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by a_brawling_boo 3261 days ago
Weird, there are a bunch of software companies/jobs in the northern Atlanta suburbs. I've spent time in Oakville and Burlington and they are a lot like the suburbs here, can't speak for Mississauga. I feel like there is a cultural difference: here people will think nothing of driving 45 or 60 minutes across the city not just for commuting but for restaurants, entertainment, or visiting friends, but a similar drive there, Toronto to Hamilton for instance, is a major trip!
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jdc0589 3261 days ago
> Weird, there are a bunch of software companies/jobs in the northern Atlanta suburbs.

that definitely makes sense; the only reason anything aside from housing exists in the Altanta suburbs is because of how long it takes to get anywhere more than a couple miles from where you live. Our company has an office in the midtown area, and the work schedule for a large part of the office is:

8:30 - 9:30 = work from home, fuck traffic; 9:30 - 10:00 = drive to office; 10:00 - 3:30 work; 3:30 - 4 = drive home, fuck traffic; 4 - 5:30 = work.

I can't imaging working anywhere in Atlanta that requires you to have your ass in the office at 8. I've heard people in Atl joke about how they used to be friends with someone that moved 10 miles away, and they can't hang out anymore cause it legitimately takes too long to get there.

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a_brawling_boo 3261 days ago
That is my schedule when I have to go in (thankfully only a few times a month), but usually the 10:00-3:30 becomes a 10:00-6:30 or 7.

I guess the friend thing kind of depends on which direction they moved in relation to traffic.

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chrshawkes 3260 days ago
Atlanta traffic has nothing on DC.
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jdc0589 3260 days ago
the thing is once you get ACTUALLY GET IN DC, it's not that bad. You are screwed trying to get in or out though.
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mabbo 3261 days ago
Living in Toronto now, I can't imagine doing all that driving. (I used to live in Barrie, ON and did way too much driving).

The TTC subway is hated here, but I love it. Commuting is a breeze, no effort, no stress, and I always know I can get home if I go out for drinks after work.

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cholantesh 3260 days ago
The trains itself are okay, but it's an unreliable system that stops running much too early.
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xapata 3261 days ago
Counter-example: after GaTech, I refused any job offer outside biking distance of midtown.
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