I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.
Briefly

"I found that I was clashing with the culture of Silicon Valley... I felt like people could be 'fake nice.' It was tough at times to join a community of really driven people who would sometimes drive themselves over the edge."
"I was learning how to be an engineer in the real world. But I wasn't working on energy efficiency or renewable energy, which was my dream."
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