What advice would you give-

LSPoorEeyorick · 03-26-2008, 01:42 PM

I work for a company that hires game developers. Not, you know, full-fledged EA-type game developers. Small games for movie websites. We're always looking for experienced developers. As I understand, you'd probably need to be in or near the city if he was working at their offices.

But everyone's right when they say: CA (particularly LA/Orange, or any other major urban area) is super-expensive. Housing is in such a state right now that there are tent cities again. Who knows where we'll be in 4-5 years, but it's definitely a mess right now. Even when it's going well - as it was when we bought - let's just say that my home is 2/3 the size of my sister's (she lives in the suburbs of Indianapolis, with a lawn - we're in a condo) but about 3x the price.

Also, another concern is that LAUSD is a pretty bad system right now. I know several LoTters have found success having made it through LAUSD, but lots of the programs that were available back then are no longer available. It's pretty low-rated as school systems go.

I would suggest having him try to get satellite work with a company that is where you want to live, and after much happy experience with them, THEN move closer.

03-26-2008, 01:42 PM	#11
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I work for a company that hires game developers. Not, you know, full-fledged EA-type game developers. Small games for movie websites. We're always looking for experienced developers. As I understand, you'd probably need to be in or near the city if he was working at their offices. But everyone's right when they say: CA (particularly LA/Orange, or any other major urban area) is super-expensive. Housing is in such a state right now that there are tent cities again. Who knows where we'll be in 4-5 years, but it's definitely a mess right now. Even when it's going well - as it was when we bought - let's just say that my home is 2/3 the size of my sister's (she lives in the suburbs of Indianapolis, with a lawn - we're in a condo) but about 3x the price. Also, another concern is that LAUSD is a pretty bad system right now. I know several LoTters have found success having made it through LAUSD, but lots of the programs that were available back then are no longer available. It's pretty low-rated as school systems go. I would suggest having him try to get satellite work with a company that is where you want to live, and after much happy experience with them, THEN move closer.
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