Pre Covid I used to travel to the US pretty frequently for meetings and development sessions. Getting the random remote worker signed off for travel was pretty easy because everyone was in the same place apart from me.
Post pandemic and now half the group works remote and getting travel approved is a monumental task because orgs are like "well we kitted it out for the remote folk so now you must use webex to the max" and from a job relationship perspective I've never been more alone.
Booked a flight LHR to LAX to go to the pub... sometimes you've gotta do what you've gotta do....
@communiteatime it is, purely by chance that very same SCALE week, if you're kicking around
@magicaltrout I will be! We're doing the JPL tour Wednesday at 1 pm if you're around - and I'm hosting an outdoor tea picnic Thursday in Arlington Garden as a sort of 'fringe' event which you are very welcome to :)
@magicaltrout ...any chance this transatlantic pub crawl is happening in about two weeks? :D