Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them.
texasmonthly.com
The “Texas Miracle” loses some of its magic as Oracle announces it’s moving its new HQ out of Austin and Tesla lays off nearly 2,700 workers.
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Estateware you can't get an abortion and the power grid isn't stable who's only attraction was cheaper rent than San Francisco and even that's not really a thing anymore? What a dumb move
I would invite you to consider that tech billionaires value their talent so little that they'd make them move to Texas for a tax break.
I was asked to relocate to Texas for a position when I was hired. I said no thanks and went to the NYC office instead.
I know I wasn't the only one to do this.
They were trying to hire in Austin and instead only found NYC talent. Tough break for them.
Well, I heard that Austin is very good and progressive, especially compared to the rest of Texas, and feels free of weird shit. But that was quite some time ago, and now it seems not to outweigh being in Texas anymore
Unfortunately, you would still be a blue dot in a sea of red backwater thinking, human rights limiting, crazy religious, and racist people that make up Texas as a whole.
The state government also hates the city and works to actively sabotage it. When they tried to reform their police after they murdered several protestors, the state took over the department. Despite being a small city, it has terrible transportation because the state never allocates any funding for it.
Austin is progressive compared to the rest of Texas, but that's faint praise.
A pretty low bar to set, I understand
I've never understood the logic with the rent. Of course it's cheaper, the weather is shitty and you're stuck in the middle of fucking Texas. Texas is a trash state full of backwards laws and extremists.