harmoniousmonk
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Will new job cut into your ogb posting time?
I have an offer to go a private forensics lab in Sonoma County, CA from a state crime lab in Columbia, SC. The salary will be 2.5 times what I currently make, plus a one time cost of living adjustment, and they will pay to move my family across the country. Other benefits include insurance, 401K, LTI and grad school reimbursement (the last 2 I don't get now). It is basically the same job duties that I have now but with more formal recognition and the chance to being a key player in doubling/tripling the work output.
I was found by an outside recruiter, passed along to the internal talent acquisition group, and interviewed with the lab director (hiring manager) and site director (her manager). Talent acquisition pressed me hard after a verbal offer saying there was another candidate available but I pushed back stating that a cross country move was life changing for me and my family (wife/three kids). Lab people agreed and flied me out to Cali for a site visit. At this point we are just over a month past first contact.
The parent company of the lab is a major international pharmaceutical company who likes to use lots of metrics in determining compensation packages. The forensic lab itself is a small part of a larger company that is under the big umbrella. I feel like their offer may be maxed out in salary. As it stands, I am 99% sure I will take the job. So the question is: How do I squeeze out every last bit out of an offer? Are there things that I should ask for that one may otherwise overlook? Remember, I have been in a government lab for more than 17 years and there is no negotiating there.
Thanks in advance,
Forensicdeac
You're getting a 2.5x salary bump, then a COL adjustment on top of it, and you get to live in Sonoma County opposed to South Carolina and wanting to squeeze out even more? I think you're in the don't fuck it up and just take it territory
I think you might be right. My biggest get at this point would be more personal days. That way I could make more trips back east as I would be in California while the kids are in school and our house is on the market in SC.
I think you might be right. My biggest get at this point would be more personal days. That way I could make more trips back east as I would be in California while the kids are in school and our house is on the market in SC.
Are they helping with the sale of your house? When getting such a strong package this is often offered.
Will they put you up in a rental until your family gets there? Or even for a couple of months?
You should be able to find some good wine in your new neighborhood.
This very important. When the wife and kids get there and you go to the beach, there is no jet stream like in SC. The water is cooolllllllllllllddddddddddd...
They are not helping with the sale. I am not worried about that other than logistics. It will sell pretty quickly when we put it up. They will, however, pay for a company to pack us up and ship our crap cross country while also giving us some misc moving money.
Will they put you up in a rental until your family gets there? Or even for a couple of months?
You should be able to find some good wine in your new neighborhood.
This very important. When the wife and kids get there and you go to the beach, there is no jet stream like in SC. The water is cooolllllllllllllddddddddddd...
Anyone have any digital marketing director or sr mgr roles that target 130 base that can be based in Fort Lauderdale or remote work.
You're getting a 2.5x salary bump, then a COL adjustment on top of it, and you get to live in Sonoma County opposed to South Carolina and wanting to squeeze out even more? I think you're in the don't fuck it up and just take it territory
Brightline/Virgin Trains is looking for a Senior Digital Marketing Director. Says the job is based in Miami, but you may be able to talk them into remote and even if they don't, its only 30 miles/an hour to work each day.
Any managers here who manage a remote team (i.e., your reports aren't co-located in your office)?
Interviewed for a role that I really liked today, but my team would be distributed and I'm wondering if there are any specific 'gotchas' to be aware of or things you wish you knew about managing distributed teams.
From San Francisco, I manage a team based out of NYC and Poland. Each of us have a local office but our work is primarily virtual/remote. You've got to put in extra effort to manage your own career (develop relationships, make sure your value/impact is clear, etc.) and as a good manager, need to put additional time into developing your team. There are lots of pros from a work/life balance but also things you just need to devote a bit more time to that you wouldn't expect.
Happy to talk via PM if you have other specific questions.