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This "program" is essentially nothing more than a PR grab. From the FAQ: How much will I get reimbursed if I land a job in Maine? That will depend completely
by downandout 10y ago
This "program" is essentially nothing more than a PR grab. From the FAQ:
How much will I get reimbursed if I land a job in Maine?
That will depend completely on the employer who hires you. They have complete discretion to provide a signing bonus or expense reimbursement as an incentive to get you to move to our great state. There is no requirement for an employer to reimburse any job seeker.
In other words, there is no program. There is a logo that falsely implies there is a program, and apparently some kind of marketing budget to get places like Boston Magazine to write sponsored content about said falsely implied program. But that is all there is.
Another oddity in the FAQ is that they actually say that job boards are not allowed to link to their website. I'd love to see such a policy challenged in court, but the fact that they would even come up with such a heavy handed and ridiculous policy, regardless of whether it can be enforced, is very off putting.
- ChristianGeek 10y agoPlus you're not getting paid to move to Maine...if you do get paid, it's to visit Maine before deciding that you want to move.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoThis is such bullshit. I put together an email to the writer to politely say that her article was tremendously misleading, but decided against sending it because she's probably aware and doesn't give a shit. As far as I can tell, Boston Magazine isn't really a place of journalism, so there's no standards they hold themselves to.