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Absolutely gorgeous up there. I got an offer and almost moved up there, but decided to take a different offer and stay in LA. My sister went to UCSB and it was always a blast visiting. COL is very high, but so is the quality of life. Not a whole lot of jobs but not dead either. 

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

I was offered a Sales Engineer role (I’m in tech). I also interviewed for a Software Engineer role up there but didn’t get that one. I ended up getting offered a Senior level role with a significantly higher comp package in LA. Nothing more to it than that. 

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - Nassim Taleb
 

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