NoChance
01-11-2005, 02:55 PM
I work for Wells Fargo. I am a QA tester for Online Bill Pay. I do not test the Online Bill Pay that some of you may use at WellsFargo.com. Instead, we set up Bill Pay for other larger companies. In some cases they come to us and ask us to set up a site for their customers to log into and pay their bills. In other cases, we set up a system where these companies send us daily or monthly statements and we deliver those statements by fax, email, displayed on a secure web page, or by regular mail, to a large customer list.
Anyway, I live in Minnesota. My upper management is located in San Francisco. My developer(s) are located in Arizona. Recently a decision was made to relocate the QA portion of this operation to Arizona. They gave me the option of whether I wanted to move down there and continue doing what I do, OR to stay up here and do the same thing but with another department.
I thought about it over Christmas and came back with two demands. 1) I want a 10% raise to cover the cost of two or three flights a year to come back home (MN/WI) to visit family a few times a year. 2) None of the costs of moving should come out my pocket. I want the entire move paid for.
Well, last Friday my team lead pulled me aside and said that he thinks they will meet my demands but it may not happen until March. Meanwhile, they may send me down there for a couple weeks (soon) to train some new hires and also train some existing employees on some of the stuff I do. That way I can also use that time to look for apartments and scope out the area. The only thing he didn’t have was the details on how much and what they will pay for regarding the move.
Now, I have moved quite a few times but it’s always been short distances. I have always had family around to help move the larger items, etc. I don’t think I will have that available this time. I have tons of questions for anyone that has experienced anything like this before.
Were my demands within reason? Do you think I could have gotten more?
What are some things I need to be on the lookout for in an apartment if I move to Arizona? (I know you need air conditioning – I mean things that may be different because of the weather, bugs, crime, etc). For example, I noticed most apartments down there come with washer/dryer. That is different than from up here. Also, I noticed most have fireplaces. Is this for looks or do they actually use them?
How the heck do you move that distance? Do you hire a moving company and do they carry all the heavy items? Do I drive a Uhaul and have my car somehow moved down there? Do I drive my car and have my stuff (perhaps a Uhaul) somehow moved down there? Do I fly and have both my car and other stuff moved? What other options are there?
Sorry if this sounds trivial. I guess I am just looking for options because I have never been through anything like this before and never really gave it much thought. I have a company card and I expect they will simply tell me that I have a limit to spend and to use that and then submit the receipts.
Any help on what some of the options are, how much some of them may cost, and/or answers to some of my above questions is much appreciated.
Anyway, I live in Minnesota. My upper management is located in San Francisco. My developer(s) are located in Arizona. Recently a decision was made to relocate the QA portion of this operation to Arizona. They gave me the option of whether I wanted to move down there and continue doing what I do, OR to stay up here and do the same thing but with another department.
I thought about it over Christmas and came back with two demands. 1) I want a 10% raise to cover the cost of two or three flights a year to come back home (MN/WI) to visit family a few times a year. 2) None of the costs of moving should come out my pocket. I want the entire move paid for.
Well, last Friday my team lead pulled me aside and said that he thinks they will meet my demands but it may not happen until March. Meanwhile, they may send me down there for a couple weeks (soon) to train some new hires and also train some existing employees on some of the stuff I do. That way I can also use that time to look for apartments and scope out the area. The only thing he didn’t have was the details on how much and what they will pay for regarding the move.
Now, I have moved quite a few times but it’s always been short distances. I have always had family around to help move the larger items, etc. I don’t think I will have that available this time. I have tons of questions for anyone that has experienced anything like this before.
Were my demands within reason? Do you think I could have gotten more?
What are some things I need to be on the lookout for in an apartment if I move to Arizona? (I know you need air conditioning – I mean things that may be different because of the weather, bugs, crime, etc). For example, I noticed most apartments down there come with washer/dryer. That is different than from up here. Also, I noticed most have fireplaces. Is this for looks or do they actually use them?
How the heck do you move that distance? Do you hire a moving company and do they carry all the heavy items? Do I drive a Uhaul and have my car somehow moved down there? Do I drive my car and have my stuff (perhaps a Uhaul) somehow moved down there? Do I fly and have both my car and other stuff moved? What other options are there?
Sorry if this sounds trivial. I guess I am just looking for options because I have never been through anything like this before and never really gave it much thought. I have a company card and I expect they will simply tell me that I have a limit to spend and to use that and then submit the receipts.
Any help on what some of the options are, how much some of them may cost, and/or answers to some of my above questions is much appreciated.