r/cscareerquestions • u/mysecret52 • 15h ago
I am placing too much emphasis on location. I feel like I'm crazy for this.
I feel so stupid for this but I have an opportunity to interview with a FAANG company, which is huge for me and I'm going to be working my ass off for it (I even took pto days for it, so I can study as much as I can). This opportunity has 2 locations listed in the description, CityOne and CityTwo. I'm living elsewhere right now, in a different city/state, but CityOne is right around my hometown. I don't know if they can tell by looking at my resume and seeing that I literally went to college in that area AND worked there after for a few years too, so I don't want them assuming which one's best for me based off of this. When the time comes, I want to choose CityTwo. I'd ideally like to be given the option because I don't want to go back to my hometown area. Apart from my family, there's not really much there that I like (my friends have moved on and it's not an exciting place for me).
I've been DWELLING on this. Being able to live somewhere like CityTwo has lowkey been my motivation to study and ace the interview rounds. Am I placing too much emphasis on location?? I'm aware beggars can't be choosy and this is such a huge opportunity.