Moving across states

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I need advice on accepting a job and moving across states....

I'm 99% positive im going to accept a job across the US... However the HR lady I spoke with wants me there in 6 weeks!!!! Now i have a house to prepare and sell, 2 young kids and a husband to move and to let my current job know I might accept this position.... I'm suppose to have a phone interview with this lady next week and we briefly talked 2 days ago about the position and how they want me there and I even told her we have a vacation paid, and about my house. She never mentioned a sign on bonus or relocating stipend..... (i should mention a recruiter I spoke to earlier had mentioned there was a relocating stipened)

Should I ask for a bonus after my interview next week? Bc I'm thinking if I'm going ot move so quick they should help pay for it right???? I've never moved out of state before so I'm not sure how much negotiating is too much.

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They are giving you 6 weeks to start the job. How long did you want them to wait for you to start? 3 months, 6 months, 9 months? I was given 7 weeks before I started. That was plenty of time for me to move what I needed to set up an apartment while the house was put on the market. I was offered the job in November, started in January and wasn't able to sell the house until June. Do you think they would have allowed me to wait 6 additional months to start the job? More than likely, you will be starting the job well before your house sells. Schools have already started and most people are not willing to buy a house this late in the year and have to switch schools.

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You got 7 weeks from the team you got hired to the day you started.... I haven't had the official interview yet and when that happens there will be about 3 weeks before they want me to start.

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If you have accepted the position, the particulars are up to you. HR does not care how you show up, you show up and be ready and willing to work.

Stipends,relocation allowance, and any sign on bonus needed to be ironed a long time ago.

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