[techbro]

What’s your visa situation?

I am from India - getting a US visa/green card is too much trouble. I started at a tech company in Canada at 70K Cad annually in 2008. The salary went up to 120k by 2016.

In these 8 years - I went from a work permit to Canadian citizen. Also started a family with kids.

I moved to Bay Area in 2016 for a non-Faang company at 200K USD annual total compensation. Moved to Faang in 2018 and comp is 400k USD.

Will move back to Canada by 2020/21 and am counting on my company allowing remote due to covid. Yes it will be a salary cut but that’s fine. I want to raise my kids in Canada.

Bay Area experience is worth it - financially and technical too

Long term it depends on you