poll re: emigration and employment

welshgirl · January 2012

The post below got me thinking...[Poll]

frlcb · January 2012

We did and it took my dh, with an MBA, a long long time to find one. I would not recommend it if moving to the US in this economy.

azure_azure · January 2012

We moved to France (H's childhood country) without jobs. H had a business plan though and started his company within a few weeks after our arrival. For me though, it has been difficult to find work even though I speak the language fluently.

MrsBini10 · January 2012

This is what we did. Stressful and not ideal but sometimes it's the only option. It is often VERY difficult to "line up" a job from out of state, let alone from another country.

Coffee&Cream · January 2012

We did in January 2007 when we moved here. DH had a job offer with his current company in three weeks and started on the 8th February. I finished my internship in May and had a job offer in June to start in August.

We did have a plan, if DH was unable to find a job, we would move back in May and we saved, saved, and saved before our move to ensure we could live without income for six months.

When we move back to the US one day, DH will transfer and I will lose my job or already be a SAHM.

allibally · January 2012

We did and we survived it somehow. We were very lucky that DH got a job offer 3 weeks after we arrived. If your living together abroad and you want to move back to the US with your foreign DH there isn't really a way to move with a job lined up. Unless your willing to spend time apart. When I moved to Switzerland to be with DH he Was job searching. He had to leave the company that was up in the mountains because the area was way to secluded. He interviewed for a job just a few days before my flight and was offered the job the day I arrived.

MouseInLux · January 2012

I moved to Lux with no job lined up. I had to leave the US and had little money as I'd only been working for one year as a teacher.

Now I wouldn't leave without having a job lined up, especially with my "skills"...1 year teaching 6 years ago and some random office work. DH has more "skills" but his education ends with HS so we're not big job contenders!

ebartzen · January 2012

DH's work isn't something he can pick a city and find something. So we could only move to a place once he had something lined up.

But my skills (teaching/librarian) allow me to be pretty flexible. Also, I'm much better with unemployment than DH is. He'd go crazy in two days, I'm sure.

NCV2 · January 2012

I moved to Aus. without a job in 2005. Worked out.

I had a job before moving to London.

No way in hell would I go to the US w/o a job/ insurance. I also really don't want to go back to teaching in the US so pretty much H has to have one or I have a non-teaching job.

bluegirl2006 · January 2012

I did. But if you mean would we both do it at the same time, unless we had a great deal of savings to fall back on I'd say no.

MrsBini10 · January 2012

I should add that we did this knowing that we could stay with my parents for as long as necessary and we did not have a child yet. Under other circumstances I wouldn't do it.

stever · January 2012

Other. When DH's H1B expired a million years ago we moved back to London before he had a job lined up, we then moved to Vancouver before either of us had jobs. That was before we had DS so we probably wouldn't do the same now.

myblueangel19 · January 2012

I moved to france without either one of us having a job and having no idea how long we would be living with the ILs

EnidFalcor · January 2012

When DH retires from hockey we will be doing this regardless of whether we settle in the US or Canada. Neither of us would be with a company to transfer with, etc. It's not ideal, but luckily my MSW makes me really employable even though the pay will be ***, it is reassuring to check occasionally and see lots of postigns for jobs I would qualify for.

wise_rita · January 2012

I'm doing this when we move to Australia. Luckily, SO will have a job.

Technically I did this when moving to Norway. We made the decision to move, but I (amazingly luckily) got a job before arriving. At that point SO was fresh out of undergrad and didn't have a job either. It worked out and wasn't too painful - but Norway is definitely an anomaly.

ukyankee · January 2012

We would only move to the US if my DH got an amazing job with four weeks holiday and in a location where I could either get a job or go back to school for my PhD. I'm sure we could move to the US if I got a job, but it would have to be near a major tech area of the States (there are agencies for private schools).

hamilton.ja · January 2012

I answered no, but should have said maybe. We potentially would go to Ireland if one of his parents or siblings was in very bad health and had limited time left even if he didn't have a job I suppose.

PittPurple · January 2012

We moved here with DH having a job, I had to find one once we got here. The only way we're considering moving back to the states is if we have to for family responsibilities or if DH gets an amazing job (there's one particular job we have in mind for whenever we want to go back). We would never move to another country without DH having a job lined up, but most likely, I'd find a job once we're wherever we end up next and settled in a bit. If we go back to the states, we could stay with family if needed so that's not an issue but Ive lived without health insurance before and would never want to repeat that experience so I'd be really cautious about it.

