About

The Collective Local began when I realised I was no longer happy to accept less for myself during the working week.

I am Kym, a software engineer who lived in London for years and then moved to Norfolk. I love working remotely and the flexibility it gives me — but I am not willing to accept that the best days of my career, the fun and socially engaging ones, are behind me.

The more I spoke to colleagues and friends, the more I realised I was not on my own. There is an epidemic of loneliness in the working week, and so I started building The Collective Local.

The aim is to bring people back together. Working from home does not have to mean being on your own.

— Kym, founder