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alphastreet	Has anyone relocated for work? Would love to hear your stories, as I’m considering it too
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Reply #1 posted 03/01/21 1:24am

EmmaMcG

When I was 18 I had to move to the UK for work. I never really settled there though and spent most of my free time back home in Ireland before eventually moving back home permanently a couple of years later.

Couple of years after that I spent a few months working in America, between New York and Texas, but I hated it. Travelling that distance twice per week was just not for me. Plus, by then I had a daughter and I didn't want her growing up with an American accent but that's another story.

Moving for work just isn't for me, I suppose. I don't mean to put you off it, loads of people do it and are happy with their choices but I guess I get homesick. I don't know why? I don't particularly like the people here either but I guess the devil you know is better than the devil you don't.

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Reply #2 posted 03/01/21 8:17am

Margot	If you are young and free of too many obligations, ie., home ownership/children/sick parents, etc., I recommend it. If the work looks interesting, why not? There are some places I would be less inclined to move to, but overall, yes. I think we regret not doing things as opposed to doing them.
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Reply #3 posted 03/01/21 9:48am

funkman88

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yes really exciting being in new environment,but missing my family sucks

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Reply #4 posted 03/01/21 9:48am

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Margot said:

If you are young and free of too many obligations, ie., home ownership/children/sick parents, etc., I recommend it.

If the work looks interesting, why not?

There are some places I would be less inclined to move to, but overall, yes.

I think we regret not doing things as opposed to doing them.

That's a good point. In my experience, it's almost always better to regret doing something than not doing anything.

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Reply #5 posted 03/01/21 12:40pm

alphastreet

Margot said:

If you are young and free of too many obligations, ie., home ownership/children/sick parents, etc., I recommend it.

If the work looks interesting, why not?

There are some places I would be less inclined to move to, but overall, yes.

I think we regret not doing things as opposed to doing them.

Totally agree with this. I feel that with my qualifications and looking for over a year locally, it wouldn’t hurt to try elsewhere at this point. I applied to some jobs in the us and one on the west coast. I would feel better living there without Donald trump as president lol

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Reply #6 posted 03/01/21 12:42pm

alphastreet

EmmaMcG said:

I think I would get homesick too, cause of things being easier lifestyle wise and cause I’m close to family

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Reply #7 posted 03/02/21 6:49am

Genesia

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Once - and it was an unmitigated disaster.

My best advice is: If you're going to relocate for work, make sure it's to a place you'd still want to live if the job doesn't work out. There is NOTHING worse than moving for a job, losing said job, and being stuck in a place you would never, in a million years, have chosen to live otherwise. It's even worse if moving is a requirement of the job - and they don't offer to help with the cost of moving.

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Reply #8 posted 03/02/21 7:36am

Margot

Our family tends to focus on adventures but w/that comes some missing of the familiar., family and friends.

As a parent, I encouraged my young adult daughter to see the world and be comfortable anywhere.

She has done that in spades but we do miss seeing her more often.

She attended a university in NYC, (we live in CA), moved to Paris for a year, did graduate work in London, and moved back to NYC to work in the Art business.

We are very proud but there is a 'price-tag' for us.

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Reply #9 posted 03/02/21 8:34am

Poplife88

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I did. I was young and had no attachments so went for it. Everyone thought I was nuts but I wanted to experience something new.

When I first moved I thought I made the biggest mistake of my life. I immediately missed my friends and family and I got really tired of getting lost (this was pre-GPS). But I really liked my new coworkers, and they made a point to go out with me to show me around. It turned out to be the best thing I ever did. I made a ton of new friends that I still keep in touch with and am proud I did it all on my own. I eventually came back to my home city but it had nothing to do with location, but a better job opportunity popped up.

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Reply #10 posted 03/02/21 9:08am

funkman88

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Poplife88 said:

I did. I was young and had no attachments so went for it. Everyone thought I was nuts but I wanted to experience something new.

When I first moved I thought I made the biggest mistake of my life. I immediately missed my friends and family and I got really tired of getting lost (this was pre-GPS). But I really liked my new coworkers, and they made a point to go out with me to show me around. It turned out to be the best thing I ever did. I made a ton of new friends that I still keep in touch with and am proud I did it all on my own. I eventually came back to my home city but it had nothing to do with location, but a better job opportunity popped up.

so u old now?? biggrin biggrin