Anyone else frustrated on how we’re so limited in Canada in our exit opportunities compared to our neighbour south of the border?

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Left Toronto for New York - mind blowing number of opportunities here compared to home. But I do miss my family, Toronto lifestyle and the homey feeling of Canada. Sometimes I want to come back.

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Why don’t you exit to south of the border then?

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Quality of life is a priority to me. Not all of us live to work, and chase the $.

I also find Canadians friendlier overall, as subjective as that sounds.

I’ve been fortunate to explore/live various countries in the world, and it’s not a shock that many canadian cities are rated highly in terms of “liveable cities”.

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Plus Americans have so many cities they can go to. In Canada, it feels like there’s nothing else but Toronto. Especially if you don’t speak French.

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Analyst 1 - nah, ain't not Boston Consulting Group in Winnipeg or Regina.

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Preachhhhhhh. Vancouver and Toronto frequently make the most unaffordable cities list along with Hong Kong because of the income to cost ratios.

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The upside here is that the talent pool is also smaller. I feel like I have less to “compete” with.

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Quality of life is unparalleled too. Especially during this pandemic

I have coworkers at AMZN in Seattle who look just like regular down home, blue collar, mid western guys who just have liberal arts degrees from no name schools that are pulling in upwards of $600k USD ($790k CDN) as L7 site leads. Literally hundreds of people I pass through the halls of AMZN are multi millionaires and they look borderline homeless. America is the land of opportunity.

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I don't understand what you wrote there

OP, traditionally people move to the states for opportunities and better compensation, unless you are into the Tech industry. I know some people commuting to Buffalo daily.

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Is there like a red&white pill, for torontonians who come to realize that Toronto isn't New York?

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Toronto is so different from New York lol, who says this?

If you don’t like it, then you can just giiiit out. Sorry.

That is nuts.

Ughhh what am I doing

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“South of border where the tuna fish play!”🎶🎶

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