Just how bad is SF?

I've heard pretty horrible things about San Francisco. I am worried about the crime, the tech-dominated culture, extremely high COL (with few redeeming qualities), and poor dating scene for single guys. Especially that last point tbh...

If my firm does not allow me to switch to NYC within 6 months, I am honestly considering switching companies. Am I crazy for thinking that?

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So you are assuming that everything you read and hear is true and are willing to give up a job opportunity if they don't allow you to relocate from a place you've never been or seen within an amount of time you couldn't possibly make a judgement within?

As someone who lives in NYC and cares about it's future, please don't come here either.

 
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So you are assuming that everything you read and hear is true and are willing to give up a job opportunity if they don't allow you to relocate from a place you've never been or seen within an amount of time you couldn't possibly make a judgement within?

As someone who lives in NYC and cares about it's future, please don't come here either.

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So you are assuming that everything you read and hear is true and are willing to give up a job opportunity if they don't allow you to relocate from a place you've never been or seen within an amount of time you couldn't possibly make a judgement within?

As someone who lives in NYC and cares about it's future, please don't come here either.

I don't really get the meme, so maybe I'm just old.  But there are enough idiots in the world, I'll be glad not to reduce my chances of running into one more.

And while I'm not surprised you missed it in your haste to make a meme, OP didn't actually ask if San Francisco was as bad as "people" say it is, which would be reasonable.  He took that part as gospel truth, and asked if he was crazy to demand that his employer let him relocate, or else he'd quit.

Which... yeah, that's pretty stupid.

 
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and poor dating scene for single guys. Especially that last point tbh...

I’ve heard SF is pretty good for single guys (if you’re gay)…

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Careful though, there's a dangerous pandemic going around that seems to be super bigoted. It'll make worm's meat of thee.

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Select few districts are brutal (tenderloin) but beautiful city w bunch of neighborhoods split up by hills. Lots of young people, some are douchey ofc, dating scene definitely not an issue w lot of girls post grad working in bigger city. Food scene also 🙌

 
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