Reading about people having fun with very cost-accessible #smarthome products from #IKEA candidly sends me into a “what if…” train of thought.
I know someone well-placed at IKEA who once offered to make some introductions if I’d consider relocating to Malmö (I.e. to work there) but I’m at a place in my life where it’s not just my decision. I have four amazing women (partner + daughters) in my life who would be hugely impacted by me relocating to another country.
Ironically one of those daughters is now grown and lives a short transit ride away from IKEA HQ in Sweden.
But she was always (the only one) encouraging me to explore the opportunity.
I recently caught up with my friend in IKEA and we didn’t talk much about it. But I think I really would have loved being part of the smart home product team there, if the interest proved to be mutual.
(And it turns out there’s a lot to be said in favor of living in Sweden, too…)
Somewhere in the multiverse I’m living my best life bringing new Smart Home products to market and figuring clever ways to pull the cost of entry down so more people can benefit from smarter homes. I still have maybe 15 years left before I “retire”, so maybe I’ll get to scratch that itch somehow before my tech work tapers off.