The pay will be drastically under and they will just say that Tyler has lower living expenses so its okay deal with it. Tyler does not have very low living expenses anymore.
They say you get to choose what you work on but project you spefically say you don't want will find their way back to you if you aren't in the "cool group."
Promotions in lower level management do not take into account merit it is primarily based on gender and race. A female or minority will be leading a team with 0 years experience and no educational background in the team's purpose.