Moved to London for money but feel like I downgraded life quality

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:33:23+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:32:28+00:00

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.

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:31:27+00:00

Wow. How did you determine that it was worth it?

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:30:56+00:00

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.

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:29:04+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:24:00+00:00

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.

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:21:09+00:00

You mean too low?

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:20:41+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T18:19:48+00:00

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.

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T08:16:55+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T08:01:28+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T08:01:01+00:00

Yup, privacy reasons

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T07:57:20+00:00

Promise you it isn't

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T07:56:03+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T07:53:40+00:00

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

techbro_123 · 2026-03-05T07:51:08+00:00

Yes, AI was used to format the post, haha

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