November 5, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, crash_davis said: all of those people have to live somewhere and will travel throughout the area. make no mistake, no matter where in the austin area, it will be a major strain to the area. It will but as a property owner and commuter I would also like it but my reasons are selfish because I’m in tech industry and my salary and benefits would go up with this much competition and it would open up more opportunities down the road for me.
November 5, 20187 yr I'm to the point that idgaf where it goes, I just wish they'd announce it already to stop the god damned hand wringing and blathering about it.
November 5, 20187 yr 40 minutes ago, crash_davis said: this opportunity would be great for any city. however, i don't think people outside of austin realize just how much the people who live in the austin area DO NOT want this. the economic boom would not make up for all the shit that would go with it, namely even higher housing costs and an absolute kick in the balls to traffic. i dunno, i've spoken to a lot more people who want it here than don't want it here. would be interesting to see a poll taken.
November 5, 20187 yr If people don't want it in Austin, shouldn't they be more angry at the city for not improving public transit and infrastructure to keep up with the growth?
November 5, 20187 yr 5 minutes ago, 'stache said: If people don't want it in Austin, shouldn't they be more angry at the city for not improving public transit and infrastructure to keep up with the growth? Austin is very unique in that we have this belief that if you don't ever do anything to solve or plan for a problem, then the problem simply does not exist. It is a truly blissful feeling of ignorance.
November 5, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, crash_davis said: this opportunity would be great for any city. however, i don't think people outside of austin realize just how much the people who live in the austin area DO NOT want this. the economic boom would not make up for all the shit that would go with it, namely even higher housing costs and an absolute kick in the balls to traffic. I'm all for it. I'll pay higher property taxes -- it means my equity went up. "I got mine".
November 5, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Iconoclast Texan said: I’d be pissed and jealous as hell as a Houstonian if that happened. One or the other great, but both as split HQ would sting. Like when Top Chef came to Texas and went to SA, Dallas and Austin not Houston just like with In-N-Out too. "Houston is a cruel, crazy town on a filthy river in East Texas with no zoning laws and a culture of sex, money and violence. It's a shabby, sprawling metropolis ruled by brazen women, crooked cops and super-rich pansexual cowboys who live by the code of the West -- which can mean just about anything you need it to mean, in a pinch."
November 5, 20187 yr Looks like this Arlington may be in the cold. They kind of acted like they wanted it too much. No game. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Arlington-Video-Submission-for-Amazon-HQ2_Dallas-Fort-Worth-482714331.html Edited November 5, 20187 yr by J.R. Juniors Junior Jr.
November 5, 20187 yr I’d be pissed and jealous as hell as a Houstonian if that happened. One or the other great, but both as split HQ would sting. Like when Top Chef came to Texas and went to SA, Dallas and Austin not Houston just like with In-N-Out too.Ya it would be jussttt like that.
November 5, 20187 yr It will but as a property owner and commuter I would also like it but my reasons are selfish because I’m in tech industry and my salary and benefits would go up with this much competition and it would open up more opportunities down the road for me.Pretty much how I feel at this point
November 6, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Iconoclast Texan said: Like when Top Chef came to Texas and went to SA, Dallas and Austin not Houston just like with In-N-Out too. Consider yourself lucky.
November 6, 20187 yr So it’s not Austin, but DC but now, it may be split between DC and Dallas but maybe not Dallas, maybe Austin sooooo, the situation is fluid?
November 6, 20187 yr So HQ2 is really just two big satellite offices or possibly three satellites by tomorrow?
November 6, 20187 yr Just saw Long Island and Crystal City reported by Business Insider. I know BI is usually full of shit but wanted to pass along the info anyway. https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-hq2-new-headquarters-will-be-in-queens-and-crystal-city-2018-9
November 6, 20187 yr Long Island City has had the most multifamily construction in the nation for the past few years. Lots of glut to fill. The 7 train is overtaxed though.
November 6, 20187 yr I don’t get them bypassing Texas with a lower cost of living and no income tax for 2 locations that are amongst the most expensive in the country and bypassing the the entire middle of the country.
November 6, 20187 yr So how many HQs will Amazon have? Three? Or are LIC and Arlington each half an HQ? Edited November 6, 20187 yr by CDAK
November 6, 20187 yr Well Saban’s wife was seen driving around with several C-level Amazon folks looking at houses.
November 6, 20187 yr 50 minutes ago, CDAK said: So how many HQs will Amazon have? Three? Or are LIC and Arlington each half an HQ? HQ1.5A and HQ1.5B?
November 6, 20187 yr 24 minutes ago, Lobo said: Well Saban’s wife was seen driving around with several C-level Amazon folks looking at houses. Someone just paged Jeff Bezos to the courtesy phone in ABIA.
November 6, 20187 yr My sister in law works at Amazon. They have the first ever company wide "all hands" live streamed meeting with Bezos on Thursday. So this should be offcially over then.
