"long term commitment to a new job" !!! Don't make me laugh. When was any employer willing to make a long term commitment, and in return expect the same from you ?
Seriously, this question is "off limits" to employers, there have been lawsuits over things similar, asked at interviews. Remember years back when employers would ask women their reproductive plans? The employer has no right to know where you live, under what circumstances, and for how long. Ask them how long they plan to keep the office at its present site..... I did once, at an interview with about 5 IT and HR people, all of a sudden everyone was looking at their shoes, coughing, waiting for someone else to speak. If you like the job, take it, get a temp place to live closer by. All your plans are yours only, not subject to their review. I presently have a "temp condo" for this purpose, short commute. My "real house" is in a smaller community, 150 miles away. This arrangement came about after several layoffs, buyouts, outsources, M&A situations,hence I will not subject the existence of my "real house" to whim of my current employer. For the record, I love my job, love my employer, and am permanently committed to them, unless the company across the street offers me $1.00 more. I wish you well. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gray, Larry - Larry A Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 2:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Slightly off topic NOTICE: All information in and attached to the e-mail(s) below may be proprietary, confidential, privileged and otherwise protected from improper or erroneous disclosure. If you are not the sender's intended recipient, you are not authorized to intercept, read, print, retain, copy, forward, or disseminate this message. If you have erroneously received this communication, please notify the sender immediately by phone (704-758-1000) or by e-mail and destroy all copies of this message (electronic, paper, or otherwise). Thank you. I believe employers see the unwillingness to move as a lack of long term commitment to the new job. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Pinion Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Slightly off topic My position is going away. It's not a question of if, but when. I've had a couple of interviews this past week. One place is about 3.5 hours away and the other is 2.5 hours away. Both places wanted to know my plans for relocating. Both times I said I wanted to keep my house and rent an apartment close to the place of work. I definitely got the impression thay was not the correct answer! Is that such a bad thing, considering my house is paid for, my wife has a very good job, and we're both OK with being away from each other during the week???? ------------------------------------------------------- --------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ------------------------------------------------------- --------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
