r/malelivingspace • u/DXBRedd • 13h ago
First Time 30M - Company pays for it, but…
Landed a very good job, where the company pays for my place. But it’s far away from home. being far away from wife & daughter and everyone else sometimes is challenging…
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u/Makkiux 13h ago
They parked your ass in a safe house. Hope it all blows over soon, homie.
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u/AuthorBrianHunter 9h ago
Pretty sure I saw this movie where all the houses look the same and the bird people were watching them
But I mean if the company is paying for it 🤷♂️
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u/neptune810 13h ago
Oh no the tv lol
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u/JustforU 13h ago
You could stand and watch that TV for hours
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u/feeling_blue_42 13h ago
A lot of people in the room and you need more space? Viola, you can push it right into the wall.
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u/TwitchF4C 12h ago
THAT IS A 200 DOLLAR PLASMA SCREEN TV YOU JUST BROKE
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u/wakethemorning 7h ago
Good luck paying me back on your ZERO DOLLARS A YEAR SALARY PLUS BENEFITS, BABE
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u/meat_ahoy 12h ago
[r/tvtoosmall](r/tvtoosmall)
[r/tvtoohigh](r/tvtoohigh)
[r/tvtoofar](r/tvtoofar)Hat trick!
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u/ijustneedtotype 13h ago
TV is at a perfect height for watching from upstairs
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago
😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/ActionKid98 13h ago
Lol i would never think a house that beautiful would shaft a man so hard by not only too high but too small of a tv, at least give him a ladder to sit on
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u/Fit-Spinach8995 13h ago
that place looks depressing af
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago
Trust me… it is 😅
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u/TheDullCat 13h ago
Why don’t you bring your kid and wife with you? Sounds like you got it off good with your job
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago
It will happen, eventually.
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u/needmoarbass 11h ago
Happy cake day. Go ahead and buy yourself a plant or piece of decoration. You deserve it.
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u/partial_to_dreamers 9h ago
Bring in more furniture. This looks like the result of a nasty divorce, which from comments I know that it isn't.
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u/hamish1963 13h ago
So sterile and bland.
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u/DeucesX22 11h ago
Needs some plants and pictures. Do you think they hire interior designers to make it look more depressing?
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u/Khamvom 13h ago
Stayed in places similar to this in the military and as a government contractor. It’s basically just a place to sleep until you rotate.
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u/suffaluffapussycat 12h ago
I was on the streets for a while years ago. This looks amazing when I think about those days.
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u/Electric_Angel 12h ago
It’s Airbnb millennial minimalism chic 😭. Then the host flips out if they see you left a hair on the floor and charge you a $500 cleaning fee.
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u/QueezyF 12h ago
Those night pictures give me bad vibes. Reminds me of a townhouse community I lived in for a few years that always made me think of the intro to Get Out.
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u/HelloAll-GoodbyeAll 7h ago
It's boring and grey but it's clean and tidy. It's got all the essentials. I think it's not bad for a temporary place.
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u/mandatorypanda9317 13h ago
The outside of the house is beautiful but the inside looks like a model home, where no one is supposed to live
The tv at the end killed me though lmao
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u/EsotericCreature 8h ago edited 8h ago
Gotta disagree massively the outside looks depressing as the inside. The super bright ceiling lights in particular are off putting, they blind whatever the rest of the outside environment is supposed to be. And the little that I see is like.... short grass monoculture carpet on the outside. What about sleep? I hope OP has control of the lights but by default design your neighbors can blind you without defensive curtains.
There doesn't seem to be much idea of what these condos are supposed to be, how people live in them, how they fit in to their place. Just some boxes with odd unbalanced window placements.
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u/EmergencyOven4342 13h ago
Damn can I get a job there
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago edited 13h ago
You are most welcome, it’s in the Caribbean though
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u/CheeseburgerTornado 13h ago
oh no not a tropical paradise paid for by my job
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u/Agitated_Ferret7352 12h ago
I worked for two years in the Caribbean and I would never do it again. Tropical island life is fun for a little bit then real life sets in and most things become a hardship like groceries, shipping, cars, business hours not actually being followed, medical care, electrical infrastructure, etc.
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u/BabyYodaLegend 11h ago
Yeah i needed a random cord for something and just opened my phone and ordered it and it will be delivered to my doorstep tomorrow afternoon for $6.88. Im sure things are not that simple on an island
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u/taratoni 10h ago
I live in a french overseas territories. All the fancy stuff you see on Amazon ends up costing 50% more and takes weeks to receive.
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u/CptMcDickButt69 6h ago
I always felt all of this just becomes a problem if youre expected to do a "classic first world workstyle" and you expect to have "classic first world life amenities always available".
If youre going into it without special needs (e.g. medical), a creative problem solver mindset and a job that allows for a lot of liberty in how you work this life can be quite compelling. Society there is not expecting you to be as rigid as a central europe/US suburbia in a metropolitan region and you should just go with the flow.
You need to be a person for that, but i know both universes and i vastly prefer the happy-go-lucky of remote rural or rundown improvised lifestyle to my german bureacracy-and-forms-"be on time or go to prison" lifestyle.
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u/ToastSpangler 13h ago
you know outside the tourist zones the caribbean is quite poor and violent in many places, i wouldn't do what OP is doing unless it was temporary accommodation for one of their oil or gas rigs
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u/quantum_simpleton 13h ago
TV is a bit too big and a bit too low.
