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I've considered this. But I really just want a real salary. If I could find this and make $120k in the bay (barely survivable) I'd consider it - but I would really prefer to have a normal job with a dependable salary.

I was previously in the bay, but I'm back in Austin for a while - which fortunately is dirt cheap.

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I’m sorry but this is wild, but you want:

- A salary that is ~15% higher than the median Bay Area household, which consists of ~2.6 people. And as an individual you’re calling it “barely survivable”.

or a

- A salary that is 40% higher than the median household in Austin TX, which consists of 2.7 people. The median individual makes about $52,223 in Austin.

Am I reading this right? On top of this you seem to have a negative and entitled attitude, based on your other responses.

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