Is there any alternatives I can ask for besides a relocation package?For instance, can I ask for a few weeks salary upfront? Or alternatively, could I ask for relocation assistance as some sort of a signing bonus, and instead to cut out some percentage from my paycheck each week?
You can ask for anything.
Certainly the alternatives you suggest are reasonable requests.
You might ask what others have done in your situation. Many startups in San Francisco employ workers from all over the world. They may have already employed folks who needed such assistance.
Since you have already learned that the company doesn't offer any formal relocation assistance, they may not be willing to do anything to help out. But it wouldn't hurt to ask anyway.
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I am a developer attempting to move from NYC to San Francisco (for a whole plethora of reasons). The companies (mid-sized tech startups) I've interviewed with don't offer a relocation package. Are there any alternatives I can ask for besides a relocation package?
For instance, can I ask for a few weeks' salary upfront? Or, alternatively, could I ask for relocation assistance as some sort of a signing bonus, and offer to have the employer cut out some percentage from my paycheck each week? This way, the company is not paying me any additional amount for relocating, since the upfront amount is eventually coming out of my salary, but my relocation expenses are covered.
Are there any other alternatives you know of that can help me out?