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Lexicon posted:By jobby-job I simply mean a salaried position at a local office in the local market rather than doing remote consulting or something disconnected from the city's labour market. Oh! well, in that case yes! I definitely do that. Gaming is still a huge chunk of the local market, and that sector suffers from the same issues as Vancouver did (overworked and underpaid). There's a few larger companies with local teams in the city: Microsoft, Ericsson, Google, Shopify. These are mostly really solid gigs. The local larger companies like CAE or CGI have a bit of a mixed reputation, but I only have second-hand knowledge for entry positions there. I am not very well versed in the local startup scene, but I know getting venture capital has been a struggle, so it's kinda meh. Lots of government work, but french becomes a much more important requirement. Aramis fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Feb 4, 2016 |
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etalian posted:Let's go with my original solution, swap the physical locations of Vancouver and Montreal. an extra hundred years or so of development and history prior to the introduction of modern technology will do that I guess I feel like a lot of west-coast cities get the same short shrift on 'not enough culture' or what-not. Well, yeah, most haven't been around for as long as other western culture urban centers
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As many will recall, I'm not a huge fan of Quebec or Montreal, but I'd much rather move back to Montreal and learn to speak Duck-French instead of going to Vancouver.
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Aramis posted:Oh! well, in that case yes! I definitely do that. Good friend of mine had an entry level engineering position at CAE out of undergrad. It is not a great place to work apparently. Sub-inflation raises are the norm  There are some good jobs in Montreal. My old roommate ended up at Expedia there. Enjoys his work and it pays pretty good.
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Baronjutter posted:It's not the Montreal winters that terrify me, it's the summers. That's actually my weather issue for most of the rest of Canada, too drat hot. Kidnapped by Mosquitos: A Montreal Memoir
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Baronjutter posted:It's not the Montreal winters that terrify me, it's the summers. That's actually my weather issue for most of the rest of Canada, too drat hot. Its always amusing when relatives come up to visit from the USA and they bring jackets and long sleeve shirts and boots. In July. When the temp can regularly hit 30+ (and then humidity). They were also in total amazement that we had running water for some reason. But Im not allowed to make fun of them anymore because we have somehow managed to out-bubble their bubble and then doubled down on the "But this time its different".
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Yeah, but May and June? Festival season? Santropol sandwiches on Mont Royal while the hippies drum and play hacky-sack? That's some good poo poo. Tech VC scene in Montreal isn't terrible, at least as of a year ago. For a while it was more vibrant than Toronto's, but I think that's not the case any more. Probably harder to get funding for non-consumer stuff, though, because the return cycle is longer and there isn't a *ton* of money around to fill those funds.
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lol santropol sandwiches get the gently caress out of here literally the worst thing about montreal
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is that also basically just "glasses land" underneath?
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What's so weird about that? That's what it's called.
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The only thing wrong with that map is some idiot pasted some french guy's name on dorchester blvd.
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Worst part about Montreal is by far the commuting. Local politics is second, weather is maybe third.Cultural Imperial posted:The only thing wrong with that map is some idiot pasted some french guy's name on dorchester blvd. lol
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Meat Recital posted:Worst part about Montreal is by far the commuting. West-islander spotted. (or Lavalois I guess)
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Cultural Imperial posted:lol santropol sandwiches get the gently caress out of here Not even close to the worst thing (taxis), but also they're right at MR. You could truck stuff from Atwater or Jeanne-Mance, but that's what peasants do.
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Vancouver a refuge for rich people who would probably get executed in their own home countries for theft and corruption.
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etalian posted:Vancouver a refuge for rich people who would probably get executed in their own home countries for theft and corruption. Including Canadians.
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Cultural Imperial posted:literally the worst thing about montreal  It's really funny seeing tourists getting excited about seeing "the world's largest underground city" and then realizing it's just a lovely elongated basement mall
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Still pretty loving exciting when it's -40C and the drivers are Mario Karting their way through half-plowed streets.
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JawKnee posted:I feel like a lot of west-coast cities get the same short shrift on 'not enough culture' or what-not. Give Vancouver a thousand years and it won't make one bit of difference to the city's 'culture'
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Lexicon posted:Give Vancouver a thousand years and it won't make one bit of difference to the city's 'culture' It still owns how it got nuked in BSG
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Lexicon posted:Give Vancouver a thousand years and it won't make one bit of difference to the city's 'culture' it will have been levelled by 'the big one' by then, which is definitely an improvement
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Subjunctive posted:Still pretty loving exciting when it's -40C and the drivers are Mario Karting their way through half-plowed streets. I used to think that was exclusively a Barrie thing what with so many people moving up here from Toronto and actually experiencing life in the snow belt. Then I visited my friend in Vancouver and people ping-ponging across the roads in an inch of snow made me realize its really just the norm everywhere. etalian posted:It still owns how it got nuked in BSG Also in Mass Effect, Vancouver-Seattle is where the Reapers hit first. 
