[slothario]

I was a sciences undergrad at Stanford and now I've ventured into programming - at a decidedly uncool industry, in a relatively uncool metropolis - but I don't want to go back to Silcon Valley for the life of me. It just seems like such a hotbed of striving and buzzwords. Maybe it's unfair, but that's just how it seems to me.

Here, at my corporate job, people seem to respect that I'm my own person and can work 40 hours a week. Silicon Valley seems rife with conformity that tries to disguise itself as freedom. Think outside of the box, as long as you're wearing the same clothes and using the same buzzwords as everyone else.