[curiouscat321]

I grew up in the Metro Detroit area and moved out to the coasts after graduating from Umich a couple years ago.

There’s more excitement around Detroit than I’ve seen at any point in my life. As somebody from the suburbs, my family would actively avoid Detroit unless we were going to a baseball game.

That’s changed. There’s many great restaurants and downtown feels more like a real city.

But, all of my friends still left the state. If you’re college educated, there’s a 60/40 chance you’ll leave Michigan right after graduation. Even worse if you graduate from UMich, which is scary since it’s the state’s flagship university.

The white-collar jobs are there, but they can’t compete with the jobs in other parts of the country. I graduated CS and I can’t name a single friend that didn’t move to the west coast. Even after the COL differences, you still come out ahead by leaving the state.

I want Detroit to grow and I’d love to move back. I just need some solid jobs to attract me back.