haven't moved.
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Growing up we never lived in one place for more then 2 years. One place we stayed for 6 months. Although from my experience in most places we grew up we were the exception and not the rule.
Growing up for me wasn't that volatile. Dad in the Air Force, we moved every 2-4 years until Nebraska, been here since 84.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
We live in the era of relocation. Inability to relocate is a total yoke for nearly any profession. Doesn't matter what you do: teach high school, electrical engineer, IT, muralist, concert pianist, actor, pilot.... if you are unable to relocate your career pretty much stops. It's not just that opportunities disappear, but the few remaining employers know that they own you and that you have no leverage so your "market value" disappears.
When did this era start? I guess it started when cars became affordable to the every-man. So this isn't something new. Outside of the military I know very few people who have moved into or out of my city. Not saying it doesn't happen, I just don't feel like it's a common, or even considered normal thing.
Does that leave employers in the driver's seat? Sure.
Oh wait - maybe this is one of those, the just because the normal person doesn't do it, doesn't make it wrong type situations you always have on hand. Now that I'll give you. But humans by nature aren't very nomadic, that was neanderthal.
Growing up we never lived in one place for more then 2 years. One place we stayed for 6 months. Although from my experience in most places we grew up we were the exception and not the rule.
Growing up for me wasn't that volatile. Dad in the Air Force, we moved every 2-4 years until Nebraska, been here since 84.
That would be very difficult for me. I get anxiety if I don't get a feeling of home for an extended period of time like moving to a new place etc.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
really? You think most people in this world are willing to relocate, but somehow IT personal aren't? Why would that be?
You asked about careers, I thought. Most people just worked low end jobs wherever they are. Whatever is available. Unskilled work, not in a career.
You inferred careers. But I suppose I'll give ya that one - still most people I know haven't moved.
But... you live in a place where people would only move FROM not TO, right? So that should be expected.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Our parents generation (those about to retire) were the first of the relocation generation. We are the mobile generation... always on the move. Everyone I know with a vibrant career moves regularly for it. All fields, all company types. Moving regularly is just part of a normal career now. For our parents it was "the first generation to broadly leave home" and not work in their home town. For us, we are the generation that never settles down.
That's probably the opposite for me. Maybe it depends on your definition of "vibrant career" - maybe my friends don't have vibrant careers, but they don't tend to move much. I liked to move around when I was younger, but now I stay put mainly for my kids - they don't want to have to move and make new friends and go to a new school.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Our parents generation (those about to retire) were the first of the relocation generation. We are the mobile generation... always on the move. Everyone I know with a vibrant career moves regularly for it. All fields, all company types. Moving regularly is just part of a normal career now. For our parents it was "the first generation to broadly leave home" and not work in their home town. For us, we are the generation that never settles down.
That's probably the opposite for me. Maybe it depends on your definition of "vibrant career" - maybe my friends don't have vibrant careers, but they don't tend to move much. I liked to move around when I was younger, but now I stay put mainly for my kids - they don't want to have to move and make new friends and go to a new school.
but aren't you in... London?
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So?
Anyway, I live about 60 miles north of London. Not many people commute there from here.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
So?
Anyway, I live about 60 miles north of London. Not many people commute there from here.
I specifically mentioned that people in NY and London are often a rare exemption from the need to constantly move as the only two markets of their size and type in the world.
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I can only think of certain careers like say, banking or the media, where you have to live in London or NY. Other careers you can work anywhere. There may be more IT jobs in London than elsewhere in the UK, but there's still a massive IT market outside of London. A career in IT certainly doesn't mean you have to move to London.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
I can only think of certain careers like say, banking or the media, where you have to live in London or NY. Other careers you can work anywhere. There may be more IT jobs in London than elsewhere in the UK, but there's still a massive IT market outside of London. A career in IT certainly doesn't mean you have to move to London.
In the US it certainly means NYC. There are very, very limited high end IT options outside of NYC. SF has some, but they are very niche. Texas has some, but they are limited and very limited if you don't treat Texas (much bigger than the UK) as a single market.
Even in the UK, there are no broad career options in the other cities like in London. Not even close. There are options here and there, but trying to make a career in any city other than London (and to some degree even London) is going to hold you back.
But in the US, thinking that you can have a vibrant career rooting yourself outside of NYC is folly. You might get lucky, but you are one in a thousand. The ability to move up is severely hampered in the smaller markets.
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How do you define "vibrant career" and "high end IT"? I don't even know what these jobs are. Cambridge is a big technology centre in the UK (ARM is based there), as is Reading (Microsoft), although to an American these places would probably be considered London suburbs.
In my town, the motor industry is big. I have a friend who definitely has a "vibrant career" as an engineer for Mercedes.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
How do you define "vibrant career" and "high end IT"? I don't even know what these jobs are. Cambridge is a big technology centre in the UK (ARM is based there), as is Reading (Microsoft), although to an American these places would probably be considered London suburbs.
We have places like that in the US, but IT doesn't exist at those places. Austin, for example. Great for tech and developers, but almost zero IT. What little IT there is is half the standard US wages. San Fran is like that, sounds great but there is very little IT there. Only a fraction of what you would expect.
Vibrant meaning getting to do awesome IT work, being taken seriously, making respectable money, continuously being able to move forward in your career, getting creative and business challenges.... all the things people understand with a vibrant career in any field.
Examples are... do you make six figures by say thirty, do you continue to move forward your entire career (everyone has a set back now and then), do you never really worry about finding the next job, do you get regular promotions internally or externally, can you keep moving forward without changing careers (like to management) .... basically are you doing what most anyone in IT can do with ambition or are you far below?
Look at SW, for example. The average person feels that they are stagnating at work, that they have no path forward, that moving beyond $60K is impossible (except MAYBE as a manager), that they are barred for [insert random excuse] from any possible advancement, that they spend their time fighting to get to do their jobs instead of doing good work... basically unrewarded mentally or financially.
Then look at people who are willing to relocate. Regularly earning 200 - 300% of the SW "caps", excited about their jobs, respected at work, spend their time doing IT not fighting to be allowed to work, etc.
Relocation is certainly not the only factor. But in looking at many thousands of IT people, the relocation factor is often staggeringly tied to how much people get stuck in one category or get to move into the other.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
...although to an American these places would probably be considered London suburbs.
Correct, all commuting distance of the singular market.
