NY Stock Exchange up 13% in 2016

[CoolHandLuke]

LoL seriously?

Where are you advertising?

You thought about hiring via a staffing service?

With unemlloyment rates so low you may have to sweeten the pot to attract and retain the employees you are seeking.



I need to hire 6 engineers at 120k per year in Houston but can't find anyone. They say why make 120k in Houston when I can make 200k in California with better weather and better food choices?



I feel your pain brother.

Why is McKesson Corp moving their HQ to TEXAS from ca?

[texansfan]

Why is McKesson Corp moving their HQ to TEXAS from ca?

California taxes them out the wazoo
Same reason why Toyota is making big moves in Frisco
And why is Apple moving to Austin?

Hey did you see BMS is buying Celgene???

[texansfan]

Now we know for a fact you are a f’ing moron! People are fleeing Cali due to the high cost of living, inflated property values, high taxes, high gas prices, high energy costs, high regs on pretty much anything and everything. Guess where they are going?????


TEXAS!

So take that bs to your local socialist Facebook club or wherever you nutjobs like to hang out.

Also, you can’t find anyone to work for you or with you because it’s YOU!

Companies are fleeing California
But if you're in tech and wanted to choose a place Houston/Dallas vs The Bay Area/NYC you'd be a fool to come to Texas unless you wanted your career to die/stagnate.

Yes Austin has some tech companies but the genesis of most of it all (and that VC money)is still in the bay area

[CoolHandLuke]

California taxes them out the wazoo

Same reason why Toyota is making big moves in Frisco

And why is Apple moving to Austin?



Hey did you see BMS is buying Celgene???

Its not a done deal yet...BMS shareholders can shut it down if they decide to.

[texansfan]

Its not a done deal yet...BMS shareholders can shut it down if they decide to.

How many times in the history of man has that happened?
What can and usually does happen is the fed gov usually steps and shuts the deal down

[Capt.Brown]

Companies are fleeing California
But if you're in tech and wanted to choose a place Houston/Dallas vs The Bay Area/NYC you'd be a fool to come to Texas unless you wanted your career to die/stagnate.

Yes Austin has some tech companies but the genesis of most of it all (and that VC money)is still in the bay area

There must be alot of fools then, Texas specifically Austin area is growing at a staggering pace and stealing companies and hi tech employees by the thousands daily. It’s conservative policy’s that the Texas legislation has passed to lure big corporations to Texas, California and New York has done the exact opposite let’s see who comes out ahead.

[muzzlebrake]

Now we know for a fact you are a f’ing moron! People are fleeing Cali due to the high cost of living, inflated property values, high taxes, high gas prices, high energy costs, high regs on pretty much anything and everything. Guess where they are going?????


TEXAS!

So take that bs to your local socialist Facebook club or wherever you nutjobs like to hang out.

Also, you can’t find anyone to work for you or with you because it’s YOU!

Ol Ron white said it best. You just can't fix STUPID.

[batmaninja]

The Lone Star State has maintained its No. 1 standing on U-Haul's annual top 50 growth states for the third consecutive year.

U-Haul collects migration data from more than 2 million one-way truck sharing transactions every year to determine which states are considered "growth" states and ranks them accordingly.............

Ranking last was Illinois. California — which has seen a number of companies relocate to Texas — also took a low spot, No. 47.

I can make 200k in California with better weather and better food choices?

B - b - b - b but the better weather. And food, food choices. What does that even mean? Engineers are making career decisions based on food joints?

[texasnavy05]

1,000,000,000 henways

What's a henway?

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[muzzlebrake]

What's a henway?

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Not as much as you think.

[CoolHandLuke]

Paging texansfan...paging texansfan...

Cat got your tongue?

[texansfan]

The Lone Star State has maintained its No. 1 standing on U-Haul's annual top 50 growth states for the third consecutive year.

U-Haul collects migration data from more than 2 million one-way truck sharing transactions every year to determine which states are considered "growth" states and ranks them accordingly.............

Ranking last was Illinois. California — which has seen a number of companies relocate to Texas — also took a low spot, No. 47.




B - b - b - b but the better weather. And food, food choices. What does that even mean? Engineers are making career decisions based on food joints?

It is called quality of life.
How many people on this board yearn to "get out of the city" and live in their barndo on 40 acres in Boerne, Weatherford or Van?
No matter if they make less money, they are seeking that quality of life.
If you're a lgbtwlmnop Software Engineer why would you want to go to Texas which is not promoted as one of the most "progressive" states in the union?
If you're living that lifestyle California and NYC you see tons of them walking down the street holding hands and kissing at bars.
That ain't happening in The Woodlands or Frisco.
Yes, some companies are relocating
But if you're really in the hard core tech industry you'll know that The Bay Area is the Holy Gail for that VC money.
Google Uber Apple Amazon are basically down the street from one another
Then, they can't walk down the street and smoke weed like they can in California
Folks under 30 years old have totally different set of criteria than a 40+ deer hunter
I want people to work in Texas but the good candidates are on the coasts and want to work remotely from there.

And you're using uhaul stats.
LoL
Who uses uhaul to move these days?
Do you know what uhaul's customer base demographic is?
If you make 100k+ why are you worried about spending $20 plus $1 a mile on a truck?
Genentech pilfered two of my employees last year.
They both got moving allowances and are living in $6k per month corporate housing out there until they got situated.
They didn't worry about uhaul.
I know what I paid them and they told me the amount Genentech offered would be foolish for them to pass up.
So I'm sure it was over 200k

On the weather...
You could pay me three times what I make now to live and work in Wisconsin and I would not do it.
On new years day I had my annual bbq and I walked around my yard barefoot and in shorts.
Can't do that in Madison.

Other enjoyment factors...
Transportation to the office
In the bay area and NYC they catch subways/public transportation
Is that really a thing in Austin Houston or Dallas?

I will say that SXSW sheds a great light on Austin for many out of towners
What does houston have? The Rodeo? LoL!
I love it but city folk from the coasts aren't fond of farm animals or 26 days of Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney.

[texansfan]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-03-22/why-silicon-valley-s-tech-culture-hasn-t-moved-to-texas

I understand we want texas to be #1 at everything but the data doesn't lie.

[texansfan]

Ol Ron white said it best. You just can't fix STUPID.

And what's with the name calling?
Seriously?

[texansfan]

LoL ok let go back to those uhaul stats.
If the average monthly rent on a 1br apartment is $3500 in LA and $5500 in San Francisco do you think someone from out of state will be renting UHAUL to do their move???
Think about that
You pay $40k - $70k per year in only rent and you're gonna fuss around with packing loading and moving your own stuff?
It only costs about $1k for movers.

Again, I'd like to see the origination zip codes and destination zip codes for those UHAUL rentals.