There is a version of moving to the Bay Area that gets told in press releases and recruiting emails. It involves a sleek apartment with mountain views, weekend hikes through golden hills, farm-to-table restaurants on every corner, and the general sensation of living at the center of the world. Some of that is real. The hiking is genuinely excellent. The food is as good as advertised.
But there is another version of the story — the one that involves standing in your new apartment surrounded by box
