Drama, indeed.

Yikes.

Seems unlikely there's no budget. It's a senior position with a great deal of travel, for a pretty specialized international firm. I find it hard to believe they don't have the funds for a relo, although it's clearly an issue if they found it necessary to ask about it.

Yeah, probably right. In that situation I would definitely try to hedge a bit. (Unless it's a deal breaker on your end, in which case you're better off knowing before you invest too much.)

In my limited experience, relo is bizarre. We got relo from the Federal Government for a 3-year post-doc, but not for a permanent Federal position. (For that, they had a $3000 budget for office furniture, but it could not be used for a move.) Let us not even mention the job in Germany where they asked you to fly yourself out for the interview, and if the interview was successful, you could start the next day, and if you stayed 6 months they would pay half your airfare.

Consuela,

is it on the form, a check off (yes, no) or a line?

If you have room, you might say what is suggested above: "it is possible I would relo without funds. I would need more details."

Technically, moving expenses are covered by taxes, but any kind of adult likely would need some help toward relocation.

Oh, my. I just got another detail. While the guys had her pinned down waiting for the police she was alternating between pleading to be let go and singing "We Are The World".

Yikes, aurelia! (No, new auto-correct, I did not want to capitalize that!)

Let us not even mention the job in Germany where they asked you to fly yourself out for the interview, and if the interview was successful, you could start the next day, and if you stayed 6 months they would pay half your airfare.

That's just wackadoo!

if you stayed 6 months they would pay half your airfare.

Wow, that's really quite ridiculous.

I shall make the "need more details" response. It's a position in Portland, and while housing prices are much more reasonable there, it would be a big leap to relocate after 16 years in the Bay Area. Also, the position is in a team that's scattered all over the country, so I'm not convinced that it really needs to be in Portland...

she was alternating between pleading to be let go and singing "We Are The World".

That is hilarious.

I just officially signed my offer letter and sent my acceptance to HR. Done and done. Except I won't be changing over until the end of July.

Congrats, shrift! Go you life-ruiner.

Met with my attorney, court date is pushed off (I almost threw up at the staff meeting anticipating just meeting with the dude today). I still can't believe that this is the most severe driving offense. For not having the money covered in case of getting in an accident, over "I was totally wasted and totally could have killed someone"?! In a way, I'm pissed off at NH for having such lenient insurance requirements (I'm not passing the buck, I just grew up where insurance was only necessary where you were making payments on a car, and was a bit loosey goosey), I just had no idea NJ was so strict, I would totally have paid that bill over keeping my apartment electrified if I'd known. I am a fucktard.

It's the little things: I'm just glad that my penance to the Ralph Jar doesn't include these posts. Fuck Fuck Fuck! If all goes well, $300 to the courts, and I can make payments to the attorney.

I really would have thought the registration would have been the bigger issue, what with terrorists and whose car belongs to whom and whatnot. (I also don't get the penalty for driving without your seatbelt, in a "get your hands off of my life (in a fairly literal sense)" way).