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if all these great things became the norm, what would I have to look forward to??
ah, the ‘you can’t have it sweet all the time’ perspective of contrasts? Why wouldn’t you look forward to ‘endless’ days of fun?
I live in holywood/Wrecsam and I am based out of Bristol, never attended the office and I never plan to
The biggest issue so far seems to be a bit of a lack of imagination of the employers – while they say they’re open to people being in the office 1 day a week, the idea of coming in from another country to do so is beyond them.
I had a colleague and his wife who commuted from Spain to Sweden 2 days a week, 3 days remote. She was on some EU wide medical research thing between a hospital in Göteborg and one near where they lived in Spain. He's a tech specialist in the auto sector.
Although there may also be a local presence thing – if their employee is doing work in Ireland, does that mean that legally they have an entity (for tax etc) in Ireland?
That was what eventually stiffed them, she could carry on working as she was (as she was employed by some EU Commission, they sort the taxes) but Volvo Car Corp don't have a local Spanish organisation that he could be employed by, and pay taxes through. So he quit to stay in Spain (kids, family), i still see her, rarely, in Göteborg, as she works with another friend.
Me. i've spent my entire career getting further and further away from civilisation, had two employers try to move me to *proper* city jobs (One in Bristol, one in London). Now have a nice combo, can work remote a couple or three days a week, 45 minute drive to the centre of a large city (by local standards) and 50 minutes to work (to the north or the city). Neighbours mostly consist of trees.
I live in a pretty remote area myself, and finding good job opportunities nearby can be tough. So, I've been working remotely for a while now. It's definitely a trade-off—you get to live where you want, but there's always that worry about missing out on career growth or future job options.
For me, it's been worth it so far. I've found ways to stay connected with industry contacts and keep my skills sharp. Plus, the flexibility and freedom of remote work are hard to beat.
“ I had me thinking about what happens to the kids of the people who can afford places like that.”
they go to university, build a career and move back when they’ve got some money/planning a family. There’s also quite a lot of industry in Cumbria with high paying jobs (nuclear, renewables, defence, chemical, manufacturing etc) that and owing a couple of tourist pubs/b&bs can turn a tidy profit.
in short living in the lakes is hardly living on the moon.