Weather and Crime are the biggest cons. That being said the city and transportation is really well planned compared to other major US cities. I don't think this solves OPs issues. OP wants to remain at an L4/L5 position and not do the TeamLead responsibilities but make similar pay. I think this is still possible in few niches of companies which grow slowly or research divisions. Bloomberg, Salesforce (pre 2023, its completely Uturned now) come to mind.
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Weather and Crime are the biggest cons. That being said the city and transportation is really well planned compared to other major US cities. I don't think this solves OPs issues. OP wants to remain at an L4/L5 position and not do the TeamLead responsibilities but make similar pay. I think this is still possible in few niches of companies which grow slowly or research divisions. Bloomberg, Salesforce (pre 2023, its completely Uturned now) come to mind.