Can anyone share their experience with accepting a position that required relocation as part of their offer and when you had to relocate?
I’m considering a position that would require relo and I will not end up relocating. Just wondering how long I’d get- can someone get by a year without moving? I’ll still do the work to be clear, but I do not want to relocate. I figure they’ll either see how great I am or fire me for not moving.
Regardless of time before you are found out, they will NEVER keep you no matter how awesome you are or think you are. Like someone else said, they may even require you to be IN the office for 2-3 days a week and if your commute isn’t believable (Ca to DC), they won’t bother.
If you think they will see how great you are and keep you in your present location, you don’t know enough about WF to work here!
You do you, but if you don't relocate, don't expect to get a reference out of the deal when you move on again. That may or may not matter to you.
I know 2 colleagues in the past year/year and a half who were offered and accepted roles with relocation requirements. One was 3 months and the other was 6 months. Was hiring manager discretion on length of time.
WF has caught onto this “game” you plan to play and has reduced relo job offers.
Hopefully they see through you and you don’t get the offer. While WF is a sh$t show, this type of nonsense doesn’t help change things either. Grow up.
We’ve recently hired a couple people not located in hubs but with requirement to move to one. One said he could move within 3 months and will do so. The other was granted a year to make the move to hub location.
This blatant layoff circumvention s/b reported to media. Hub strategy is the largest stick yet for "natural" attrition. Even greater than RTO.
Other companies are not doing this.
If you are not currently living at a hub location, I don't think you'll receive an offer... unless the job requires a super specific skill set that only you possess.
Last year I applied to an internal posting. I do not live in a hub city. The first question the interviewer asked was about location. Even though I stated that I would be willing to relocate, it was clear they didn't believe me. Their attitude through the rest of the interview seemed like I was wasting their time. They just had to go through the motion.
If you apply, I wish you luck. And, I hope your experience is different. But, come prepared with a very convincing argument about your willingness to relocate.
Usually have one year to make the final move. you may be required to be onsite during the work week in the interim. I know people that accepted roles and hd no plans to move and then the company changed direction. Anything can happen at WF :)
The only true strategic locations are in India, the Philippines, and Hudson Yards, New York.
the hub 'strategy' aka inconvenience is one of the biggest hurdles to this company's success right now. makes you wonder why it's being enforced to such a high degree. it's not US receiving the benefit...