Hi all - work has been very generous in an offer lately to pay to relocate me closer to the office. I spend at least 60+ hours a week in the office, and while my commute is 45 min door to door (some will probably laugh at this and say it's not that bad) the public transit system in Boston closes at midnight so there are times that I am forced to take an Uber from the office later at night.
A shorter commute would greatly help my finances as well as just enable me to get in gym time and more sleep. So work has offered to help me out here with a bonus to break my lease and a salary increase to relocate closer to the office since they've been quite happy with my performance as of late.
Are there any things I should be aware of during this phase? They are still piecing together a package for me, which is somewhat hard to scope out apartments until I know what I'm ultimately going to be getting for bonus & salary bump. I spoke with my landlord and can either break the lease for $3,000 or sublet with the responsibility of the lease still falling on me (i.e. if the subletter doesn't pay, I have to and/or I pay each month that there is no subletter) which is a maximum cost of $3,900 until the end of the current lease. The caveat of course, is finding a subletter will take more time than just walking away from the lease. I already was planning to move when my lease was up in September, due to having absolutely shitty roommates & personally wanting to live closer to the office. They know this and that's part of why they're willing to help expedite the process.
I should add I'm by no means looking to switch companies. I truly love my job, my boss is incredible (I think as evident by this offer), and the company is undoubtedly going to be huge in the next couple of years.
Any insights/advice would be greatly appreciated!
Submitted February 06, 2018 at 03:28PM by dolphinrapeawareness http://ift.tt/2sdOetk
