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There's a premium, yes. But I think it's a good deal as you don't have to buy any of those things yourself (sunken cost) and you can keep a very high job mobili

There's a premium, yes. But I think it's a good deal as you don't have to buy any of those things yourself (sunken cost) and you can keep a very high job mobility / flexibility. This will help you move after better jobs easily and whatever premium you pay you will make back by having better jobs and higher salary imho. Job mobility is very undervalued these days. I think it's a very strong job negotiation tactic to be so mobile as you have many options to choose from for work as it's so easy for you to move.

ido 9y ago
My job mobility is hampered anyway by having to pull my wife & kids from their own lives, when I was single I didn't own much more than that but still I think after a few years you'd recoup the expense of buying and selling furniture/appliances. Most people don't move all that often after their 20s or early 30s (even without a family).
- richardknop 9y ago
  Oh yes I agree. Once you have wife & kids obviously you will settle down in one place and then it makes sense to buy your own appliances and furniture as it's better value long term. But I am single and right now exactly in the 20s/early 30s part of my life so I find the mobility I gain from owning very minimal inventory of things great. I have lived and worked in 4 different countries since 2010 and it was great to get to work in different places/cultures and experience life abroad. Obviously eventually I will settle down somewhere.
kirykl 9y ago
Most companies will pay relocation or moving fees. They factor the cost for this into the decision to hire. Having nothing to move could actually indicate to an employer that you are not planning to stay very long.
- richardknop 9y ago
  That's true. Although if you are moving across continents I imagine moving all your furniture and appliances would be a major headache. If you can get all your stuff packed into a suitcase that process would be much simpler. Which means you are de facto more mobile.

ido 9y ago

My job mobility is hampered anyway by having to pull my wife & kids from their own lives, when I was single I didn't own much more than that but still I think after a few years you'd recoup the expense of buying and selling furniture/appliances. Most people don't move all that often after their 20s or early 30s (even without a family).

richardknop 9y ago
Oh yes I agree. Once you have wife & kids obviously you will settle down in one place and then it makes sense to buy your own appliances and furniture as it's better value long term. But I am single and right now exactly in the 20s/early 30s part of my life so I find the mobility I gain from owning very minimal inventory of things great. I have lived and worked in 4 different countries since 2010 and it was great to get to work in different places/cultures and experience life abroad. Obviously eventually I will settle down somewhere.

kirykl 9y ago

Most companies will pay relocation or moving fees. They factor the cost for this into the decision to hire. Having nothing to move could actually indicate to an employer that you are not planning to stay very long.

richardknop 9y ago
That's true. Although if you are moving across continents I imagine moving all your furniture and appliances would be a major headache. If you can get all your stuff packed into a suitcase that process would be much simpler. Which means you are de facto more mobile.