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Re: Anyone been relocated by an employer?
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Date: 
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 22:46:45 GMT
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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 1 or 2 househunting trips to the new location
o some other things I cannot recall at the momment

In extreme cases, I have heard of new employers assisting in getting
your old house sold (if you had one).

Keep in mind that relocation expenses are usually a liability to you
until you have worked for an employer for a minimum period of time. That
is, if you don't stay with them, you have to pay it back. My last
go-round, it was 100% for the first 12 months and 50% for the next 12 months.

Ray Sanders (who hopes never to be relocated again)

Greg Kramer wrote:

Anyone gone through a relocation and have any pointers?   What can I expect
the employer to pay for?  What might I negotiate out of it?



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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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