When you tell your manager you’re not relocating, will they terminate you or force you to resign? What’s better from a benefits standpoint?
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To answer the question directly, it is better to be terminated than to resign. If terminated you will at lest get unemployment from the state and cobra insurance for a year, if you resign you get nothing.
They can technicly ask for the relo benefits refunded but in reality it is the managers call and I have never seem them do it. You should be safe.
@a2
That would be a blessing for another EOI. I was retained in a non-EOI eligible role and I thought it was great being out of scope. However, the place is so disorganized now, I want to jump out of the plane with a EOI package and land somewhere else. Please pray for me.
@ev it’s only 1 year after relocation benefits. After that, you don’t have to pay back.. so it’s not that bad
Be careful about relocation assistance. It’s not atypical that there’s strings attached, I.e. a requirement to still be employed by the company for a minimum timeframe (2 years?), else need to pay it back. (I would assume that if one was laid off within that timeframe that the company wouldn’t insist on this… but who knows with the way things are going lately.)
I heard about a guy who made deal over the phone with Southwest for a full year of flights and it worked out to around $200/RT. Not bad. He was in Calif every weekend for tennis but could really focus on work while he was in Houston. If you think of it like a rotational assignment where you are away from home, it's not half bad. Add in a nice boss and some generous WFH days/weeks and it can work nicely.
@b4 I know a lot of people who are sacrificing family time and moved to Houston by themselves- leaving our friends and family. We are finding its costing more than if we had quit the company. The changes in the company are making us rethink our choices but since we took the relo package we are stuck and will have to wait it out. Sacrificing family for work- rethink this before it’s too late. Learn from the rest of us.
Over the years many people have sort of "pretend" moved while leaving family in California. The flights back and forth aren't bad for a few years. Just get a cheap apt near the office so you can walk to work. Fly home Thursday night and come back Sunday on the red eye. Work 10 hour days so you can do 8/80 schedule.
IT job market is brutal in CA.
They may say that your paycheck is in Houston if you want to pick it up. If not, and having also offered relocation assistance, it then becomes an individual choice. The Company isn’t obligated to offer any form of severance.
@aa, You're right. Dillweed has no clue. Let's wait for AI, lol.
@a2 IT has a deadline of September for relocation from San Ramon, Do we really think EOI will be offered before then?
@OP It’s best to not say anything until the EOI is offered. Your supervisor may already assume you may not relocate, but you do not need to confirm it. Chevron will probably be doing EOI into 2027 (maybe 3028) until they have their overseas operations and AI in place. Good luck to you in your next role.