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The vast majority work at relatively generic jobs. You can be a doctor anywhere. Same for teachers. Engineers. Lawyers. Corporate America is chock full of generic management jobs. Project managers and program managers and marketing managers and business development roles are everywhere at every level in every city. There are not that many jobs in DC that are so specific to DC or specific to 1-2 major employers. Some, I'm sure. But not that many. People are just afraid to change jobs because of fear of change, of the efforts to pack up sticks and move to a new city where you don't know anyone. They just come up with a bunch of excuses but those excuses will only apply to a small number of people. Don't get me wrong, there's a whole non-profit, government, NGO sector unique to DC that makes finding equivalents elsewhere difficult but I'd wager 90% of the metro area works at jobs that can be found elsewhere. [/quote]

Perhaps, but there tend to be MORE of those jobs here. If you work as an accountant and the business you work for goes under or has layoffs, there are a host of other businesses (not to mention government agencies) around here where you can get another job as an accountant.  If you live in a small town with only a few big employers and you get laid off, your next stop may be a mom and pop shop with lower pay and fewer benefits. But you'll have an affordable house.

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That's fine. This thread is for people who will trade a lower cost of living for a little more risk.[/quote]

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