Hi there!

I would love to hear from former tech workers that left the industry due to burnout and ended up doing something completely different. OR even if you left for awhile and went back to tech, what type of work did you do during that time? Did you go to school or focus on part-time work to help with your recovery?

I'm not necessarily looking for advice here. I just want to hear what others are doing outside of tech and gather some inspiration for other career paths.

I recently moved here from the Pacific Northwest and am trying to figure out how people actually meet others and build a social life in SF. I’m in my late 20s, male-identifying, and pretty shy/introverted at first. After living in Seattle for a while, I think I got a little too used to minding my own business and not striking up conversations with people. Now that I’m here, I’d like to make more of an effort to get out of that habit.

I’m a photographer and enjoy wandering around the city on foot with my camera, finding good coffee shops, hiking, exploring new neighborhoods, and having interesting or deeper conversations.

I’m not necessarily looking to immediately make super close friends either. Even just meeting new people, having someone to grab coffee with, go on a walk or hike, explore the city, or hang out casually would be great.

For people who moved to SF without already having a social circle here, what actually worked for you? Are there particular groups, recurring events, photo walks, hiking groups, classes, meetups, or just places where it feels relatively natural to meet and talk to people?

Especially curious to hear from other shy or introverted people who had to push themselves a little to become more social here. And if any of this sounds like your kind of thing, don’t hesitate to reach out too!

Hey all! I’m visiting SF for the first time on August 5-8. I was really hoping to see the Odyssey in 70mm and didn’t realize it would still be pretty booked through mid-August. My small city has a nice AMC theater with Dolby, but it rarely books out so I wasn’t anticipating tickets still being basically sold out (aside from the front couple rows). It would be my first true 70mm imax experience.

If anyone is planning on cancelling their tickets for any of the showtimes, I’d really appreciate a heads up so I can snag your seats. Figured it’s a long shot but might be worth it. I’m very excited to be in the city and explore regardless and would love any first-time visiter advice/recommendations!

Is there anywhere in SF where one can buy fermented tea leaves? I can't be paying Burma Superstar prices for every time I need my tea leaf salad fix (which is often). Would love to be able to make it at home.

Hi! I’m staying in downtown SF soon and have a 6:30am flight out of SFO. Normally I’d simply take BART—I’d done it before—but I’ve never had a flight that early so BART is kind of out of the question. Any night buses that serve the airport?

Long shot but I am newly single and feel like only Al Green can save me atp. Lol. I really wanna see the show. Thanks

I (30F) am beginning a graduate program in August and moving to SF. It's the first time I haven't had a job in my entire adult life (I have usually had one full time job and a couple side gigs) so I am kind of stressed. Since it's a new city to me and I won't have a car, I'm wondering what is in demand.

• I have a lot of experience in nannying and pet sitting (or house sitting).
• I also frequent my local plasma donation spot to get a hundred or so bucks a week.
• I'm not oppose to cleaning houses, cooking, being a hostess or bartender, or call centers as long as it's a weekend only gig.

Let me know if any of these sound good or bad for the city or if you have any side hustles you'd like to suggest.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! :)

They moved my post from the r/sanfrancisco my bad

I’m a single 34 year old woman living in the greater Sacramento area in a small, conservative town. There isn’t enough of what I need here, not enough art, culture, or things to do. I feel like a black sheep here. I’m honestly starting to lose my mind.

It’s always been a dream of mine to live in San Francisco. I have a job that I could keep if I moved there. The problem is that it just feels impossible with the cost of housing. I make about $110k a year, and it seems like living alone probably isn’t even an option.

I’ve thought about renting a room, but I have two cats, so that feels like it could be pretty challenging. I also travel a lot for work and need to keep my car, so at least some kind of parking is necessary.

I don’t really have anything tying me here. No spouse, no kids. I just don’t want to waste away my life in a town that doesn’t feel like home when I have the freedom to go somewhere I’ve always wanted to live.

Has anyone made something like this work? Is living in SF on my salary realistic, or should I be looking at nearby cities instead? Any advice, experiences, or even just some encouragement would really mean a lot right now.

