Request for further negotiationsdue to the sale of the company (Airline). I have interviewed twice at a company over the last 30 days for a position that the same as the one I currently hold and in the same field I have 25+ years of experience. From a negotiating standpoint, unfortunately they know about sale because former employees are presently employed at this Airline. A few days back I flew from Florida to Puerto Rico for what I thought was going to be the last interview, but turn out to be just a meet and great with the Vice President of Maintenance, during which he asked if I was willing to take a lower salary than the one I was currently making and when my start date could be. I stated the salary was negotiable since I would be taking in consideration the overall benefit package, including the relocation package and that I would be available in 4 weeks. He appeared to be ok with the timeline. I stated 4 weeks because I was already in the process of putting my home up for sale and the position offered require me to relocate with my family to Puerto Rico. When I received my offer, they only offered what I was currently making with the present employer with no relocation expenses and a somewhat comparable benefits package. But, they told me they wanted me to start in 2 weeks and relocate within 90 days. I immediately called them and expressed to them that I felt very positive about the prospect of joining them, and this was the job I wanted, but I indicated that a relocation package had to be added. I was told that as a rule the Airline did not pay for relocation of new employees. I told them that I would need to think about it and get back to them, stating also that I was more concerned with relocation than the salary figure. A few days later I I just been made aware by contacts within that Airline, that the position remains vacant and at the this time no new candidates are available. I really feel this is a great opportunity, but can’t afford to take the financial plunge of 14K for a move to the Caribbean. Was I to quick? Did I make a mistake by not making a counter offer? Could negotiations be reopen at this time? How would I go about requesting further negotiations? Any help will be greatly appreciated. What is your alternative offer if you were to have one? If it is their policy not to pay relocation for new employees and they are unmoveable on this issue, what do you see as a negotiation position? Do you believe that you could re-start the discussions with them after declining the position without a counter? They' re not going to pay $14K (or for that matter ANY K) for relocation and you' re not willing to spend $14K to move. That pretty much is the end of negotiation. What you should consider however, is where else you' re going to find a job. As we all know, a lot of airline employees have become unemployed over the last decade. You may have a lot of trouble finding something else. Be sure to use all the resources your company offers. If they offer any employment counseling, take it. When you do get laid off, of course take your unemployment but don' t wait until that is running out to find something, start immediately. If there is any job retraining you can get either through your company or state unemployment, take it. Consider related fields. I think you may be able to re-open negotiations. I' d call the person with whom you had the most contact and say that you' re still interested in the position and, assuming they' re still interested in you, you' d like to discuss it further. If you have some other salary proposal in mind, I' d put it on the table. Even though you were told they didn' t, as a rule, offer relocation assistance, I' d ask if there wasn' t some way "we," meaning you and the other person, couldn' t work out something to help defray the moving costs. Maybe the new employer would advance you a portion of the moving cost, like a loan. Maybe they' s made an exception to the relocation "rule," if you' re willing to take some lower amount of salary. I' d think there might be several creative options that could work for you, but you' ll never know that unless you call ' em. | |
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