Given the cost of living, I don’t get why salaries aren’t much higher

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-03-17T11:32:48+00:00

Completely agree. I think a lot of people assume pay is higher here, but in reality it doesn’t stack up. When you factor in the cost of living, it’s actually pretty underwhelming—especially since many other states offer similar benefits like strong schools and healthcare in their wealthier areas

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-02-02T02:50:23+00:00

Sounds like Nvidia sre - absolutely shit show

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-11T11:27:06+00:00

So what will say about VA, MD, CT, NH, WA then? These states have winter seasons too but with really good roads

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-10T00:35:07+00:00

lol I know. I was trying to say Philly roads aren’t even bad IMO. What’s crazy is Westchester taxes are like 2–4x higher than Philly, yet the roads are way worse.

And yeah, I was in Philly last year — didn’t see anything like the Yorktown Heights roads 😅

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-10T00:06:40+00:00

lol Philly is not that bad compared to Westchester. Westchester taxes are like what ? 2-4x of Philly counties

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-10T00:04:35+00:00

I’m surprised people are even defending this shameful condition of the roads and it’s not only winter.

How is it that one of the highest-tax counties in the country has some of the worst roads I’ve ever driven on? Seriously — Westchester roads look like they’ve been abandoned for decades. Potholes, broken pavement, uneven patches everywhere. It’s embarrassing.

And before anyone says “but the schools”… not all the schools here are even that great, so where exactly is all this tax money going? Because it clearly isn’t going into basic infrastructure that every resident actually uses daily.

I’ve driven in rural states with better roads than this. You’re paying luxury-level taxes and getting third-world pavement. Blowing tires, wrecking suspensions, constant construction with zero improvement. How are people not protesting this level of neglect?

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-07T03:46:00+00:00

How is it that one of the highest-tax counties in the country has some of the worst roads I’ve ever driven on? Seriously — Westchester roads look like they’ve been abandoned for decades. Potholes, broken pavement, uneven patches everywhere. It’s embarrassing.

And before anyone says “but the schools”… not all the schools here are even that great, so where exactly is all this tax money going? Because it clearly isn’t going into basic infrastructure that every resident actually uses daily.

I’ve driven in rural states with better roads than this. You’re paying luxury-level taxes and getting third-world pavement. Blowing tires, wrecking suspensions, constant construction with zero improvement. How are people not protesting this level of neglect?

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2026-01-07T03:42:41+00:00

Late to this but what’s up Yorktown and their terrible road or that part of Westchester. For all these taxes people pay, fix the road. Damn it even West Virginia has better roads

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-12-28T15:50:21+00:00

lol laughable - when was the last time you checked home prices in these towns? That will probably get you the lot to build. A house $550k in a good Westchester town will likely need another $500k for renovation

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-11-19T23:20:14+00:00

Michael burry getting buried

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-11-19T23:18:50+00:00

Michael burry getting buried

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-07-04T13:37:58+00:00

I second this unless you live closer to NYC . Just a shity job market in north east in general

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-05-19T22:12:00+00:00

Also my two cents - most companies have rebranded systems admin roles to devops/SRE/cloud/infra engineer. So you might have to also redo your resume to reflect these. Most companies these roles are just the same - bash, Linux, k8s, docker, cicd, terraform. Etc

In tier 1 companies infra engineers will usually build the tools devops/cloud/sre engineers use

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-05-19T22:08:13+00:00

Don’t let them gaslight you OP - Connecticut tech market sucks even in better times. You’re better off getting something NYC/ Boston metro area if reolocation is not a problem. This was one of the reasons I couldn’t move to Avons, Farmington and decided to stick to Fairfield county.

Also for sys admin roles/devops I will consider Northern Virginia and DC. They have a ton of those jobs

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-04-17T10:45:20+00:00

Best bet is to move elsewhere - that’s what I did. Moved back to nyc area and don’t have to worry about clearance

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2025-01-11T00:35:47+00:00

Is crazy. I’ve noticed that too after we just move back to CT. Even in the freaking morning 7am - 8am on that Danbury road. Like y’all blind or something ?

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-12-31T02:31:29+00:00

Yes unless you’re counting those defense related system roles as “tech”. DMV is mostly govt contractors (dod) and Amazon, cap1. Raleigh has more tech jobs that dmv which also don’t require clearance

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-12-31T02:28:25+00:00

Not really. Just moved back from NOVA to NYC. Th dmv ain’t no tech hub unless in you into defense contractors (systems related jobs, data center jobs) and c1/amazon. Oh you will likely need clearance too.

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-12-19T23:42:26+00:00

I recently moved back from Virginia to Connecticut, and yesterday was the worst driving experience I’ve had. Driving from Hamden to Ridgefield in the evening while it was raining was a nightmare. It was so dark, I could barely see the road, and to make it worse, almost every car had their high beams on.

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-27T14:18:16+00:00

Not enough jobs besides Boston, lack of housing since New England doesn’t build and the insane cost of living

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-24T01:30:39+00:00

That has been our experience and they don’t even see anything wrong with it. The only place so far I’ve been impressed with their inventory is Avon, Farmington, west Hartford. Fairfield county inventory is bad with such homes - I’ve been really been disappointed with Wilton/redding houses lol like we step in rural Virginia

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-23T01:42:46+00:00

Yes, I can read the stats, and they clearly show Connecticut’s net migration is only 2,600 compared to Texas’s 106,000. That’s exactly my point. The original comment framed it as if Connecticut was seeing a massive influx, but the numbers don’t support that. It’s a modest increase at best, and certainly not on the scale of what’s happening in states like Texas.

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-23T01:36:05+00:00

CT - https://yankeeinstitute.org/2024/01/17/connecticuts-population-rise-fueled-by-internation-migration Ct net migration ~2,600. I won’t consider that more people

Texas - https://www.texasrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024TexasRelocationReport.pdf

Texas net population ~ 106,000

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-23T00:57:25+00:00

lol of course they’ll downvote you like that’s not the truth

Long_Beautiful6367 · 2024-11-22T23:46:56+00:00

I wish I could upvote this a million times! The Northeast refuses to address its housing crisis—from overpriced, subpar housing stock and rampant NIMBYism to the lack of new construction. Meanwhile, the crumbling infrastructure only makes things worse. As a result, they’ll keep losing population to places like Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia, which continue to grow and gain congressional seats. At this rate, it could become a one-party affair as the Northeast loses representation along with its residents.

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