- Agata Pona and her husband left the Bay Area and moved to Poland in 2015.
- She says that she felt immediate stress relief living in Poland.
- Pona was able to easily get an entry-level tech job, longer sick days, and two-week vacations.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Agata Pona, a 43-year-old employee at SEO agency SUSO Digital, who moved from the Bay Area to Poland. It's been edited for length and clarity.