Any US expats here care to weigh in on whether it makes sense to contribute to workplace pension plans if the plan is to be in UK <5 years?

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I’ve been told no - I put portion of my bonus into 401k

Rationale is I have british parent and grandparents having issues already with accessing, nothing major just lots of hoops to jump through. Agreements are variable

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