The Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT

IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales.

By Thomas Wailgum

Anytown in Alaska

The CIO calls you into his office and tells you you're being transferred to run applications at the Anchorage branch. Do you:
a) Laugh in his face;
b) Call the wife and tell her to pack up the kids because you're moving north of the border;
c) Start training for the "Running of the Reindeer";
d) Take heart in the fact that Anchorage, on average, receives less annual snowfall than Syracuse, N.Y.;
e) Immediately resign your post and look for employment elsewhere, because you're not sure about seeing moose in crowded parking lots.


Available IT jobs in Anchorage (as posted on June 18 on Dice.com): 24