Why Rochester isnt the way to go

I was born and raised in Rochester NY. When I graduated high school from Gates-Chili High School (the second largest one in Rochester) I moved away to Long Island. All through high school I would always tell my friends and family that growing up in Rochester was going to become a dead end road for many of the kids who haven’t already established themselves with a career. Rochester is and expanding city of sorts in the means of population but not in businesses and companies. There are 3 big companies that have there head quarters in Rochester. Kodak, Xerox and Baushom & Lomb are all located in Rochester. This might sound nice to see these 3 companies in Rochester but they are laying off thousands of employees each year. So to try to find a job at one of these locations is truly not the right decision. Moving out of Rochester opened up many doors for me in the future. I have met numerous people that I will become very close friends with and those people will also help me in the future. I don’t think I would have received this opportunity back up in Rochester. Don’t get me wrong Rochester is where my family is so I love going back; I just don’t think that trying to establish a career there is the best way to go when you have so many more opportunities to go elsewhere and do better. I’m not saying go to New York City I’m just saying go to a different part of the country and establish something there. Rochester is a very nice city, if you haven’t already established a career there then I think it’s a lost cause.