Portland, OR

Greencardman · Mar 5, 2006, 05:23 PM

I'm thinking of looking for a job in Portland, Oregon. What do you guys think? Improvement over WI?

CanadaRAM · Mar 5, 2006, 05:25 PM

I love Portland, have visited several times. I'd choose it over WI, personally. Don't know the local economy but the general consensus seems to be that it is growing strongly.

cslewis · Mar 5, 2006, 05:28 PM

An IM with w_parietti22:

Quote:

wparietti22 (5:16:24 PM): Oregon sucks
wparietti22 (5:16:27 PM): dont go there
wparietti22 (5:16:31 PM): basically
wparietti22 (5:16:34 PM): its a forest
wparietti22 (5:16:41 PM): and then theres Portland
wparietti22 (5:17:02 PM): which is basically like a Seattle
wparietti22 (5:17:06 PM): but theres nothing to do

I'd still like to see it.

Applespider · Mar 5, 2006, 05:32 PM

Chuckling over that IM log since I drove through Portland once on the way to Seattle around 6.30pm. We wanted a coffee so we looked for a local Starbucks (one of those in the car was collecting mugs).

Every one we passed closed at either 6pm or 7pm (sadly we found those ones after 7) in the downtown area. The place was like a ghost town so we stopped at a gas station, grabbed a coke and high tailed it towards Seattle.

cycocelica · Mar 5, 2006, 06:03 PM

Portland is a good city. I have been there several times and its a nice place. I would choose Seattle first though.

saabmp3 · Mar 5, 2006, 06:46 PM

Seattle is amazing, but Portland is great too. It's a very beautiful city and if you know where you're going, it's fairly friendly for late night people (well, atleast on west coast terms, don't expect Boston/NYC 24/7 service). I'd strongly reccomend spending some time out there in everybody's life.

Ben

w_parietti22 · Mar 6, 2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac_head101

An IM with w_parietti22:

I'd still like to see it.

Haha.... did I say that??? Well its kinda out of context. I was talking West Coast and If you could go anywhere on the West Coast I would say Seattle or LA.

I would go to Seattle personally. Portland is kinda boring. Seattle is much much more fun. Yes, Portland does have a good public transit system... we're working on ours. And yes, Portland gets similar amounts of rain to us... but its a lot hotter in the summer. When Portland gets 105-110, we have like 95. Much more bearable. Seattle is a lot more prettier and than Portland in my opinion.

Felldownthewell · Mar 6, 2006, 10:39 AM

Portland kicks ass. Oregon as a state sucks, because as said before, it is all forest and desert. The biggest employers in the state are Nike (HQ's right outside of Portland, in Beaverton, my dad works there), and Intel. Might want to check them out if you have any skills concerning what they do. Portland is a great city, small, to be sure, but not a tiny backwater. Very liberal. If you are a conservative, move...somewhere else.

floriflee · Mar 6, 2006, 10:52 AM

What kind of work would you look for out that way? Nike has its office there.

Edit... more specifically, its HQ is in Beaverton, OR just outside of Portland. I mention it because I got a lot of recruiters asking me about working on some software apps for Nike when I was looking for a job about two years ago.

nbs2 · Mar 6, 2006, 11:00 AM

Took the Greyhound from SF to Seattle once. Got screwed on my first leg (SF to Sacramento), so instead of the 12 hour express, i got on the 24 hour local. Portland and the rest of OR was kind of like....like...Swiss cheese. Nothing really amazing, nothing really offensive about it. WA was very different. Tacoma was rotted American (does plastic rot?) while Seattle was a nice bit of cheez whiz (mmm.....pat's "cheese wit"....mmmmm...so hungry).

Greencardman · Mar 6, 2006, 06:28 PM

I'd be looking for an attorney job at a small/medium law firm. So its not high tech, but something every place has. We'll see how it goes.

Mar 5, 2006, 05:23 PM	#1
Greencardman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York City, NY	Portland, OR I'm thinking of looking for a job in Portland, Oregon. What do you guys think? Improvement over WI?

Mar 5, 2006, 05:25 PM	#2
CanadaRAM Contributor Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: On the Left Coast - Victoria BC Canada	I love Portland, have visited several times. I'd choose it over WI, personally. Don't know the local economy but the general consensus seems to be that it is growing strongly. __________________ Expert Ex = former, no longer. Spurt = a leak, esp. when caused by water pressure. Expert = a has-been drip under pressure.

Mar 5, 2006, 05:32 PM	#4
Applespider macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: looking through rose-tinted spectacles...	Chuckling over that IM log since I drove through Portland once on the way to Seattle around 6.30pm. We wanted a coffee so we looked for a local Starbucks (one of those in the car was collecting mugs). Every one we passed closed at either 6pm or 7pm (sadly we found those ones after 7) in the downtown area. The place was like a ghost town so we stopped at a gas station, grabbed a coke and high tailed it towards Seattle. __________________ Oops.... the cat killed the rabbit

Mar 5, 2006, 06:03 PM	#5
cycocelica macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Redmond, WA	Portland is a good city. I have been there several times and its a nice place. I would choose Seattle first though. __________________ Seattle sports = fail

Mar 6, 2006, 10:39 AM	#8
Felldownthewell macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland	Portland kicks ass. Oregon as a state sucks, because as said before, it is all forest and desert. The biggest employers in the state are Nike (HQ's right outside of Portland, in Beaverton, my dad works there), and Intel. Might want to check them out if you have any skills concerning what they do. Portland is a great city, small, to be sure, but not a tiny backwater. Very liberal. If you are a conservative, move...somewhere else. __________________ "Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison" -Henry David Thoreau

Mar 5, 2006, 06:46 PM	#6
saabmp3 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tacoma, WA	Seattle is amazing, but Portland is great too. It's a very beautiful city and if you know where you're going, it's fairly friendly for late night people (well, atleast on west coast terms, don't expect Boston/NYC 24/7 service). I'd strongly reccomend spending some time out there in everybody's life. Ben

Mar 6, 2006, 10:52 AM	#9
floriflee macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2004	What kind of work would you look for out that way? Nike has its office there. Edit... more specifically, its HQ is in Beaverton, OR just outside of Portland. I mention it because I got a lot of recruiters asking me about working on some software apps for Nike when I was looking for a job about two years ago. __________________ I feel like a good kick in the pants

Mar 6, 2006, 11:00 AM	#10
nbs2 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: A geographical oddity...1 hour from BWI/DCA/IAD/MDT	Took the Greyhound from SF to Seattle once. Got screwed on my first leg (SF to Sacramento), so instead of the 12 hour express, i got on the 24 hour local. Portland and the rest of OR was kind of like....like...Swiss cheese. Nothing really amazing, nothing really offensive about it. WA was very different. Tacoma was rotted American (does plastic rot?) while Seattle was a nice bit of cheez whiz (mmm.....pat's "cheese wit"....mmmmm...so hungry). __________________ Joe Biden passes through Union Station, DC at 4:50-5 pm on a regular basis. Especially Fridays. IDKTFG

Mar 6, 2006, 06:28 PM	#11
Greencardman Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York City, NY	I'd be looking for an attorney job at a small/medium law firm. So its not high tech, but something every place has. We'll see how it goes.

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