At what point do you concede to the market?

That does suck. I was very scared to move to bumfuck Oregon (not even really that small, but I can't get more than half of an equal salary if I tried). It's gorgeous here, in every way, we love where we live and where we can walk to, everything. I only did it after triple checking that my employer is ok with me going and after working remotely for several years, same address.

The COVID hit, and 15% of our employees moved. Some to be closer to family, some for hobbies, some just because. The higher ranking ones left too. We had a call a while back that basically summarized that we're actually a-Ok with this WFH thing and y'all do whatever you want. We have people in Chicago randomly, and they haven't even moved, they're just there "I don't know, for a bit". It's fine!

I had jump through hoops just a year ago! I'm firmly in the camp that this will become more common.

Sucks that you can't do the same, but if I were you, I'd keep my options as open as possible. When we bought our house, we thought we couldn't lose, but that we also wouldn't gain very much, buying at the high end of the market. Turns out a pandemic will drive people to places like ours, and we will get quite an upgrade when we sell. Try to go for what makes you happy.

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