[siliconunit]

or welcome to the UK/London trap... 650 usd / month for daily commute to work (45-60min train+tube) because you are not 20 and want to have more than a shoebox shared shit within the city limits or have family. Add to that ridiculous food prices and fully criminal housing market both rent or buy(keep dreaming)..WFH is a super solid relief...yes I miss hallway chat the most.. and quicker to help people but still no comparison to the commute shitshow. I told many times to upper management that operative offices do not need to be in central London.... maybe now something will shift. To be honest nothing needs to be even in the UK... place is becoming a larger Singapore, finance and corps, rest is services for slaves with no hope of building a normal life, 1 to 1-3 times is the healthy ratio between yearly wage and property, here is like 1:12-14 ... complete criminal (they will have to lie to tell you that can finish paying it) and classist (only rich fucks or upper middle class kids with mommy and daddy bank can ever buy anything) if you ask me.

[smnscu]

Another person living in the UK, I agree wholeheartedly; nice insights about Singapore and classism. I live in Manchester and take remote contracts with London clients from time to time. Getting paid London salaries outside of London is one way to live comfortably in this country. There are a few larger companies that truly believe in remote work, Utility Warehouse is one of them. I don't understand how people put up with London or the horrible commute.

[hu3]

I used to work at Millbank Tower when in London. Which is next UK's Intelligence HQ (MI5) and close to a ton of cool places like Buckingham Palace and London Eye.

At first I was rejoiced for working near all these interesting places. But London quickly reminded me of the cost. $600/mo commute plus almost two hours a day on train/metro (which is even more expensive if you value your time).

No thank you.