Comments on: Silicon Valley Life…Maybe Not for Me http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/ Love, Laughter, and Madness Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182999 Cottontimer Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:58:52 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182999 I think what's worse is feeling like our kids are keeping up with their friends. I could probably manage to do my thing and not get totally insane, but I sure would like Stephen to have all the advantages other people's kids have. Within a certain amount reason that is still probably over the top for most people. I think what’s worse is feeling like our kids are keeping up with their friends. I could probably manage to do my thing and not get totally insane, but I sure would like Stephen to have all the advantages other people’s kids have. Within a certain amount reason that is still probably over the top for most people.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182997 Cottontimer Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:56:10 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182997 Yeah. For me, it's less about the money but more about feeling like that I'm doing something important, work-related prestige and so on. Gotta keep that old ego happy! Yeah. For me, it’s less about the money but more about feeling like that I’m doing something important, work-related prestige and so on. Gotta keep that old ego happy!

]]> By: SinP http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182816 SinP Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:36:00 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182816 We had the same discussion in our house when we read the article this past weekend. I don't think I could go back either - we have way too many friends and family in the area who are part of that elite group and make it a blast to visit, but how do you resist the chase when you live there 24/7??? Would love to go back but at with that present climate, we have to say "No, thank you". We had the same discussion in our house when we read the article this past weekend. I don’t think I could go back either - we have way too many friends and family in the area who are part of that elite group and make it a blast to visit, but how do you resist the chase when you live there 24/7??? Would love to go back but at with that present climate, we have to say “No, thank you”.

]]> By: MyPundit http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182708 MyPundit Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:32:28 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182708 Having been in the Silicon Valley for most of my adult life (previously as a teacher and now as part of the tech rat race), I can definitely say that once you get sucked in it's hard to go back. But for all the things money can by, I would say my teacher friends have (on average) a higher standard of living in terms of all the things that matter - time with family, joy in work, and purpose. But this also come with more worry about financial security. This is not to say that you can't have a work/life balance in tech, it's just a little more difficult since competition is more fierce and there's always bigger and better. Probably more room for disatisfaction and hence more propensity for change. My personality is probably more suited for tech than teaching. My take is that no matter where you are, what you do, or how much money you make, most people never think it's enough. Having been in the Silicon Valley for most of my adult life (previously as a teacher and now as part of the tech rat race), I can definitely say that once you get sucked in it’s hard to go back. But for all the things money can by, I would say my teacher friends have (on average) a higher standard of living in terms of all the things that matter - time with family, joy in work, and purpose. But this also come with more worry about financial security.

This is not to say that you can’t have a work/life balance in tech, it’s just a little more difficult since competition is more fierce and there’s always bigger and better. Probably more room for disatisfaction and hence more propensity for change.

My personality is probably more suited for tech than teaching.

My take is that no matter where you are, what you do, or how much money you make, most people never think it’s enough.

]]> By: alicia http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182603 alicia Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:58:44 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-182603 I don't think I'd know how to act if I were offered a job paying six digits! That'd be, well, awesome! :) I don’t think I’d know how to act if I were offered a job paying six digits! That’d be, well, awesome! :)

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181893 Cottontimer Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:21:51 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181893 Abigail, Heck yeah. I can imagine it being all consuming. My blood pressure couldn't take the hit. Abigail, Heck yeah. I can imagine it being all consuming. My blood pressure couldn’t take the hit.

]]> By: Cottontimer http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181892 Cottontimer Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:21:17 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181892 Alicia, You might be surprised at the opportunities for writers in Silicon Valley. Every company needs good content especially in Silicon Valley where the company website is the all-important front to the entire organization. Although, a writer's salary certainly wouldn't be as high as an software engineer's, but many live well on low 6 digit incomes. ;) Alicia, You might be surprised at the opportunities for writers in Silicon Valley. Every company needs good content especially in Silicon Valley where the company website is the all-important front to the entire organization. Although, a writer’s salary certainly wouldn’t be as high as an software engineer’s, but many live well on low 6 digit incomes. ;)

]]> By: Abigail http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181871 Abigail Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:50:28 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181871 I'm kind of glad that I'm not in the workforce around here. I don't think I'd be able to cope with that chase. I’m kind of glad that I’m not in the workforce around here. I don’t think I’d be able to cope with that chase.

]]> By: alicia http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181853 alicia Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:14:57 +0000 http://www.cottontimer.com/2007/08/05/silicon-valley-lifemaybe-not-for-me/#comment-181853 Oh Hsien, I so agree with you. I wouldn't be able to resist, either. And considering that I doubt I'd be able to find jobs in my line of work that would actually put me in the race, I'd probably go crazy. Oh Hsien, I so agree with you. I wouldn’t be able to resist, either. And considering that I doubt I’d be able to find jobs in my line of work that would actually put me in the race, I’d probably go crazy.

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