If you could move your job anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Inspired by my coworkers who have been camped out in places from Miami to Santa Monica since March, where would you live if you could pick anywhere in the world?

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I've annoyed some people in political threads and, like the children they are, they lash out throughout the site via internet points. I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I have plenty of bananas.

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Malta and Laguna Beach, why not both?

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"Malta" Malta and Laguna Beach, why not both?

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Honolulu, working from my home office overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Not working East Coast market hours. West Coast ok.

Hope to pull this off in a few years.

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I knew a trading desk of about 20 people in NYC that decided that 'they didn't want to spend winter in NYC another year', so relocated to Hawaii for 6 months. Seemed like a sweet deal.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
"Isaiah_53_5" I knew a trading desk of about 20 people in NYC that decided that 'they didn't want to spend winter in NYC another year', so relocated to Hawaii for 6 months. Seemed like a sweet deal.

I think about how I want to take my kids boogie boarding (prelude to body boarding), snorkeling, and fishing on the weekends at my fav beaches. I feel like we’ve done everything already in SF for kids.

I have a friend who trades volatility in Hawaii. Wakes up really early.

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"jayflip21" Barcelona. Good weather, good food, beautiful women, beaches, mountains, what more could you ask for? Great surrounding landscape with good proximity to other European cities.

I love Barcelona for all the reasons you highlighted. Only wish is if the ocean water could be a few degrees warmer, would be an even more awesome beach scene. I went there in July and water was a bit chilly still. I went in but didn’t want to stay in for long.

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NYC / SoCal

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

anywhere in Japan really but the north would be great. Do they have onsen up there too? That would seal the deal for me

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Absolutely Hokkaido has onsen. The snow monkeys hang out in hot water pools naturally.

Although I haven’t been yet, Kyushu around Fukuoka / Kumamoto might be my spot. Only downside Japan seems to have a more hub-based air flight system so I can’t find a direct flight from Fukuoka to Shanghai (there is to HK). I like warmer weather.

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I celebrated my grandfather's 80th birthday there. Place was awesome. They have great seafood and Hokkaido White chocolate is the bomb.

 

Somewhere in Japan, Vancouver, or a less crowded Amsterdam.

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Como, Italy would be really nice, given the lake view, mountains, and architecture, as well as a great climate.

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An alternate version of NY where I can purchase guns. Miss being able to go to the range and shoot a decent gun that is non-NY version. In real life, probably New Zealand

 

Surprised no one is mentioning smaller places.....wouldn't mind living in towns like Asheville, NC, Newport, RI, Santa Fe, NM, lots of options in Colorado, etc.

I'm a big fan of small but interesting towns. Small but without the backwoods hick element. There's really only a few places in the country that meet that niche.

 

Agreed. I would work remotely in Asheville, Portland, ME or Boulder, CO. Though honestly I could do my job from anywhere pre-COVID if I wanted to... I have chosen not to move to one of these locations because I've found there to be too much value in being in NYC from a professional standpoint.

Given that I'm trying to move into consulting from CF, I just couldn't imagine making that happen so far from a major market... hopefully I can when I am more senior in my career.

 

I was supposed to go there in later this year, hopefully I still can but not sure. What's there to do?

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Girls are stunning there, and the food is delicious. But the locals can learn some manners man..

I was shocked by how expensive it was. We're talking NY prices sometimes for dinner.

 

NYC. Surprising how many people are saying otherwise - are most of you really in the city due solely to your jobs? Also, is this question assuming you bring your friends/family with you?

 
"Ricky Sargulesh" Any thoughts on Tahoe? Kind of wish I relocated there for COVID had I known in early March how much WFH I'd have.

Tahoe, I heard has a lot of real estate buyer demand. Small market so good if you own something there already.

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