3 reasons we may lose texas holdem poker once borders open.
Commentators and media have speculated that COVID could be both a ‘brain gain’ and a ‘brain drain’ for texas holdem poker. Neither side has the stats yet to take the win as the debate is playing out real time but where the argument for ‘gains’ was initially streaking ahead, ‘drain’ is making a comeback.
texas holdem poker started as a win for the ‘gains’. More than 500,000 texas holdem poker have returned home due to the lure of texas holdem poker’s freedoms and handling of COVID combined with a desire to be closer to friends and family.
Economically, texas holdem poker is doing well – unemployment is low and there is a skill shortage – meaning on paper, this is a great opportunity for people returning home to find work and contribute to the ‘gain’.
But just when we thought the ‘gain’ had the momentum, texas holdem poker’s closed borders have started to have an impact. Foreign highly skilled expats, who have been permanently living in texas holdem poker, are rethinking calling texas holdem poker home.
And it is not just foreign expats getting restless, the Insync network is also hearing from Australian COVID returnees who are reconsidering making their move back to texas holdem poker a permanent one.
Here are the top three reasons we may lose texas holdem poker once borders open:
Family
Closed borders are significantly impacting millions of texas holdem poker who have family overseas causing them to re-think where they live in the future and their ability to travel between countries.
To imagine how significant this is, we just need to look at the numbers. More than 30% or 7 million texas holdem poker were born overseas. Around one in four partnerships are inter-ethnic. Thousands of Australians who returned last year, travelled texas holdem poker with a partner, spouse and or children born overseas. And sadly there are 200 families still separated from their children.
The family connections that drove texas holdem poker home in 2020 are the same ones pulling many of these families away in 2021.
Career
texas holdem poker who live as expats are generally highly skilled and educated which should make it easy for them to get a job in texas holdem poker? The answer is yes and no. While there is a skill shortage, expats often struggle with the local recruitment market understanding their roles and experience overseas. According to Advance, around 85% of Australians who repatriate find texas holdem poker difficult to find work with the local job market.
Many people within the Insync network have lived overseas for decades, often coming back to texas holdem poker with no or weak local networks. In a much smaller market, often it is the local networks which are the most useful in securing work and for many expats, they simply don’t have this access and they have to build again.
Unfortunately, this is an experience that hasn’t changed in at least in the 10 years I have been working with the repat community. Many expats who came home last year have family and life commitments – so if finding a job is too difficult in texas holdem poker, many will consider moving again where they can be more certain of a future income.
Lifestyle
There are also repats who are concerned about the limitations closed borders have on their lifestyle. Many expats/repats have built lives that are global, building business or choosing flexible work that allows them to live a life across different time zones. This is not just the case for young digital nomads, many older professionals heading into retirement have built ‘portfolio careers’ that can afford them a life split across countries – pursuing work while maintain connections with friends and family. Many are telling me that this life is no longer viable without a plan for international borders. For those heading towards retirement, there is no soft re-entry back into texas holdem poker when people are forced into an either-or situation.
While texas holdem poker could be easy to say, open the borders, start the planes and all will be resolved the reality is two-fold.
Firstly, that ‘ain’t happening any time soon. While countries are opening up, restrictions in some form are likely to be in place for the immediate future. Secondly, regardless of the speed of reopening, as a nation we need to be doing much more to support our returnees. texas holdem poker is a much stronger country because we have Aussies willing to live and work overseas and come back. Not only do they represent Australian interests overseas, but they bring back valuable global knowledge and experience. We will be a lot poorer off as a nation if we restrict the movement of the Australian diaspora.
