Speaking of successful IN New York....Yeah even though i only commute to midtown 3x a week now (and for the rest of my career- even our CEO has stopped making noise about a 5 day in office week ever again) my career is still very "New York based".
Plenty of GM's have tried to entice me away from NYC to their markets, including SF, Miami, even briefly discussed San Diego, but my billing would take a big hit if i moved to any of those cities, and my cost of living wouldn't really change. I'm only this successful IN New York, if that makes sense. I would make a fine living in any of our other big markets, but i wouldn't make nearly what i make in NYC.
And really- NY is a grind, but it's a pretty amazing place to live. And Long Beach is a special little bubble for sure.
Fuck making $250, can you hit .250? Asking for a friend that's 4 games above .500 yet in deadass last. Commute would be to Highbridge/Concourse area in The Bronx; no work from home option.