The Rise of the Pandemic Move

The Great Tech Migration to the ‘burbs, countryside, hometown, etc.

My husband and I put ourselves in the latter camp after realizing both our jobs could be done remotely for the next year. Maybe we didn’t have to stay in the 665 square foot 1 bedroom we shared with our dog and 11 month old. Maybe we could try something totally different, and treat this year like an experiment that we — not the virus — designed. So last month, we picked up and moved to the outskirts of Santa Fe to be closer to family. We currently live at the end of a dirt road where we are neighbors to a dozen hens and stunning sunsets, with a handful of crops to call our own. And no, I couldn’t have predicted that move, either.

Technology companies were some of the first to proclaim a work-from-home reality when the pandemic hit and are on track to be some of the last to return to office life whenever a vaccine lands. If you work in tech or another white-collar profession, chances are you have some flexibility in where you work from. If on top of that you don’t currently own a house or have children, you may be even more liberated. Which is why so many of my peers are packing up and moving elsewhere.

The pandemic move isn’t necessarily permanent for those of us who are relocating…

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