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Moving requires confidence and the willingness to accept risk.
What kind of risk? Taking any kind of risk? Casino time! Spin that Wheel! Place the life savings on black!
Of course not.
Calculated risk is what is needed. This means relocating if the company has a no layoffs policy or treats their employees decently. Relocate if the company provides relocation assistance.
Most jobs in the private sector don't fit this mold. Companies cheap out on relocation assistance, or don't offer it at all. They lay off people at the drop of a hat because the CEO's bonus check wants a boost. Companies treat people as disposable commodities.
We moved halfway across the US for a job. Good job, the relocation package was $10,000 in the early 1990's.
After about 16 months, the company decided to downsize. My husband is fired. I'm literally 8 months pregnant with my second child. The first child is three year old. My family is 1,800 miles away.
This job was important to my husband's career, but at a personal high cost. We relocated three times after this but this first move topped the cake.
Some risks are not worth the reward. Personally, I've taken massive risks when I was single and they have paid off but it's not something I would suggest for those with families and kids.
Luck is not a game one should risk playing when the lives of others are affected. And one does have to get lucky when they take certain risks.
There's a lot of broke and inspiring actors, musicians, writers, underemployed folks, etc. who took a risk and it backfired.
It's fine to move if one has a solid job offer or the company they work for wants to transfer them somewhere. But moving to another state without a job is foolish. Or even worse - moving overseas without a job offer can be a huge mistake with lifelong consequences.
Some risks are not worth the reward. Personally, I've taken massive risks when I was single and they have paid off but it's not something I would suggest for those with families and kids.
Luck is not a game one should risk playing when the lives of others are affected. And one does have to get lucky when they take certain risks.
There's a lot of broke and inspiring actors, musicians, writers, underemployed folks, etc. who took a risk and it backfired.
Same here. I moved for jobs in my 20s. It's easier to take risks when you are young and single. It is indeed much harder for those with family obligations. As you progress in your career, you're usually more risk-averse. It makes common sense to be more cautious later in life when it comes to moving for a job.
I moved when my job got moved from a very large city to a small city, which I don’t like, but it’s palatable for now. No way ever would I move to BFE Nebraska, and I am originally from the Midwest.
Most employers will not do this, especially in a right to work state, like Texas. Even in NYC, this is unheard of even at major corporations.
Well then - They won't get talent
The reason why NYC doesn't do it - Is because they don't need to. The workers move here for work. Other states and cities need to do it and if they don't - They'll continue to lag behind.
There's plenty of talent here from other States. They should be paying for locals to come back and build the local talent pool/productivity and contribute to the local economy with consumption.
It is up to those municipalities to woo natives back with financial incentives. Otherwise the towns will continue to die.
I would only move if I had to, like a major turn for the worse but I live in the NYC metro area where people move here and people move out of state to retire mostly.
In my younger years I did it, but it's a bit harder moving to small towns. In all honesty, the move to smaller was terrible for me. Accountant arriving and seeing the books were half baked. Owner was a total lying sob too...he'd been worried that my lack of wife and family at the time meant that I could just bolt back to the city.
Still, I like to think my anecdote is just that. There are literally professions where a town needs someone they can't produce locally.
For the entertainment options, realize going small means getting involved in the community. So you really do need to look at the town. If it's Methhead, USA...don't do it. If it's Pleasantville, USA....realize your butt is going to church on Sundays.
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