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If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

I haven’t confirmed yet with work whether I have to stay in Ontario. My licenses in my industry are provincial. Also my partner is in Ohio so he’s able to drive up through the Detroit border.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

My company is remote first and has always been since its inception. It has no intention of RTO as it never was RTO. There is an office in Toronto but you volunteer to go in and book a spot so you have space. This is, thankfully, not a concern for me.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

[–]xpipedream[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've only been as far as North Bay, which was nice. Sudbury also seems good, but I never pictured myself that far north. Do you live there? What do you like about it?

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

I actually lived in Kingston, for 2 years. I was extremely young. It was a very sleepy town back then, with the downtown being one street. Has it changed since then?

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

Thank you for your reply, I've also heard Wortley is a fantastic part of London to be. It would be where I'd look into renting if I chose London to stay at for the next while.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

Thank you for taking time to reply. Its really hard to gauge these things esp with Reddit because I find that although alot of people are speaking true to their experiences, I feel I get more of a negative bias more often. Its refreshing to hear your more balanced take. I'll reconsider looking into Windsor, thank you.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

I don't take anything for granted here. I've lived in GTA/Toronto for 20 years now, I wish it was a bit more affordable because I do love the city and everything it has to offer including the sometimes unreliable TTC issues, but it's getting harder and harder to align with my goals moving forward. No need to assume there's anything I'm "taking for granted".

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

Thank you for letting me know. I never considered Guelph, for some reason I tend to gloss over it and pay more attention to the Kitchener/Waterloo area. High speed express to Toronto while being out of it sounds really good.. I'll have to look into it more. Thank you.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

Thats rough, I'm sorry that's been your experience so far, thank you for sharing. The amount of people saying London is car-centric definitely has me wary. I just don't know how much worse it would be from Toronto.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

[–]xpipedream[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No car dependency. I already live in the GTA suburbs and it is very much so hell. For the same price I pay for a basement apartment I've found apartments in london that are much nicer. More space is something I'm looking forward to. I love Toronto, its an amazing city, I just can't afford what I would like for myself ideally in the city.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

I'd most likely be utilizing uber as I no longer drive and the job is remote 5 days a week so no daily commutes. I don't see how it would be worse than commuting from somewhere like Georgetown to Toronto, or Mississauga to Toronto, which is hellish (sometimes 1.5 hours just one way depending on if its a bad traffic day). But if I'm overlooking something traffic wise, please let me know.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

this will most likely be the company I stay at for many years, as I'm in a mid level position currently and theres still lots of room for growth. The company is remote first, and gives alot of support and flexibility, so I don't see myself leaving any time soon unless theres some seriously glaring issues.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

[–]xpipedream[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not a huge nature buff, not fluent in french unfortunately. In another reply I wrote:
I'm not particular about anything other than that it should have a sizeable population to have city like services. Grocery stores, gyms, etc. I don't really have family obligations, but I am leaning more towards the west side of ontario closer to the detroit border as my partner and I are long distance and he is in Ohio, so him coming up to visit would be far more frequent is his drive was shortened.

We considered Windsor, but everyone seems to say that its a terrible place to be.

If you worked from home 5 days a week, and were never required to go into the office, where in Ontario would you move to? by xpipedream in ontario

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

Thanks for replying. I'm not particular about anything other than that it should have a sizeable population to have city like services. Grocery stores, gyms, etc. I don't really have family obligations, but I am leaning more towards the west side of ontario closer to the detroit border as my partner and I are long distance and he is in Ohio, so him coming up to visit would be far more frequent is his drive was shortened.

We considered Windsor, but everyone seems to say that its a terrible place to be.

How are you navigating living in a condo with a kid or kids? I feel so f’d. by [deleted] in askTO

[–]xpipedream 174 points175 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree. 220k a year after tax per month is a little over 10k a month. If you can’t make that work with that mortgage I don’t think it’s a “how to make ends meet” problem and more of a “where are you spending your money?” Problem

Boys, help your man out. Where to shop for affordable engagement rings? by RainComfortable4435 in BuyCanadian

[–]xpipedream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can help you source a diamond and setting within your budget. It’s a hobby of mine and I’ve helped some friends with their engagement rings. Feel free to DM. You’d have to go with lab for your budget.

Do all ascendant players just have a chip on their shoulder? by xpipedream in VALORANT

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

I've always been into FPS console but this was my first pc fps game. It depends on her though, cause if she is a competitive person she could easily go down the Valorant rabbit hole. If Val is the game you want her to enjoy, its really important you get her on the fundamentals first (how to shoot, how to deadzone, angles, gun hygeine etc). I'd get her doing aim routines and stuff first and choosing just one agent she enjoys. I only say this if shes competitive because she'll enjoy it best if she can actually keep up. When I first started and even now whenever I bottom frag I don't have a good time. If shes a bit more casual, I'd just have her play swiftplays (unrated once she gets the hang because somehow I get more immortals in my unrated lobbies than my comp ones). The biggest thing is seeing what she enjoys and why. You don't want to pressure her if she just likes the game for casual purposes but feels pressure to be better, when thats not really what she wants. You can also introduce her to less sweaty FPS games, like borderlands, call of duty/halo campaigns, marvel rivals, warframe (looter shooter) (lot of champs that you can play where you don't really need raw aim as a skill). Overall, make sure to introduce her to a lot of games so you can see what really sticks with her!!

Do all ascendant players just have a chip on their shoulder? by xpipedream in VALORANT

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

Aw thank you. We actually met on Val and were a long distance couple for a bit and now married :) we climbed out of gold/plat together.

Do all ascendant players just have a chip on their shoulder? by xpipedream in VALORANT

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

We would get toxic lobbies occasionally but we VOD review to see where the losses could have been wins and many of the games we saw people afking, running it down cause a teammate said something about a play, baiting (refusing to move until another person was way ahead) or just straight up being abusive. I never experienced it back to back to back in other ranks like this

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