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The only thing I've missed (being remote away from London in the UK) is the meet ups. I used to get a lot of value in attending good ones: from the talks, the people I met and the opportunities that came my way off the back of them. When I first left London I didn't realise how much I'd miss them, and still miss them 5 years on.

For the last few years finding other remote gigs hasn't been a priority for me, but good ones weren't the norm. Now there is more opportunity than ever, and I can happily say leaving London has meant a totally different (improved by almost every metric!) quality of life for me and my family.

I'm still looking to find good remote meet ups that give me what I found before, but if that is all I'm missing out on, then I'm pretty happy with tie move. I just hope great remote opportunities continue and remote working practices continue to improve.

On connections with colleagues, you need to work a little harder to make these stick, but if you put the effort in it can happen. There are work friends I still see socially remotely.