‘I don’t feel rooted here’: Indian couple in Ireland to return to Pune after 11 years, citing AI pressure and job stress

NRI
couple
i
I ela d
fo
11
yea s
to
move
back
to
Pu e
a d
aise
daughte s
with
g a dpa e ts.

A
I dia
tech
couple
livi g
i
I ela d
fo
mo e
tha
a
decade
say
they
pla
to
move
back
to
Pu e
by
May
ext
yea ,
citi g
isi g
wo k
p essu e,
co ce s
about
a tificial
i tellige ce
a d
the
lack
of
family
suppo t
while
aisi g
thei
two
daughte s.The
couple
sha ed
thei
pla s
i
a
Reddit
post,
sayi g
thei
child e
cu e tly
spe d
most
of
thei
day
i
childca e
a d
school- elated
a a geme ts
because
the
family
has
o
elatives
ea by.They
said
thei
outi e
i
I ela d
typically
u s
f om
8am
to
6pm,
with
the
child e
movi g
betwee
c eche,
b eakfast
club,
school
a d
afte -school
ca e
while
both
pa e ts
wo k.“I
Pu e
they
walk
out
of
school
i to
thei
g a dpa e ts’
home.
This
si gle
pictu e
does
mo e
wo k
i
my
decisio
tha
a y
sp eadsheet,”
they
w ote.The
couple
said
etu i g
to
Pu e
would
mea
thei
daughte s
could
spe d
mo e
time
with
thei
g a dpa e ts,
while
the
family
would
also
have
help
with
cooki g
a d
household
cho es.

Spe t
11
yea s
i
I ela d

Afte
11
yea s
i
I ela d,
the
couple
said
they
o
lo ge
wa ted
to
ma age
wo k,
childca e
a d
household
espo sibilities
without
family
suppo t.They
also
said
they
we e
i c easi gly
wo ied
about
the
p essu e
c eated
by
tech ological
a d
AI
cha ges
i
the
wo kplace.

The
couple
a gued
that
thei
pa e ts’
ability
to
spe d
time
with
thei
g a dchild e
is
mo e
valuable
ow
tha
waiti g
a othe
decade.“The
g a dpa e ts’
healthy
yea s
a e
ow.
Not
i
10
yea s,
whe
we’d
etu
fo
hospital
duty
i stead
of
daily
life,”
they
w ote.They
said
thei
pa e ts
had
p eviously
visited
I ela d
fo
a
mo th
but
fou d
the
expe ie ce
difficult,
maki g
a
pe ma e t
move
the e
u ealistic.

‘I
do ‘t
feel
ooted
he e’

The
couple
also
desc ibed
a
se se
of
detachme t
afte
spe di g
mo e
tha
a
decade
i
I ela d.They
said
they
had
built
a
fu ctio al
life
the e
but
still
did
ot
feel
they
had
developed
deep
oots.“Afte
11
yea s
I
do ‘t
feel
ooted
he e
myself,”
they
said.They
also
desc ibed
missi g
the
eve yday
family
a d
cultu al
co ectio s
they
associate
with
I dia,
a gui g
that
celeb atio s
a d
social
life
felt
diffe e t
whe
expe ie ced
away
f om
thei
wide
family.The
couple
said
they
had
ge e ally
fou d
I ela d
mo e
welcomi g
tha
the
UK
o
US,
but
still
felt
that
subtle
expe ie ces
of
bei g
a
outside
could
affect
child e
g owi g
up
the e.

I te et
eacts

Seve al
use s
espo ded
with
thei
ow
expe ie ces
of
livi g
i
I ela d.O e
use
said
they
had
moved
to
I ela d
o ly
ece tly
with
a
i fa t
but
we e
al eady
co side i g
etu i g
to
I dia.“I’m
i
I ela d
as
well;
I
moved
he e
ece tly( ot
eve
mo ths)
a d
am
still
feeli g
that
I
should
move
back
to
I dia.
We
moved
he e
with
ou
i fa t
thi ki g
it’ll
be
bette
fo
he
futu e,
but
co side i g
the
health
a d
the
daily
hustle
he e,
it
feels
like
I dia
would
be
bette .
She
ca
decide
fo
he self
whethe
she
wa ts
to
move
back
he e
o
ot,
but
we
defi itely
a e
movi g
back
withi
a
yea .”A othe
use
said
cha gi g
attitudes
towa ds
immig atio
could
also
i flue ce
people’s
decisio s
to
emai
i
I ela d
o
B itai .“I
would
add
o e
mo e
easo
to
do
so:
I ela d
a d
B itai
a e
o
a
t ajecto y
of
becomi g
less
a d
less
welcomi g
to
immig atio .
I ela d
a d
especially
the
B itai
that
is
ow
is
ot
what
it
will
be
i
5
yea s.”A
thi d
use
espo ded:“Wish
you
all
the
best!
Good
decisio .”