Advice plz from those who work away.

[Manic]

I'd rather get a 3 bed semi somewhere dull in zone 6 or on a quick rail route to central London and put the living in a barn in the country dream on hold whilst saving cash.

Not for me that, that is living to work IMO.

[Scary]

Not for me that, that is living to work IMO.

And spending 5 days a week away from the family in a hotel room or house share is...?

[alreadypacked]

Currently live in DimPrawnVille but since the wife is about to be made redundant have no ties to this god forsaken tulip hole.

The one upside is that I can commute to London albeit an hour on the train and tube journey the other end.

Been lucky for the last 6 months as WFH perm but now have a Wharf contract and the 2 hour each way is a bummer.

So considering moving back "home" into the country, nice barn conversion or such like but of course that will mean Mon-Thurs (poss Friday) away in a hotel.

So am I mad giving up a London commutable location, home every evening, for a better location, trading a 3-4 night hotel?

I'm sure plenty do it, would you advise me not to?

I lived in the Wharf for a year, really enjoyed it. Rents are quite cheap there at the moment. Used the Thames Clipper to travel to London, fab. Wife might find a role too. Leave the move home until after the contract is finished.

[DieScum]

Yeah, it is a mixed bag.

I quit consultancy partly because of that. Miss the travel now sometimes.

But I remember on my last project being sat in the crappy hotel thinking wait a minute this is daft. I've got a great, city centre flat back home, sky tv with the football package, gym membership - all of which I pay plenty for. Plus a phone full of mates I can call up.

Yet there I was in some crappy little hotel which was no better than a bedsit. Most nights I'd just go tot he supermarket and get a sandwich because it was boring to eat in a restaurant on your own and there was no room service.

It was madness.

Depends where you end up though. Gigs in London were usually fine.

[BlasterBates]

I would go for the commute and maybe spend the odd night in a hotel rather than stay 4 nights in a hotel. I think 4 nights is too much in the long term.