AmericanInOz · January 2012

we moved to Australia without jobs, It took us both about 2 months to get jobs, and funnily enough eneded up both working for the same company and starting within a week of each other, AND it s a company we both had worked for before! But the whole economic crisis didn't hit as badly here.... we had quite a few jobs to choose from.

oneslybookworm · January 2012

I said maybe, but that would probably change once we have kids. I really wouldn't be thrilled to move back home (US) without a job lined up for either of us. We could do it (rely on savings) if we had to, but it wouldn't be ideal.

laurimi · January 2012

I'm doing it this summer. And I'm quite scared.

But I'm single... not sure if that's good or not yet but I guess it gives me a bit more flexibility and I only have to look after myself.

But I'm ready to go back to the US. Unfortunately I want to be in Boston and my family is in FL so I can't crash there for free. I do have friends I can stay with for the first month or so while I try to find a job. If it doesn't happen in that time, then I'll probably try and find a waitressing job or something. And I can potentially freelance with my current company in the UK.

I wish there was an alternative way to do things, but as everyone has stated, it's nearly impossible to get a job when you're out of the country. So I'm saving lots and am going to try and go out a few months beforehand and meet with some potential employers and try to network a bit. I've been looking regularly for jobs online and there seem to be loads that I'm potentially qualified for in Boston, which is reassuring to some degree. Now I just hope my "international experience" will impress them!

welshgirl · January 2012

Thanks everyone. I should say that we're not thinking of moving at the moment, but I was curious. I don't htink we'd ever be able to save up enough for me to feel completely safe moving without a job lined up, even though I know we could live with my parents or sister for a month or two, which would take osme pressure off. I just wondered how we all thought about it.

As an aside, I'm curious as well, and it's been interesting reading therefore, how difficult it is for non-native spouses to find employment. One of our thoughts if we ever did move to the US is that we do'nt want me to be the main breadwinner for a while still, and wnat me to continue to be a sahm, and it seems that H finding a job in the US from the UK might be near impossible. So moving might be near impossible. :-/

frlcb · January 2012

welshgirl:
As an aside, I'm curious as well, and it's been interesting reading therefore, how difficult it is for non-native spouses to find employment. One of our thoughts if we ever did move to the US is that we do'nt want me to be the main breadwinner for a while still, and wnat me to continue to be a sahm, and it seems that H finding a job in the US from the UK might be near impossible. So moving might be near impossible. :-/

I don't think it is impossible. I have 2 friends who moved to the US with their British husbands and the dh's had jobs lined up before they moved. But, the tricky part is that you can't get a job til you have a green card, and once you get your green card you have to move. You do have 6 months to activate it, so technically you could fly over, activate it, and then return to the UK and work until you find something in the UK.

Also, it is all in the timing. We moved at the worst possible time in terms of employment. In a few years it should *hopefully* be better.

hamilton.ja · January 2012

frlcb:
welshgirl:
As an aside, I'm curious as well, and it's been interesting reading therefore, how difficult it is for non-native spouses to find employment. One of our thoughts if we ever did move to the US is that we do'nt want me to be the main breadwinner for a while still, and wnat me to continue to be a sahm, and it seems that H finding a job in the US from the UK might be near impossible. So moving might be near impossible. :-/
I don't think it is impossible. I have 2 friends who moved to the US with their British husbands and the dh's had jobs lined up before they moved. But, the tricky part is that you can't get a job til you have a green card, and once you get your green card you have to move. You do have 6 months to activate it, so technically you could fly over, activate it, and then return to the UK and work until you find something in the UK.
Also, it is all in the timing. We moved at the worst possible time in terms of employment. In a few years it should *hopefully* be better.

We moved to the US solely for DH's job, he got transferred to a US office. So definitely possible.

frlcb · January 2012

hamilton.ja:
frlcb:
welshgirl:
As an aside, I'm curious as well, and it's been interesting reading therefore, how difficult it is for non-native spouses to find employment. One of our thoughts if we ever did move to the US is that we do'nt want me to be the main breadwinner for a while still, and wnat me to continue to be a sahm, and it seems that H finding a job in the US from the UK might be near impossible. So moving might be near impossible. :-/
I don't think it is impossible. I have 2 friends who moved to the US with their British husbands and the dh's had jobs lined up before they moved. But, the tricky part is that you can't get a job til you have a green card, and once you get your green card you have to move. You do have 6 months to activate it, so technically you could fly over, activate it, and then return to the UK and work until you find something in the UK.
Also, it is all in the timing. We moved at the worst possible time in terms of employment. In a few years it should *hopefully* be better.
We moved to the US solely for DH's job, he got transferred to a US office. So definitely possible.

Exactly! And also I should amend my other reply to say a green card or a visa.

frlcb · January 2012

dup post, sorry!

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