"This year, the company opened a downtown Phoenix office with sales and customer service jobs. “San Francisco is a terrible place for entry-level people,” Mr. Coburn said, because the infrastructure and housing are “failing.”"
"But as the latest exodus gathers steam, these outlying cities hope some of the higher-paying engineering jobs will start moving as well.
“We don’t want to be San Francisco’s back office — we need more creators here,”"
This pretty much summarizes the article. Phoenix isn't yet seeing a mass influx of developer jobs, but it's hoping that because some companies already have offices there for other positions, they'll be able to lure some high-end talent as well.
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"This year, the company opened a downtown Phoenix office with sales and customer service jobs. “San Francisco is a terrible place for entry-level people,” Mr. Coburn said, because the infrastructure and housing are “failing.”"
"But as the latest exodus gathers steam, these outlying cities hope some of the higher-paying engineering jobs will start moving as well.
“We don’t want to be San Francisco’s back office — we need more creators here,”"
This pretty much summarizes the article. Phoenix isn't yet seeing a mass influx of developer jobs, but it's hoping that because some companies already have offices there for other positions, they'll be able to lure some high-end talent as well.