When the building consultancy HurleyPalmerFlatt asked Niall Craig to set up an office in Bangalore, his reaction was not “what a great opportunity”. Instead, “the kids will never forgive me” was his first thought about moving his family from Scotland. “Our boys and girl are into local athletics and the sports they really shine at [BMX racing, football and cross-country running] just aren’t big out here,” Mr Craig says. His solution was to become an intercontinental commuter, working six-week stints in India followed by two-week breaks back home in Glasgow.
当建筑咨询公司HurleyPalmerFlatt要求尼尔•克雷格(Niall Craig)去班加罗尔开设一个办事处时，他的反应并非“这真是天赐良机”。相反，他首先想到的是，如果举家迁离苏格兰，“孩子们永远都不会原谅我”。克雷格说：“我们的子女们很喜欢苏格兰当地的运动项目，而他们非常擅长的那些体育项目（小轮车竞速、足球和越野跑），在班加罗尔恰恰不怎么受欢迎。”他的解决之道是成为一名洲际通勤者，每在印度工作6周之后，就飞回格拉斯哥家中休假两周。