>just been sent to SF to work in our company's office here for a few months >work in Asia normally (expat here), earning equivalent of $65k a year as still reasonably junior and kind of shit at my job >work paying for accommodation and some minor expenses but that's it
How fucked am I
I'm still paying rent on my place in Asia but it's like half the price it would be here, so could be worse.
Still, everyone here seems to be on like $100k+, not sure how I'll survive here on this amount.
Also how to meme it so I move here to make bank? This place seems to be where its at if you're working in tech, fuck Asia
>work paying for accommodation and some minor expenses but that's it What the fuck else would you need?
Gavin Hall
I'd rather punch myself in the dick for 8 hours a day than set foot on the shit, needle, and homeless-infested streets of SF.
I'm a life-long CA'er that lived in LA too. Fuck this shit hole. I guess most anywhere is better than most of shithole Asia, but you really didn't try much if you settled on SF. $65K/yr in SF is like poverty wage. You could make that in any big city, and live a better quality of life 5x over.
But I walked to work today (all through the city centre) and it was totally fine, really nice vibe
This may change as time goes on, but a nice surprise nonetheless
Cameron Hall
Found the MAGA neckbeard
Cooper Mitchell
>$65k a year In SF?? Prepare to starve.
William Gonzalez
It costs $65k a year for food in SF??
Lincoln Martinez
Housing.
Robert Powell
Why is the price of housing relevant? Did you even read the OP?
Camden Moore
You're fucked
I spend $1575/month on a 1br in oakland and it's a STEAL
get raped kiddo
Dylan Fisher
Why should he care how much you spend on rent?
Jonathan Clark
>This place seems to be where its at if you're working in tech yea if you hate your fucking life
Jeremiah Smith
>thread about living in SF >what does housing have to do with anything
Are you 12 or just been in a cabin in the woods the past 20 years?
Zachary Carter
not him but > >work paying ofr accommodation
Henry Powell
How can you be so blind yet arrogant?
Jordan Moore
If you're talented, I'm sure the company you're working for will give you an H1B VISA.
However, be prepared to be anally fucked because unless you're like a top tier engineer (ie only like 5 people at your level) you won't make $150k a year, but you will make under $80k a year, which is typically not enough to live in SF unless you want to live in the faggot district or the nigger/crackhead district.
The other choice you have is to live in Oakland, the niggerest city in all of California. But it is about 30-50mins of traffic via the bridge every day to SF.
So you're shit out of luck pretty much.
I have friends that make 150k+/year (300k/year as a couple) and they still have problems in SF since it's so damn expensive to live like a normal human being.
Liam Long
Why is everyone in this thread illiterate????
Isaac Wright
That user is obviously stating his rent in a less expensive area which he's getting a decent price for considering the norm as a means to provide op with context as to how expensive rent would be in SF.
Ryan Collins
You'll be fine, rent is the only part of SF that's crazy expensive. You can spend tons on food etc. if you want to, but there's plenty of affordable stuff as well.
I'm an almost lifelong LA resident as well, but I spent four years in NorCal and really enjoyed SF. It's just like LA, you just have to know where to go and where to avoid.
For fuck's sake you morons, he said right in the OP that his company is paying for housing.
Cooper Kelly
It's H2B if you're a company transferee, retard.
Benjamin Hughes
What's so illiterate about breaking down how it is in a certain city?
>For fuck's sake you morons, he said right in the OP that his company is paying for housing.
I'm merely explaining how it is in SF, I know his current company is paying for housing. What if he stops working there and has no Visa? He will be cooked and living in SF would be impossible.
Oliver Bailey
>???? Why are you?
Ian Robinson
It was H1B when I got here a long time ago.
>inb4 pajeet
No I'm not a pajeet.
Isaiah Reyes
OP here
Still paying $2k a month for my place in Asia , so it's not like it's nothing, but again, cheaper than here.
Apparently the company allow laundry and cleaning expenses, and there's breakfast and coffee in the office so that's some expenses taken care of
If I was to go about getting a job here, what's the process? Do you get told to fuck off as soon as they realise you need a visa or is it not a big deal
Christian Adams
Found the triggered cuckservative. LA/SF are fine. It has the usual hang ups of a large city. None of the flyover “heartland” shithole cities come even close to the quality of life offered here. Southern hospitality is a fucking meme and the rust belt is full of awful people driving like drunk shitskins.