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Lexicon posted:Vancouverites can't conceptualize this, but it's so true. Superior on every dimension except perhaps natural beauty, but who GAF about that anyway after a while. Why do you think I post photos so much? It's all we have.  Furnaceface posted:Also in Mass Effect, Vancouver-Seattle is where the Reapers hit first. Vancouver is like world HQ in Mass Effect, like San Francisco is for Star Trek. It would be our first major corporate headquarters!
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Lexicon posted:Give Vancouver a thousand years and it won't make one bit of difference to the city's 'culture' uh huh Furnaceface posted:Also in Mass Effect, Vancouver-Seattle is where the Reapers hit first. It's major bullshit that the only recognizable thing in that intro is loving Canada Place
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Vancouver gets nuked at the start of battlestar galactica as well.
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:is that also basically just "glasses land" underneath?
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Cultural Imperial posted:lol santropol sandwiches get the gently caress out of here That has to be the most esoteric thing you hate.
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32MB OF ESRAM posted:is that also basically just "glasses land" underneath? No, it's "Spectacles Quarter" as in cool things that happen spectacles, not a word for glasses from the 1800s spectacles.
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With regards to social chat, I am starting to see more people having socials for weddings that never seem to materialize. I know at least 2 couples who had socials years ago but have still yet to get married.
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Fried Watermelon posted:With regards to social chat, I am starting to see more people having socials for weddings that never seem to materialize. They probably invested in some property and are just building equity so they can put they wedding on a HELOC.
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DariusLikewise posted:They probably invested in some property and are just building equity so they can put they wedding on a HELOC. Yes but how is their truck equity? House across the street from my parents went up for sale for 300k today. That is actually much more sane than the last 4 houses on their street (359k, 348k, 355k, 396k) and I hope this is the start of the return to much more affordable prices for this area. Rent is still way too high though what with everyone gouging foreign college students.
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Furnaceface posted:House across the street from my parents went up for sale for 300k today. Wow, what, in Canada somewhere? Is this priced in USD or EUR or something? Or is it a shed?
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Lexicon posted:Wow, what, in Canada somewhere? Is this priced in USD or EUR or something? Or is it a shed? Barrie, priced in Canadian, large lot (50x130) bungalow. Sure 2 people died in it in the last 10 years but that wouldnt affect the price. Right? 
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Nine of Eight posted:
That stupid loving mall saved my rear end one weekend I was in Montreal, never had to go outside which was great as it was -40. Montreal has a weird tech sector just like it has a weird textile sector, you can't really understand it.
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Furnaceface posted:Barrie, priced in Canadian, large lot (50x130) bungalow. I'd say buy it but last I heard despite go train service running between the cities Barrie is about to hit critical mass where most people can no longer commute from there to Toronto because the length of the 400 is being surrounded by lovely suburbs at such a high rate that the commute time has doubled.
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The GO rail lines are woefully under developed for the projected growth in the surrounding communities. In communities with limited transit options to the stations, people drive. The station parking lots themselves fill up at or before 7AM, which is before 80% of the trains have yet to depart. Commuting from Barrie doesn't sound like you'd save any money unless you value your time at zero.
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EvilJoven posted:I'd say buy it but last I heard despite go train service running between the cities Barrie is about to hit critical mass where most people can no longer commute from there to Toronto because the length of the 400 is being surrounded by lovely suburbs at such a high rate that the commute time has doubled. Barrie, Newmarket and Bradford are all growing way faster than the GO system can handle. When I was doing the Barrie->Union commute the 5:30am train was full by the time we hit King CIty. The 400/401 are in for even more fun as they scramble to try and expand their capacity to meet the increasing demand for routes from north of the GTA into the city center. And yeah, you dont save any money living here anymore if you have to make that trek. Really, smart people would be looking at ways to increase the number of jobs locally that could support living there but that is too much forethought and effort for the typical city council member. Better to just build more suburbs and pray. 
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I pay $700 a month to transit in to my job in Toronto from Hamilton.
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Furnaceface posted:Really, smart people would be looking at ways to increase the number of jobs locally that could support living there but that is too much forethought and effort for the typical city council member. Better to just build more suburbs and pray. More ice shack businesses are the key I think.
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