In the PNW since the mid -90's. Gotta house, a mortgage, a wife with twenty years at her current job...
I like it out here. If I were a young buck with a fresh housewife and some ambition, sure, I'd strike out for the big three. But I'm not willing to put up with that sh*t anymore. I've passed the tipping point where QOL is more important than the W-2.
AS/QX may be small time for you younger, adventurous types, but it's a good fit for me and a lot of other guys. We'll try to make it a better place, if mgmnt. doesn't succeed in killing us in the meantime....