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How is that supposed to work? He can't even afford to leave Seattle.
by cshimmin 11y ago
How is that supposed to work? He can't even afford to leave Seattle.
- ommunist 11y agoCompanies pay relocation to a suitable candidate.
- scurvy 11y agoEspecially those in suitable roles which are really hard to hire for, like security.
- AYBABTME 11y agoThey reimburse, you need the money upfront.
- nkjoep 11y agoTrue. You need the money upfront. It's happening to me, I'm moving to Berlin and needed some money to do it.
- Symbiote 11y agoNot necessarily. I would have thought the company paying directly was preferable, since then they can see invoices, and query costs beforehand. My employer paid to transport my belongings, all I did was get a few quotes. It was useful for them to be involved, since they knew about necessary insurance etc, but an international move was new to me. They also offered to transfer my relocation bonus to me as soon as the contract was signed, but I didn't need the cash so I waited until I'd opened a local bank account in the appropriate currency.
- AYBABTME 11y agoYou're right, it varies. I'd posit that most of the time however, you get reimbursed.
- lukeschlather 11y agoIn the tech industry, I think you're generally given the option between all-expenses-paid and a lump sum paid in advance. That was my experience. The only caveat is that the money is potentially owed back prorated based on how long you stay with the company.
- ShellfishMeme 11y agoMany companies offer relocation packages including travel costs and temporary accommodation.
- erdojo 11y agoYes but they expect you to pay and they'll reimburse you. Not saying it never happens any other way, but that's the only way I've ever seen it done.
- tene 11y agoWhen I was hired for my role as an SRE at http://imvu.com/ http://imvu.com/ I had approximately zero savings. They were unable or unwilling to give me cash for my relocation bonus before my first employed day, but they were willing to pay for various moving expenses directly, renting me a moving van, paying for a hotel partway, renting a storage unit, and while I stayed on a friend's couch while looking for an apartment, I have heard of them paying for hotel accommodations for new hires while they were looking for housing before they received their relocation bonus or first paycheck. It's not uncommon at all, just be up-front and ask for it when discussing compensation and signing terms.
- FireBeyond 11y agoI have friends who work for Amazon (AWS). When relocation was discussed, they were just cut a check for the expected costs (and then some).
- serge2k 11y agoI got the option to get a check or just get movers (plus some other stuff). Same as the above person I was on the hook for repayment for 1 or 2 years.
- RyJones 11y agoMicrosoft paid my entire relocation expense and I never (directly) saw a bill or paid a dime for it. I know Qualcomm does the same thing. I was on the hook for a year - if I quit before one year was up, I owed Microsoft some pro-rated amount of money. In 1999 or 2000 I turned down an offer from Microsoft, and they asked if I owned a house and if I needed Microsoft to buy that house to get me to say yes. I don't know how that would have worked, but it was an impressive offer.