"Atlanta will eat you up. You sure you still want to move here?"

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Word.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Only "Decatur" I'm living in is Decatur, Illinois

I know Atlanta brehs been tired of the transplants

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

It's like this if you're a man. Focus on the head on your shoulders instead of the other head and you'll have options regardless of where you live. The thing is when you live in a larger city it's just more of the same stuff in the smaller cities. But I agree the key is YOU. What are you bringing? Due to the covid there may be more opportunities because people quit their jobs but a skilled employee will always go further than an unskilled workers.

 

[Gunz&Butta]

check the throats breh

The throats? Speak on it, breh

 

[perfectblack999]

ATL resident here...we full.

Seriously though, this is every city. Don't move here if you're living check to check. You don't have skills? Stay where you're at and build some. There's a bunch of companies out here. Lots of jobs, but you can't be a 6 when there are thousands of 9's out there.

 

[perfectblack999]

It’s an interesting conversation…as a native Atlantan I see it kinda the opposite way though. I think for people from Atlanta who don’t have skills or the ability to navigate how the city is changing, they’re missing out on the prosperity, wealth building and access that has plagued black people in Atlanta for generations. I know alotta natives who have to work menial jobs, can’t afford to live in the city and either don’t have a plan for how to change it or are oblivious to what’s happening around them. They either were failed by the public school system, didn’t go to college or never got serious about how to better themselves

And shyt at this point if you don’t have a clue on how to fix it, you’ll be living in Douglasville or Lawrenceville or Marietta or Clayton County with minimal skills and very few opportunities to get out of the class you find yourself in. Income disparity in Atlanta is the worst in the nation and children born into a particular class have less opportunity to get out of that class than anywhere in the US. It’s sad but I can’t feel sorry for people who haven’t chosen to invest in themselves b/c the money is here (tech, music, real estate, healthcare, Fortune 500 corporate money, etc). Folks who move here and are from here just gotta move smarter

Yeah...they don't even know where to start, which is sad. I'm in some of the tech and entrepreneur circles, and it's crazy how much activity to happening here – especially among black people. Common people are getting locked out though.

 

[Laidbackman]

Being from the DMV, I'm the only one out of of six people that I can recall, who came to ATL and stayed. This month will make it fifthteen years. Thirteen years is the longest I ever lived in one residence. But I still don't feel like I'm a part of ATL.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Come to Atlanta and end up like @General Mills aunt

 

[AVXL]

Yeah...they don't even know where to start, which is sad. I'm in some of the tech and entrepreneur circles, and it's crazy how much activity to happening here – especially among black people. Common people are getting locked out though.

Yea we probably know some of the same people and move in similar circles. There are a lot of people who do want to get into tech (which is where the new money is in Atlanta, especially if you’re black) but then it’s alotta people who act like they try but really aren’t working their network. shyt ain’t easy…it took me a couple years to get my network to where it is now but I got active and didn’t quit. Some people want instant results or feels like Atlanta owes them something and it’s like breh Atlanta don’t owe these folks shyt. The sooner we understand that the better we can move around and make shyt happen

 

[AVXL]

We have black talent, those big firms are not looking for them. They are looking for people who already have the experience and their work culture in mind. These people come over, prices go up, and we get pushed out.

And the kid who get out of these ATL colleges, where they go? Somewhere that will hire them and pay them more money. More likely up north or out west.

When people say ATL is full, we packed. Traffic heavy and nikkas travelling a long distance to get from work to home since they can't get work near they house cause folks getting pushed out.

Nah they are looking for black talent. You on Atlanta Black Tech slack channel or Technologists of Color? Recruiters beggin folks to apply rn

Kids coming out of Tech, GSU, Morehouse, Emory, Spelman, CAU, KSU have local tech intern options, much more so than even 5-10 years ago. They don’t have to move away to get a good paying entry level tech job anymore

And that Atlanta is full bullshyt is some stagnant crab in the barrel mentality. at it being about traffic cmon man, nikkaz don’t wanna compete for jobs so they’re scared of people moving here

 

[General Mills]

Come to Atlanta and end up like @General Mills aunt

She got ran through something serious. She came back to Pittsburgh with her tail between her legs. Totally washed

 

[Atlrocafella]

Nah they are looking for black talent. You on Atlanta Black Tech slack channel or Technologists of Color? Recruiters beggin folks to apply rn

Kids coming out of Tech, GSU, Morehouse, Emory, Spelman, CAU, KSU have local tech intern options, much more so than even 5-10 years ago. They don’t have to move away to get a good paying entry level tech job anymore

And that Atlanta is full bullshyt is some stagnant crab in the barrel mentality. at it being about traffic cmon man, nikkaz don’t wanna compete for jobs so they’re scared of people moving here

Nah I really say it so traffic can be a little easier for me. Selfish but


They need to expand Marta access as well

 

[Thanos]

Nah they are looking for black talent. You on Atlanta Black Tech slack channel or Technologists of Color? Recruiters beggin folks to apply rn

Kids coming out of Tech, GSU, Morehouse, Emory, Spelman, CAU, KSU have local tech intern options, much more so than even 5-10 years ago. They don’t have to move away to get a good paying entry level tech job anymore

And that Atlanta is full bullshyt is some stagnant crab in the barrel mentality. at it being about traffic cmon man, nikkaz don’t wanna compete for jobs so they’re scared of people moving here

Yeah, I was on there when I looking for work. They were recruiting for people to work in other states. There is more entry work not in ATL but in the surrounding area than within the perimeter. People are leaving for more pay.

 

[invalid]

My fam in Atlanta owns a quarter of the stores in Hartsfield, own an investment bank, a law firm, was over Fort McPherson and handled the transition to Tyler Perry Studios, on the boards of Morehouse, Tuskegee, Atlanta Falcons, Capitol City Club, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and a shyt load of other institutions, and I’m still not moving down there. My cuz begging me to come work for his investment bank right now because he’s getting old and I’m like .

 

[Atlrocafella]

My fam in Atlanta owns a quarter of the stores in Hartsfield, own an investment bank, a law firm, was over Fort McPherson and handled the transition to Tyler Perry Studios, on the boards of Morehouse, Tuskegee, Capitol City Club, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and a shyt load of other institutions, and I’m still not moving down there. My cuz begging me to come work for his investment bank right now because he’s getting old and I’m like .

Put me on with your cuz. I got 10 years corporate banking experience