Friends are in town for two days, they requested omakase so I landed on chisai sushi club (open to suggestions if this spot isn’t the “best”), and then looking for suggestions on what the other day could be

I recommended ramen which they love, but one person is allergic to pork so I’ve been trying to find a spot that is really good and serves something like chicken broth

Aside from that, any recommendations that people have?

hey y’all!

just moved up and im looking for a good place to my hair cut.

i don’t want a fade or barbershop-style cut. i have medium length-ish hair, and i would like something more stylish (ex timothee chalamet type cuts). longer, layers, etc

id love to sit down w the hair stylist and ask them for opinions on what would realistically look good on me. im fine spending up to like $120ish on a haircut.

anyone have any good spots?

If you’ve had cat dental work done in SF, where did you go and what was your experience?

I'm a short woman and after a few bad experiences I started carrying pepper gel at all times. However I started a new job with a strict "no weapons" policy that includes legal weapons and pepper spray, the consequence is getting fired.

I have a...pretty unsavory walk home at night every day so I would really prefer having a way to defend myself. I take transit so leaving the gel in my car is not an option (I do not have a car or a parking spot so it will never be an option) and my job is small enough to not have a security person or front desk where I could maybe leave the spray. Basically if it falls out of my pocket I could be fired.

Some suggestions I've seen are travel size heavy hold hairspray, a birdie alarm, or a very bright flashlight to temporarily stun an attacker, but are those actually effective? I could just hide the spray in my backpack I suppose but it wouldn't be very useful if it's out of reach.

Anybody seen it around SF? Not the steamed bun version.

I'm traveling to San Francisco for 3 days from Houston and I want to bring back some starter for a friend. Are there any places that hand out or sell their starter? I was thinking The Mill perhaps.

Hi!

I’m celebrating my mom’s 70th birthday in the city this weekend and would love to buy her a special piece of jewelry while we’re there.

I’m looking for reputable jewelers that carry 24K gold and jade pendants.

Alternatively, I’d also consider a pair of diamond earrings. I’m hoping to find a jeweler with a great selection so she can browse and choose something she truly loves.

TIA!!!

Hi All - will have two free evenings. My gf and I are from Southern California. Would like to take her out to an experience. Not a restaurant with the best view of the bay or the most expensive place in town. But an SF only experience. Maybe an amazing spot/hole in the wall in Chinatown?

Any ideas or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, I applied to a place that was listed at $4000 on Craigslist and the building's own application portal, so it wasn't a typo on one site.

Just got the proposed lease back and it says $4200. No explanation for the jump. I didn't pay an application fee, and I haven't signed anything yet, but I do want this specific unit at the price I applied for.

Has anyone actually gotten a landlord/PM to honor the advertised price after this happened?

I have the screenshots of the old price, am I able to hold them to it?

Not really trying to start a legal fight, just want the apartment at the price I applied for if that's realistic. Appreciate any advice, thanks!

Hi everyone, I’ve lived in San Francisco my whole life. Grew in a family that was predominantly oriented towards eating at home. I’m looking for the best restaurant recommendations in San Francisco that are not tourist like and that have the best quality food in the best service. I obviously do have a couple like Elena‘s in West portal and the boulevard restaurant in Daly city. I was hoping to get some recommendations on the best places to bring friends and family to eat. Thank you!!!!!!

I have naturally 3b curly hair and my stylist moved away. Does anyone know of a stylist who has naturally curly hair? That’s my rule. Stylists who have curly hair probably know how to cut curly hair. The salon I used to go to recommended a different stylist who got a perm once and then a different stylist whose hair gets slightly wavy when wet. I’m looking for someone who specializes in curls. In internet searches I’ve found one or two individuals who charge $300+/hr and aren’t taking new clients. I just want a basic trim twice a year.

I'd like to make a recipe that calls for Seville Oranges. Are there any stores in SF that sell them? Preferably in the city, but I cango outside the city if it's BARTable

Posted a few days ago lamenting the lack of availability for viewing the Odyssey in IMAX 70mm thru Aug 12. The Metreon (and Dublin) have both opened up one more week of showings and as of 6:30am, there is tons of availability.

Thank me later.

Edit: glad I could help so many of you out. We were down from our Masters lottery rejection yesterday and needed a W. Saw it in XD/D-box over the weekend and still yearned for the IMAX experience. True credit goes to my husband (I’m just a Nolan girly) who woke me up at 6:30 saying we needed to check our calendars ASAP.