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NRI Couple Moving From Ireland to Pune After 11 Years
A mom and dad who work with computers and artificial intelligence live in Ireland, far from their family in India.
After living there for 11 years, they are tired of the job stress and the pressure from new AI technology.
Their two little girls are looked after by creche, school clubs and after-school programs from 8 in the morning until 6 at night, because there are no grandparents or relatives in Ireland to help.
The parents tried having the grandparents visit Ireland, but it did not work out.
They say that even after 11 years, Ireland does not feel like home.
So they decided to move back to India, to a city called Pune, by May next year.
In Pune, the girls can walk out of school right into their grandparents' home.
The grandparents will look after the children and help with cooking and cleaning.
Other families who read their story said they felt the same way about moving back to India.
An NRI techie couple who have worked in Ireland for 11 years plan to move to Pune, India, by May next year.
They cited rising job stress and AI pressure as key reasons for leaving.
Their two daughters spend roughly 8am to 6pm daily in institutional care in Ireland because the couple has no family there.
In Pune, the children would walk out of school into their grandparents' home, who would also help with cooking and cleaning.
The couple said they never felt rooted in Ireland, describing a 'permanent low-grade feeling of being here but not of here.'
- Who
- An NRI techie couple who have worked in Ireland for 11 years, together with their two daughters
- What
- The couple announced plans to move back to Pune, India, citing job stress, AI pressure, lack of family support, and not feeling at home in Ireland
- Where
- From Ireland to Pune, India
- When
- They are preparing to move by May next year
- Why
- Rising job stress and AI pressure, their daughters spending long days in institutional care, no extended family in Ireland, and a persistent feeling of not belonging
Key facts
- People involved
- NRI techie couple (names not disclosed) and two daughters
- Years in Ireland
- 11
- Current location
- Ireland
- Destination
- Pune, India
- Planned move
- By May next year
- Main reasons cited
- Job stress and AI pressure
- Children's daily care in Ireland
- Creche, breakfast club, school and after-school, roughly 8am to 6pm
- Support expected in Pune
- Grandparents to look after children and help with cooking and cleaning
Quotes
Unnamed techie couple
A married couple working in technology
“"If we stay, our kids' daily life is creche, breakfast club, school, after-school - roughly 8am to 6pm in institutional care - while both of us grind in offices to pay for exactly that care, because there's zero family here," they said.”
NDTV
“"In Pune they walk out of school into their grandparents' home. This single picture does more work in my decision than any spreadsheet."”
NDTV
Sources
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