Re:(URGENT REQUIREMENT IN DETROIT!!!!!, etc) (Score 2)

Whew, I clicked this article in a hurry, all ready to be incensed about the unnecessary comment targeting "A place you would NEVER move to!" As the Golden Girls say, thank you for being a friend. I cannot speak directly about the job opportunities offered to a tech worker, but, for Bob's sake, it is inaccurate, passe, and just about rude to use Detroit as a whipping boy, especially in a way unrelated to the article at hand. The connotation here is clear, that nobody would relocate to Detroit because Detroit is Detroit. How dare you use an out-dated stereotype as a significant talking point of your summary? Detroit as a city and Detroiters as Detroiters are picking themselves up by their boot-straps and it is glorious. Large companies are championing the city; for example, friends of mine are working downtown for Quicken Loans. That company is actively encouraging employees to live in city limits in various ways, one of which is practically paying their rent entirely with subsidies. Shinola is proud to be more involved in the city. I am not necessarily a fan of the casino industry but we are known as a top 5 US destination. Ah, and from my morning Fox2 news, here is a more nationally recognized entity that hasn't felt like kicking those who are down and trying, and doing great- http://www.freep.com/story/ent... Detroit, #3 of 10 of up-and-coming restaurant cities. I can't lie, being a Detroiter out of state gives you a certain notoriety, even in metropolises like Chicago, but we are not just the background for Robocop. Things are happening here, going great, and I am just so proud to be a part. There is so much positive action happening here in south-east Michigan period in so many ways, & the fact of the matter is that a disturbing amount of people with stereotypical bad things to say about Detroit weren't even a twinkle in their parent's eye when the events happened here that gave them their impression. The riots are over. My parents were young at that time. Detroit is not the Wild West. Act right, and you'll be so pleasantly surprised by the neighborly attitude that Detroiters present to one another, including strangers. Get real. Drop the effing snide tone. Come by.