I live in NYC and the company I work for wants me to relocate to the HQ in Atlanta. **This move makes me scared** Im a director, leading a 15 person team. Most of my team is in Atlanta. I understand why they want me to relocate. I’m not going to move just to move. There HAS to be an incentive. They want to have an initial conversation with me on Monday. **my concern is that they will position this as something I *should want* and therefore not provide an incentive/ relocation package** Any advice? Anything in particular I should consider / make sure I discuss? Ugh I’m dreading this conversation. #relocation #relocationpackage #misc #hr
You are a director you can just ask for relocation assistance
Make them say the first number for salary bump, and then also bring up relocation bonus. Get a nice house in Atlanta to compensate for how they’re ruining your social life
This is a disadvantageous move: you’ll be going to a much lower cost of living area, with much fewer job opportunities. You’ll have little leverage for salary increases, you’ll be overpaid already for Atlanta standards, and it will be difficult to transition back to NYC. If you are interested in moving maybe try to get a guaranteed significant salary bump for the next year, in writing. You need to protect your comp trajectory. Or quit.
Thank you, this is good advice.
At the end of the day are you willing to quit over this? If so you hold the trump card in the negotiation. Start interviewing so that you can be more comfortable holding that trump. Once you have it the convo is very simple. “Relocation will be bad for me because x y z. Id be willing to do it for $xxxxxx. If I cant get that, i will have to reconsider my position.” And thsts the whole convo. Then if they make u move, just tell them every month you are still working on it but dont do it. Im an IC tho. Directors are useless replaceable deadweight so maybe wont work for u :)
Totally ready to quit if this wouldn’t benefit me, actually already testing the waters (interviewing). Haha I’m in a different type of director role so I know I have leverage ;)
Stall. Interview. Quit. Stay in NY. WTF is even there in Atlanta?
It also depends on where you are in life. Atlanta might be a better place to live if you're settled down. But I moved there from a big Northern city as a single person and could never acclimate. A lot of financial processing companies - they call it "transaction alley." Plus remote options. Not the most exciting stuff but there are jobs.
I joined during Covid, never a question about becoming an in person employee, this is 100% remote and that was the expectation. I think they’re looking to consolidate two groups and have both groups under one leader, but they don’t want the leader remote, hence the request for me to move. This is just me speculating but there are many signs that this is the direction they’re going. My boss even brought this topic up back in ~August. I’m completely down to gamble/take a chance on a move, but I don’t want to do it foolishly, I want to negotiate some kind of safety net, if possible.. that’s why I turned to this platform, to try to see what other have done, what advice they have going into these convos, what they would have done differently if they could go back and renegotiate etc.
Maybe see if you can get corp housing and then just travel there a few days a week
Are y’all hiring?
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You won’t get an incentive. Your salary will be reduced actually. And I would never leave NYC for Atalanta
I understand that there’s a comp difference but if there’s no incentive AND my salary would be reduced, then what’s the point of moving 😂
To keep your job?