I like article.com - got my couch and dining table both relatively expensive, but it's been awesome so far. Their assembly is usually simple, service is good too!
- Pre-pandemic, was hitting the gym 4+ times a week and was my way to blow steam off.
- Early parts of pandemic, was able to do workout-from-home using kettlbells and bodyweight, but motivation eventually died and I started relying almost exclusively walked [was based out of NYC, so 7-10k steps was almost a given]
- Moved to a more suburban setting a couple of months ago, walking died quite a bit and so did motivation along with it. Starting piling up the pounds and generally felt unhealthy.
- Invested in a peloton and it just arrived! First two days, hit a couple of 20 minute workouts. Starting slowly, but hoping to make a sustainable workout out of biking, yoga and other things!
How senior is your role ? It's not uncommon when you part of leadership (however that maybe defined) to be consulted on decisions that will impact them down the line, almost immediately.
Big companies will NEVER do this -> too much risk for them from a HR / bad reputation standpoint.
I've had a startup have me do this, it was sold well to me as "hey, join in and make decisions for your Product that you'll be running" It turned into a burn out situation for me trying to manage current job and hop in on future company calls. And I just refused after a certain point.
However, it's not uncommon. Not a red flag is probably where I would leave it. Keep an eye out though on how they manage you and your time after you join them.
For us it meant having enough established services such as good schooling, daycare, recreational activities within a reasonable distance.
One of the big stressors in hyper-growth cities has been that the infrastructure doesn't scale quickly enough and the waitlists for somethings can run months, if not years
My family moved out of NYC during the pandemic. We have a young kid and a dog - so finding a spot which had more space was imperative (given that both our gigs were remote).
The few factors for us :
* Is the neighborhood family / kid-friendly ?
* Is it comfortable ?
* Does it have space ?
* Does it have some of the conveniences of a city (not a cut-off remote suburb)
We moved to TX to be closer to family and it checked all of these boxes. That being said, I don't think we have it in us to do another relocation unless forced. It was painful to execute and I can only imagine it gets harder when you have deeper ties in the neighborhood/city with kids/family