I’m originally from the Orange County area and don’t wanna live in California again. My family is still all out there so I can visit when I need to. I left because I couldn’t find even a waiting job and moved to the Pittsburgh area and am pretty happy. I’d kill to live in Seattle or Portland but I have a whole life out here now.
Hmm, I’m not sure because CA is one of the only states where tipping culture is still very much a thing but servers aren’t allowed to be paid nothing (well not “nothing” it’s usually like $3 an hour but their paychecks after taxes are always $0.00) and have to at least be paid minimum wage.
The issue though is that getting one of those jobs…even a job at McDonald’s (at least when I was growing up and living there) is incredibly hard. Sure they’ll take your application…and add it to the bottom of the 5 inch stack of them. I no joke once spent 12 hours straight in this typical California shopping area and applying literally everywhere. I didn’t care what it paid or the kind of business. I did this quite a few times but never a full 12 hours.
The only “consistent” work I found was telemarketing but the turnover is like insane and it’s soul crushing. But if he got lucky then more power to em
Moving to California Bay Area. Decision literally happened in about three hours.
If only I had the money I’d live and die in the PNW
Do it! You can make $75k even just as a waiter here. I moved here from Colorado and will never leave.
I’m originally from the Orange County area and don’t wanna live in California again. My family is still all out there so I can visit when I need to. I left because I couldn’t find even a waiting job and moved to the Pittsburgh area and am pretty happy. I’d kill to live in Seattle or Portland but I have a whole life out here now.
I’m super happy you found happiness tho :)
Something tells me that comment you answered to was a bit tongue in cheek
Hmm, I’m not sure because CA is one of the only states where tipping culture is still very much a thing but servers aren’t allowed to be paid nothing (well not “nothing” it’s usually like $3 an hour but their paychecks after taxes are always $0.00) and have to at least be paid minimum wage.
The issue though is that getting one of those jobs…even a job at McDonald’s (at least when I was growing up and living there) is incredibly hard. Sure they’ll take your application…and add it to the bottom of the 5 inch stack of them. I no joke once spent 12 hours straight in this typical California shopping area and applying literally everywhere. I didn’t care what it paid or the kind of business. I did this quite a few times but never a full 12 hours.
The only “consistent” work I found was telemarketing but the turnover is like insane and it’s soul crushing. But if he got lucky then more power to em
Take my place please, I want to back to Cali lol