My husband has been offered a new position with same company in a different state. (From Atlanta, GA to Scranton, PA)They have offered him $125,000. He currently makes $65,000 and combined we make $136,000 per year. In moving I will be giving up my great job, so is it ok to ask for them to at least give us enough to make up what I will be giving up? (meaning increasing offer to $136,000 per year?) ( I will be giving up contributing to my retirement and stocks in addition to my salary.) My husband says we cannot expect them to care about my salary, but I disagree, who is right here? I also think they should pay for a trip for entire family to check out this city before making a decision, isn;t this typical.? What other things should we consider and ask for in this decision? ( we own a home and have three teenagers).
2007-05-21 09:18:59 · 1 answers · asked by dsjnix 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
They're already nearly doubling his salary.
What you make has no relevance to the new company although it obviously does to you. Giving that up is a personal decision, not something you can expect or even reasonably ask them to compensate you for. After all, you have the right to look for a job in Scranton also.
Paying for a house-hunting trip, at least for you and your husband, is pretty standard after the job is accepted, but I'd be surprised if they'd pay for a trip for the whole family, especially if he hasn't even accepted the job yet. If the job was a million dollar CEO job, they might, but not in this case.
If you want to check out Scranton before making a decision, which sounds reasonable enough, take a long weekend and all of you drive up there - it's not that long a drive, you could easily drive it in a day each way.
Sorry, your expectations on what the company should provide don't sound reasonable.
2007-05-21 09:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