We've been looking at this. We're both in the EU, my partner is from a LCOL country, I'm from a HCOL country, we're both living in the latter.
We've been looking at getting property in her homeland, with the goal to enjoy the better summers there. But for, say 4 months a year. Hopefully enough time that I can start to learn the language and such, and she can enjoy better ties to her family - while remaining tax-resident here as to not rock the boat.
I'm curious what concerns your security team would have? Is it just that you'd rather the situation go under the radar and they're the most likely to spot the changes - or do they have concerns of their own?
Security team was just checking that it was actually me in terms of the location I was in being off. But they didn't make much of an issue after I simply confirmed that yes this is actually me.
But outside of that one time, I basically don't disclose where I am.
My GF isn't tied to a location since she does mostly freelancing/contracting and makes it known she will not/should not be expected to be in a single location and gets away with that just fine. So I basically just started joining her in her travels the past few years.
I'm pretty set in that I would simply quit if my company ever demanded I go back home and stay there.
Well that sounds like a personally sensible concern on their part.
I'm not sure going back to the office would be the end of the world for me, but I can see which way the wind's blowing - we're already in the process of downscaling the site because the demand just isn't there. I believe the most we've had onsite since this all began was approx 15%.
The position I'm in - my GF wants to eventually move back home, neither of us have family here, the wage is our only tie. So it's seeming completely logical to me, to use our new-found flexibility to ease that transition for both of us. We've always figured on retiring there, but a head-start on the language and the property ladder make sense to me, and being closer to her family for a third of the year instead of just christmas, is a huge win for her.
All the news seems to focus on people wanting to use this to live the high life. Just wanted to share my position to show there's some huge non-monetary value in this too.
We've been looking at getting property in her homeland, with the goal to enjoy the better summers there. But for, say 4 months a year. Hopefully enough time that I can start to learn the language and such, and she can enjoy better ties to her family - while remaining tax-resident here as to not rock the boat.
I'm curious what concerns your security team would have? Is it just that you'd rather the situation go under the radar and they're the most likely to spot the changes - or do they have concerns of their own?