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[quote=Anonymous]I lived between California and Seattle for 12 years and worked the entire time in the tech industry, including 4 years with Amazon. I finally moved back to the DC area to be near family. Here's what you need to understand: DC's culture is the polar opposite of the west coast. I don't know how else to say it. It's so conservative here. Not politically conservative like pro life/low taxes but just in terms of lifestyle and evaluation of risk. People are not creative in the same ways. They can't envision widescale disruption. Any time there is a startup related post on the DCUM jobs forum it's some absurd question that would never be asked in Silicon Valley, met by equally absurd replies that make me roll my eyes. If Amazon scales up their office here, they will end up with the culture of a 9-5 consulting firm. That is not what they want. It's a death knell. You can always stick back office and retail folks here but that just negatively reinforces the culture even more. I wish I knew how to shake up DC's tech scene but it has so much momentum behind what it does well (Gov consulting and services) that I don't think it's possible, and heck that oil well may keep producing for decades to come so there's an argument to keep the status quo as is. DC's other major problem is NYC. Real estate prices have fallen so much in NYC that it's become extremely attractive to the major tech firms. In the last 4 quarters, Amazon has leased more space in NYC than anywhere else. JB1 always wanted to be there but split HQ2 due to political pressure. If costs continue to fall in NYC and Yang wins the Mayorship, which puts a friendly face in City Hall, then NYC will probably pull back in all of the talent that may have otherwise headed down to DC. If I'm a mid 40s exec in ecommerce, media, or cloud, I would much rather be in the NYC ecosystem, in terms of network and career. Just my 2 cents. Time will tell.[/quote]
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