Patagonia gave 90 staff a choice — relocate across the US or leave the company. They've got 3 days to decide.

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The Patagonia logo is a status symbol for tech workers and mountaineers alike.

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I moved to Florida from Colorado. Things are more expensive, but I'm going to the beach a lot and already feel at home.

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Derek Edwards, a 28-year-old teacher who moved from Denver to Miami, prefers the warmer weather.

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I moved to China for 8 years. There were major differences in work culture to the West, but I highly recommend working in Asia.

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Sue Campbell (left) moved to Hong Kong and worked across China for eight years, mainly in Shanghai.

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A New Yorker took her first solo trip to Greece at 38. She loved the slower pace of life so much that she moved there.

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Marissa Rodriguez in Greece by the ocean.
Rodriguez started her workday at 3 p.m. while traveling around the Greek islands.

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We gave up city life and moved to Bali. It was a lot more challenging than we expected.

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Steve Willis and Nadia Rose gave up city life in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to move to Bali, Indonesia.

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I left the US for Australia. Here are the differences I've spotted in the culture and job market.

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Xu is a dual citizen of the US and Australia.

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17 celebrities who have left Los Angeles on where they moved and why they did it

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(L-R) Sylvester Stallone, Amanda Seyfried, Matthew McConaughey.

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7 cities that pay people to move there, including one that offers up to $10,000 in cash to new residents

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A couple walks in downtown Morgantown, West Virginia.

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I left the Bay Area and moved countries for a tech job — and I'm 100 times happier and less stressed now than I was in Silicon Valley

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Agata Pona often went without health insurance and worked while sick living in the US, but she has more affordable insurance and longer sick days in Poland.

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I 'escaped' Texas for Tennessee. I loved the food and tech scene, but got tired of the heat and rising property taxes.

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Jim Ward and his wife in downtown Knoxville.
Jim Ward and his wife in Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville.

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