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I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.
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this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
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Yeah. It turns out when you do not socialize, you may feel lonely. There are tons of meet up groups that he could have looked into here. There are even ones specifically for transplants trying to get by in the city. One thing Seattleites won't do for you is do all of the work. He is right that people here are good at small talk but if you are looking to befriend someone, it's up to you to put in the effort because chances are that we already have a large group of friends.
His dating experience is a little cringe. People who are not in the tech industry probably don't want to hear much about it so making it the main thing you talk about is not going to go over well with many people. Hell, even as someone who has worked in tech, I really could not care much that your current sprint is unrealistic. Your work should largely stay there. And who the fuck thinks taking a date to work is a good outing? The one exception that I could see is checking out Bezos' balls.