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[Not sure if .geek is the best place for this, but I couldn't find a closer fit, and all us geeks may have been relocated due to a job] I'm being recruited by a former boss for a job in Virginia, just outside of DC. I currently live with my wife in (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Nope, all I can tell you is that there's a local lego group to VA. :) www.wildlink.com/wamalug congrats on the new job and good luck. :) =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= =-= jennr@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Greg, Yes, I have been relocated a few times. Expect the employer to pay for moving basic household goods. Depending on how hard up they are for your skills, they may also pay for... o temporary living accomadations (1 week - 3 months, it varies) o (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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A relo by a new employer and by an existing one are two different things. New employers will only rarely help with selling your current house. But this is the late 90s, anything is negotiable if your skills are hot enough. I personally would hold (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I've been relocated by an employer...IBM... With them, they paid for everything. Basically I submitted a special expense report (in IBM Acronyms it was an REA isntead of TEA) Even paid for mileage on vehicles while looking for a home, etc. Real (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Me too, twice. Once coming into the company, and once internally, so I've seen it both ways. On the internal, IBM bought our house when we could not sell it to anyone else. Mixed blessing, but got us out of a jam. IBM may not pay as well as (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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