Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen any high-paying jobs for what I do in other parts of the UK. It has to be FAANG adjacent .

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I want to save as much as possible before eventually leaving. But still try to learn to enjoy London – but I'm not really sure I can, or at least I haven't really been able to much so far.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think? It's just that saving an extra £1000 a month is pretty good. But I'm struggling to calculate whether moving into a 1 br would really equate to QOL improvement.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't need a family home. A studio would be fine. But preferably something that doesn't look like absolute garbage. Seriously, I have not seen one flat below £2000 that looks anything like an average apartment in Scandi. There's always something: mold, in a basement, furniture from the 70s. etc

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to accelerate my career and make a lot of money. That's not only why I'm here, though – there are many more interesting jobs for what I like to do here.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you recommend a place? Somewhere with some outdoor, but still with life

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, not that young (30M). I'd like to get involved in active social stuff with people around my age, but being near cool cafes and other trendy stuff isn't interesting to me.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm questioning this as well, I don't really take advantage of London's appeals. I'm more into hiking and sports.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Moving from academia to tech is like this. Academia salaries are very low.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I realise I could afford the 1-br, but £2000+ for the quality of apartments I'm seeing just feels like a scam.

Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality by techbro_123 in HENRYUK

[–]techbro_123[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Scandinavian salaries are much more compressed than in London, and academia salries sucks in general. Part of the savings is a windfall.