We are planning to move to the country from London. I have always dreamed of being in a more rural place, would love the lifestyle more, and imagine I would find more like-minded people too. My DS would love being more out and about as well. All perferct. However....I am worried I might seriously damage my work-future. I have worked full-time for a while in quite a senior role. Now I work from home as a free-lancer. In my current situation the move would work out fine, I could still commute once a week for meetings in the city (although evening-networking would be less easy). I plan to step up though in a few years time, and either find a full-time role again, or ramp-up my free-lance business. In the latter case I imagine most of my clients would be in London (with an 1,5 hour commute that would be quite far). What's your experience? Is it much harder to find professional roles 1,5 hour from London? Should I be practical and stay put? Should I just go, and worry about the consequences later?
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Will our move to the countryside seriously restrict my work options?
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MadWinter · 09/01/2013 09:09
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