PGHNeil t1_iyd91yl wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:24 PM

Reply to comment by survyguy79 in What's do you all think is the best county in the greatest state to exist (correct answer is Washington) by carboy132

You know it's bad when Pittsburgh is considered an upgrade. TBH NEPA was always considered to be that part of the state where people either lived there their whole lives and bitched about the mines shutting down or moved in because it was more affordable than the Philly suburbs or north Jersey. I can remember as early as age 14 I couldn't wait to GTFO and at least make it to the Lehigh Valley or King of Prussia.

survyguy79 t1_iyddovu wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:55 PM

I want out so bad you won’t believe it. The fact that almost every relative of mine that moved out of the area came crawling back makes it feel almost hopeless but the at this point I’m tempted to start sending job applications down south or out of state and hope for the best.

PGHNeil t1_iydkcxo wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:40 PM

I can imagine. I left 30 years ago and hopped all around the state. Have you considered Pittsburgh or the Lehigh Valley? The rust belt towns seem to be shifting toward high tech.

survyguy79 t1_iydmkva wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Yeah they were where I was initially shooting for when job hunting out of college but student loan payments were starting to creep up on me so I had to settle for a fairly shitty help-desk job just shy of Hazleton. So they’ll probably be my main targets when I jump back in to the job hunt.