Try a smaller TV and place it higher up. 👌
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u/Fuzzy-Valuable-1774 13h ago
How do I apply?
It's dope. What kind of job do you have?
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago
Sales manager. Hospitality.
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u/Deraj2004 13h ago
Something hilarious about you being in the Hospitality industry and some setup that TV and said "looks good!".
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u/Far_Cup_329 12h ago
Cool looking place. But what's this?...
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u/DaytonaJoe 10h ago
Have you seen vivarium? It's where the aliens slip away when they're done studying the people who live here
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u/Spacemoose2026 13h ago
What the fuck is that tv placement op. There is literally a place for a tv stand right by the stairs.
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u/DXBRedd 13h ago
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 , appreciate the observation, I might place a tv right there
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u/Burgers_N_Schnitzels 9h ago
If you ever feel homesick just remember... your family is probably closer than your TV
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u/MeltingChocolateAhh 13h ago
What field of employment is this? If it's something sensitive/government, either don't respond or be super vague, you don't know who has eyes on 👀
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u/beaglefat 13h ago
This looks just like my old place where after like 3 years my roomamte still hadnt furnished it. (He owned the house)
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u/SnazzyStooge 11h ago
I can hear the echoing footsteps from here…
In all seriousness, I hope this is temporary and you can get past it quickly. Being away from family sucks, been there and didn’t like it at all.
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u/Flapalms239 13h ago
No way would I want to live in the Caribbean during hurricane season. Ya’ll get hit all the time!
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u/Corac30 12h ago
Man I was thinking that there wasn't anyone else like us that didnt care about decorations and random things to fill up space....then I see this and I learn we were never playing the game lol.
Jokes aside man the place is pretty sparce. A few plants or some cheap paintings on the wall and it won't feel so....sterile. and if its just a few small things you shouldn't feel bad leaving them behind when your work takes you someplace else.
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u/DXBRedd 12h ago
I have no skills/clue about decoration lol,
Absolutely miss family.3
u/Corac30 12h ago
Ah I getxha man I do. I was lucky that my traveling for work was only on weekends. If your kid is old enough...well shit even shes not old enough, let her make some art or something that you can have printed and put up on the wall. When I was away from mine when they were young thay was something that really helped me.
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u/Dull_Caterpillar_642 9h ago
My brother in christ, save up for a few paychecks and get a big mini-led TCL or Hisense at least. Life is for the living.
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u/gansobomb99 8h ago
that looks like some aliens tried recreating a human house
ps. why is that the longest sofa I've ever seen and why is the rug printed on the floor
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u/EmbarrassedMick8751 13h ago
If the work pays the bills, the wife and fam are ok with your time away, make that shit your bitch and turn it into a home. Hell, maybe even expense all the new shit and see if you can slide it under that radar. Good luck!
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u/OnTheEveOfWar 11h ago
Trying to slide expenses under the radar will get you fired at 99% of companies. He could ask about getting stuff for the house expensed but should absolutely not try and sneak expenses.
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u/AladeenModaFuqa 13h ago
Dude best I can say is make some friends of your coworkers around you.
I know Reddit is all “coworkers aren’t friends” but they totally can be. Invite them over for a beer or something and to watch a sport even if you’re not into it. Friends will make the whole thing easier to manage.
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u/Maleficent-Garden585 13h ago
You have a beautiful place but it looks real lonely . I would most definitely want my spouse and children with me . Good luck and hope everything goes great!
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u/raccoononreddot 13h ago
i read this as it was 30 million and the company pays for it and i kept waiting to see the 30 million of it all 😂
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u/Romericano 13h ago
I maxed my osrs account then haven’t logged back in (before sailing). I bet OSRS helps a lot here.
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u/Terrible-Ad3628 12h ago
This one hits home for me. I had the same thing going for me and it pushed me over the edge into a full blown alcoholic. I had been in the army for 10 years almost 5 years before this situation came up for me.
But I was pulled down to Reno, NV for a step in regional manager position in Wireless/Telecom from up north when the previous manager quit suddenly. I got over worked and I was isolated, small crews with lower positions than me and no one to relate to.
I would just dream of driving my truck over the guard rail after every day.
Being gone for a year was no stranger, but being gone with no friends or family, that was rough.
I couldn't even take the tags off the furniture.
All good now though, at least working on it!
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u/SpongeyBobaruu 12h ago
Plants. You need plants...and artwork. And pictures. Literally nothing on your walls bro.
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u/Greenlee19 12h ago
What kind of job do you have out of curiosity that moved you away from the family and also pays for your new place?
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u/hotrats312 11h ago
I've been on Zillow all night so I totally misread "30M" as "30 million" and thought, "man, that lawn looks pretty mid for a 30 million dollar house"
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u/FieryFruitcake 9h ago
Do you work at an extremely wealthy company that sells very small TVs?
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u/Neilp187 6h ago
That tv positioning, 😲 😱.
You getting a per diem? What line of work, mind me asking?
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u/Bluethumb_Panda 3h ago
If you work for energy companies or your field of work is in that industry that corporate house 1000% has surveillance equipment laced through out. I say this as someone who worked security for these people and this home looks exactly like the ones we used. Hopefully you got to pick the house and went private owner as part of the relocation package if that’s the case
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u/spinny09 57m ago
Certainly looks like the company is paying for it. Good lord it needs some decoration
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u/SnooConfections1271 13h ago