Need Advice On Job Situation :(

Question

My husband recently applied for a maintenance manager job and has been told the job is his...the problem is we live about 3 hours away but it is an excellent job opportunity...another problem is I am unable to find a job in that area...this job would be perfect because at his current job he is lot manager, but he also has to wash cars...in the new job he would be strictly doing maintenance work...we both have ok jobs at the dealership we work at now, but I am worried if he passes this opportunity up that he will regret it...b/c there is a big possibility the dealership we work for now will close within the near future...sorry to ramble on...I'm just looking for advice on what everyone thinks would be best to do :) Thanks for the help!!

Answer 1

There's a good possibility that you both will be out of work in the near future.  Therefore, he should take the new job.  You should move and then you should put your own job hunt into high gear.

Passing up this opportunity would be insane given your future outlook.

Answer 2

I agree with the first person. You two should move to the other area so that you are a lot closer. Preferrably about 30 minutes away from the job, or less. It sounds like this will have better pay and also give him better experience for future jobs. The job market is tough right now - opportunities aren't as plentiful as they used to be. He needs to get a job while he still has a job. If he gets that new job, then I'm sure you could find something somewhere around the new area. But at least he will have stable income to support both of you in the process. If both of you are out of work...you'll have trouble. Companies are getting more and more tight about hiring people who are already employed, but not wanting to hire people who are unemployed.

You two should move to the new area for him to get the new job. BUT, before going through all of that...he needs to take a trip there in person to the new job location. GET IT IN WRITING that he has the job. That way you have legal proof. Don't leave yourself without proof and just up and move for a job that he "has been told is his."  I was "told" I "would be hired" at a job several years ago...I had put in my two week's notice, and was ready to start the new job. The lady who said I was hired...her manager didn't like me, and nulled out my hiring. So then she flipped the situation around on me to side with her manager and act like I "had to go through him first."  Which was not part of the agreement and I was told that I was hired. Don't let that happen to your husband. Fortunately, the company that I gave my two weeks' notice at...one of the managers there knew I worked very hard. When I told her what happened, she pushed the General Manager to let me stay with the company and my two weeks' notice became of no effect. I stayed a while longer until I found a job that I actually did get proof of being hired at and started working for, before I left. Get proof that he HAS the job before you two give notice and move for such a thing. If you live in a house...sell and keep some of the money back in a savings account, just in case you have an emergency situation and need money. Get an apartment for a while if you want to make sure things are going to work out at his new job, before getting another house in that location. That way with an apartment you can move out without having to sell a house again. If you're in an apartment now anyway...then that won't be hard.