Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground

Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:12PM (#29464214)

I know it sounds harsh, unreasonable even, but....just move out of London. I"m in the north east, just bought a 3 bed house with a garden and a double drive for £180k. My friends just moved up from London literally a month ago, bought a massive townhouse with 5 bedrooms/3 bathrooms on a major street for £300k.

We're all tech workers, we all work remotely - why stay in London? Because it has nice restaurants and museums? I don't buy it. Not if you want to start a family, own a house, afford a nice car and still have some money left at the end of the day.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by nly on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:19PM (#29464306)

My career is in the types of companies typically only found in London. None of them hire remote workers, even now. My partners career requires her to work on-site in London. My family are in the South East.

Besides all that, home ownership is really becoming a huge class and generational divide and house prices are rising faster outside London than within. It's only a matter of time before people in areas like you describe are priced out too.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:29PM (#29464419)

That's fair enough.

One thing I'll say you might be very off the mark with the quarter of salary thing. Both me and my wife(also a programmer) make about 75% as much as those friends who just moved out of London.

Yes, anecdotes, I know. But I'm pretty sure tech worker salaries aren't as bad up here as people make it out to be.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by nly on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:32PM (#29464453)

I removed the comp comment, as it seemed a bit crass. In any case, my experience doesn't echo that. My salary is almost 6x what it was 3 years ago when I worked 30 miles outside of London (as the crow flies) and my job is way less stressful now

Before moving to London I had offers from 2 other companies both offering numbers close to what I was on previously. Moving to London was instantly 2x their best offer.

Overall I think if you can get over the home ownership hurdle, the potential for future comfort in the city is way greater.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:37PM (#29464508)

I mean, I totally believe you - it can be very situational :-)

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by nly on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:38PM (#29464521)

Sure, and I'm pretty confident things have leveled up a bit in the last 3-4 years.

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by kblev on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:29PM (#29464417)

May I please ask which city is this ?

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Re:Evidence for the “great resignation” is thin on the ground by gambiting on Monday December 06, 2021 @02:29PM (#29464421)

Newcastle.

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