November 6, 20187 yr I don’t get them bypassing Texas with a lower cost of living and no income tax for 2 locations that are amongst the most expensive in the country and bypassing the the entire middle of the country.You don’t?
November 6, 20187 yr So business insider points out that this entire process by amazon was just a sham. How in the fuck can you have two "equal" headquarters if its actually 1 HQ and two "1/2" HQ's? by definition, half a HQ is not equal to a full HQ. it was all just a ploy to see how much each city would whore itself out for the highest cost, and instead of getting a HQ as promised, the "winners" get 2 satellite offices, and still give Amazon all the tax benefits as if it was a real HQ2 https://www.thisisinsider.com/amazon-splitting-hq2-reveals-contest-was-a-sham-2018-11 Critics of Amazon's long-drawn-out HQ2 selection process already questioned that a "second headquarters" could even exist. Dividing the project into two equal-size headquarters just adds more fuel to the argument that the entire process was a ploy to pit cities against one another to maximize incentives. It also breaks Amazon's original mandate for the project that HQ2 would be a "full equal" to the company's Seattle headquarters. If it's separate, it's not equal. Amazon hyped up its HQ2 investment so much that cities were willing to do anything for the chance of landing it. Amazon probably at least figured that into its calculus, and when it realized it would be easier to count the cities that didn't jump at the chance to have Amazon in the backyard, the strategy shifted to just maximizing gains. While we don't yet know what tax incentives were offered up for Amazon to select these two cities, nor what Amazon offered up in return, we can safely assume it totaled in the billions. City and state leaders jumped at the chance for what they saw as a high-profile win — and obvious benefit that constituents would see and appreciate. The upsides for local communities and governments — economic or otherwise — are now not so immediately obvious. If Amazon is able to get away with essentially robbing Virginia and New York of millions in tax revenue and not even offering up in return what they originally promised, what else are they capable of?
November 6, 20187 yr 22 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said: So business insider points out that this entire process by amazon was just a sham. How in the fuck can you have two "equal" headquarters if its actually 1 HQ and two "1/2" HQ's? by definition, half a HQ is not equal to a full HQ. it was all just a ploy to see how much each city would whore itself out for the highest cost, and instead of getting a HQ as promised, the "winners" get 2 satellite offices, and still give Amazon all the tax benefits as if it was a real HQ2 https://www.thisisinsider.com/amazon-splitting-hq2-reveals-contest-was-a-sham-2018-11 Also: water is wet.
November 6, 20187 yr So it’s not Austin, but DC but now, it may be split between DC and Dallas but maybe not Dallas, maybe Austin sooooo, the situation is fluid?Don't we have to work Denver in there somehow?
November 6, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Surly Bevo said: HQ2 is going to be everywhere.....symbolic. Am starting to think HQ2 will actually be Amazon gas stations/cashless convenience stores.
November 6, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: HQ2 is going to be everywhere.....symbolic. All major cities will have a mini-Amazon HQ!!
November 6, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: HQ2 is going to be everywhere.....symbolic. HQCloud
November 8, 20187 yr I don’t get them bypassing Texas with a lower cost of living and no income tax for 2 locations that are amongst the most expensive in the country and bypassing the the entire middle of the country.Easier to recruit and maintain that large of a tech workforce in those two locations. Amazon doesn't pay taxes and they will pay their talent, which skews predominabtly younger and probably prefers DC/NYC to Texas, enough that income taxes aren't a huge concern. Also, it's been reported several times that they were interested in an east coast presence.Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
November 9, 20187 yr On 11/7/2018 at 7:21 PM, gmr548 said: Easier to recruit and maintain that large of a tech workforce in those two locations. Amazon doesn't pay taxes and they will pay their talent, which skews predominabtly younger and probably prefers DC/NYC to Texas, enough that income taxes aren't a huge concern. Also, it's been reported several times that they were interested in an east coast presence. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk They also wanted mass transit. Texas doesnt have it. And with the split between 2 large cities, they probably won't have to do too much nationwide recruiting or pay relocation expenses.
November 12, 20187 yr I live in Austin and have been getting a lot of hits from amazon recruiters on linkedin. For whatever thats worth.
November 12, 20187 yr 39 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: I live in Austin and have been getting a lot of hits from amazon recruiters on linkedin. For whatever thats worth. Ask where the new HQ is going to be? Make to include a wink emoji at the end of the question to really sell it
November 12, 20187 yr i thought thursday was the day, last week's thursday. is this the show? who's on first?
November 12, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, staboner said: i thought thursday was the day, last week's thursday. is this the show? who's on first? Tuesday. Wait no, that's when we eat the birds.
November 13, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, MissingInAction said: I live in Austin and have been getting a lot of hits from amazon recruiters on linkedin. For whatever thats worth. Don't confuse hq2 recruiting for that of seasonal temporary workers
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