I have an offer for a company abroad. Originally they wanted me to fly out and start the day after Thanksgiving (not celebrated in their country), but because of the holidays I suggested starting in either December or January with the ability to take some holiday days in December to fly back home for Christmas. They then proposed starting out remotely “as soon as possible” in the US as a contractor and then moving abroad to start full time abroad. (Cont)

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The only thing is that I’d still want to start in December because I’m getting a 3k bonus in November. Should I mention the bonus as my reason for wanting to keep the December date even if I start working remotely from the US? Or just keep it simple and still suggest December without mentioning the bonus? I’m just worried that without context they might think I’m not interested, but I also don’t want to blow this. I already asked them to raise my salary by around 4K USD so I’m worried I’ll be pushing it.

3K is not worth it in the long term at all. But if they are asking about an early start date, you are definitely right to mention it! And most companies wouldn’t hesitate at 3k if they need you, especially if they are relocating you.

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Think you have every right to mention it. Say you’re super interested, want to start with them and happy to sign contracts to commit but want to start after you’re guaranteed the $3k bonus.

They’ll have more context and can counter or respect that.

Just do some quick maths on the base salary difference as that’s 3 months away and you could be making 3k differences in base salary

You also know what projects you’re on now, what you want to do at next role etc.

Not sure on Timezone difference but working remotely internationally can be really hard as team meetings etc are at odd hours. Also means you’ll be onboarding remotely which has its own challenges.

Would you consider doing both jobs at once? Ramp one down while you ramp up on the other?

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