Would you take voluntary redundancy during a pandemic if it meant you could move back 'home'?

Savvy_Sue

Mojisola said:

Savvy_Sue said:

Plus I saw my parents move in retirement to a completely new place: they were near one of my siblings but were the 'wrong' side of town for regular contact. They settled in better than I ever expected but there were still things they missed (and moaned about).

It's probably easier make the move at 51 than for julie to wait until retirement.

Oh yes, No disagreement there. Actually we were all just hugely relieved they didn't move to the seaside town we'd always spent our summer holidays in which they did seriously consider: at least julie isn't wearing completely pink specs! 

juliebunny

Thanks for the replies.
Unfortunately I get the feeling that remote working wont be supported once the office reopens, as others have made enquiries and are being strung along without an answer but a manager told me there will be flexibility but with the expectation of  being office based.

I am very thrifty with money and could probably eek the money out for a year, but I have pets (vet Bill's!) who are the reason I didn't move down with friends already as they have dogs and I have cats. One of the dogs is not cat friendly otherwise I would definitely have been down there already for a trial period. Renting there is seriously expensive.

I think the work situation would at least pick up in the summer. I dont want to define myself by my job but we were so poor growing up it's been nice not to be in that situation anymore!! 

No doubt I'm unhappy in my current situation or i wouldn't be considering it, so my life has to change one way or another. It feels a bit like failure though going 'home' and I've been here much longer. I think if my life was better here I would be happy to stay, i guess I'm just lonely a lot of the time especially since lockdown )-,;  so figured it may be time to try something different but its  very scary....

I'm ok with joining meetups and stuff so would definitely make an effort to find new friends there. Just hate to leave a secure job that I quite like but am bored with
...)-:
I am, conflicted.

Thrugelmir

While VR maybe attractive. Don't undervalue your job and the security of a fixed income/pension benefits etc. No harm in looking ahead though and planning the future on your terms. 

Apintplease

Do you have a property to sell in the city ?

Do you have a good pension fund built up?

If I had those two, I wouldn't hesitate, Id take the VR and move like a shot

Would I move back to a place I felt "I had escaped from" I doubt it very much

Me and he sold up and moved out of London in our 40s to the country. He was looking at going to where he was born and bred, I was looking at where my family come from, and whilst we moved to the same area of the country, we ended up in a completely different county.

Money does do a bit further so we don't need to earn the money we earned as Londoners so I have really downgraded on my skill set for work and am happy to have a go at any job that comes my direction. Are you that type of person?

Its a toughie, only a decision that you can make really

mark55man

I agree with the above.  You don;t have to stay where you are.  But you don't have literally to go back to your home town.  Maybe somewhere nearer is more attractive has more to offer you.  eg if home was Preston got Blackpool.  If home was Eastbourne goto Brighton (or Vice versa!!) 

Remember though that this may be your last move for a while so think about what the 70 year old you might want

AskAsk

juliebunny said:

Thanks for the replies.
Unfortunately I get the feeling that remote working wont be supported once the office reopens, as others have made enquiries and are being strung along without an answer but a manager told me there will be flexibility but with the expectation of  being office based.

I am very thrifty with money and could probably eek the money out for a year, but I have pets (vet Bill's!) who are the reason I didn't move down with friends already as they have dogs and I have cats. One of the dogs is not cat friendly otherwise I would definitely have been down there already for a trial period. Renting there is seriously expensive.

I think the work situation would at least pick up in the summer. I dont want to define myself by my job but we were so poor growing up it's been nice not to be in that situation anymore!! 

No doubt I'm unhappy in my current situation or i wouldn't be considering it, so my life has to change one way or another. It feels a bit like failure though going 'home' and I've been here much longer. I think if my life was better here I would be happy to stay, i guess I'm just lonely a lot of the time especially since lockdown )-,;  so figured it may be time to try something different but its  very scary....

I'm ok with joining meetups and stuff so would definitely make an effort to find new friends there. Just hate to leave a secure job that I quite like but am bored with
...)-:
I am, conflicted.

if you want to move back home, then why not put in place a long term plan rather than a knee jerk reaction?  so if you are 51, then plan to retire when you are 60, and in the mean time start saving money so that you can retire at that age and move back home.

juliebunny

I guess the time pressure is the age and deteriorating health of a parent there. We might not have another 9 years and currently I visit 3-4 times a year and it's always a bit rushed trying to spend qt with everyone there. I've got 4 weeks to make a decision!!

Savvy_Sue

You can spend part of that time looking at the job market in the town you mentioned.

AskAsk

juliebunny said:

I guess the time pressure is the age and deteriorating health of a parent there. We might not have another 9 years and currently I visit 3-4 times a year and it's always a bit rushed trying to spend qt with everyone there. I've got 4 weeks to make a decision!!

you could take a few months off work and go home.   that could be a tester for how you fit in there and you feel about moving back home.

mark55man

so I am sorry to go down this line if you went there and all your elderly family had passed would you still be happy to be there.  Hoping you may have many years but if that might make a difference you should probably consider as you might not be in a good place to move 5-10 years down the line.  

personally I am looking forward in a few years to spending more time with my OH and her dad, even if some of that is limited by poor health or care needs - but without him, we wouldn't want to be in or near that location