Any fellow F 🐠 from California here? Need some perspective on financial services consulting (how is it out there? Client base? Do you enjoy it?), overall life (expenses, people, commute)? Thanks

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Stay away from the bay area unless you’ve got a ton of money to blow on housing and would enjoy a miserable commute. Homes in Sacramento are cheaper. Sacramento isn’t my favorite place but it’s not the worst, either.

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California is a big state

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Can’t speak to financial services but the SF Bay Area is so expensive it’s impossible to have any quality of life. Traffic is terrible. And there is no way for a working professional to keep up with the tech money. Good weather though.

Any part of California you’re particularly interested in, OP?

The LA area.

OP - there are tons of financial services opportunities in LA and Irvine. I’m not personally involved in financial services but I know of a number of people who are, and there are many related companies with a bug presence here. Is there a particular area within financial services that you want to pursue further?

I’m in advisory, based in Socal, and worked with Financial Institution clients. However, none of my projects were ever in california, and I had to make weekly trips to the east coast.

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