Need job advice

onewayticket

I was just promoted at my job in New York (yay!) BUT my husband matched at a medical residency program in California so he will be moving in early June. My first goal is to convince my job that I can work out of the San Fran office but if they say no should I:

1) Quit, move with my husband and be poor in CA (and look for a new job of course, a new job that will hate me when I tell them I am already pregnant).

2) Stay in New York as long as I can stand being alone, save money, and move when it gets to be unsafe to be alone and pregnant (maybe 6 months pregnant)? Then collect unemployment for 6 months (unless somebody hires me while I am showing, which is doubtful).

 What would you do if you were me?

ASmallWonder

A big thing to consider is that you can't quit and collect unemployment.  It's not there for people who willingly leave a job unless you are willing to fight that you were virtually forced to do so because of some unsafe or illegal work environment.

onewayticket

You can collect unemployment in New York if you are forced to quit because a spouse is relocated for work, so I can get unemployment. Thankfully!

onewayticket

I think its unfair to say that I would be "quit[ing] because their current work situation is not ideal for them." I would be quitting so that I could stay married to my husband. It seems unreasonable to think that I would live long term in another city

onewayticket

wedding06:

I would stay in NY and look for jobs in CA while I am there. You don't have to tell anyone you are pg, however y

MsCrispy

For me it would depend on what you do and your job prospects. If you have an in-demand career, then I would just move. But with the current economy, I'd most likely stay in NY and keep applying to other places.

Hopefully you'll be able to work fr

onewayticket

MsCrispy:

For me it would depend on what you do and your job prospects. If you have an in-demand career, then I would just

lifesaverz

what a sucky situation, so sorry! It would be terrible to have to be alone while pregnant, although I know many women do it.  That's awesome that NY offers unemployment if a spouse is relocated - I would start looking for jobs now, but would def take

notkateanymore

mrsgerman:

I'm not trying to start a huge debate but I feel that unemployment should be reserved for those who really need it

notkateanymore

onewayticket:

I think its unfair to say that I would be "quit[ing] because their current work situation is not ideal for them.

jkolber10

If it were me, I would stay in New York as long as I could, save money and then move.

notkateanymore

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olga1311

I actually went through a somewhat similar situation myself recently (not moving across state lines though). My husband found a good job in Bay Area, CA , my parents and brother's family live there and since I am pregnant we want to move down there. C

onewayticket

olga1311:

I actually went through a somewhat similar situation myself recently (not moving across state lines though). My husb

onewayticket

Smilz4782:

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onewayticket

Smilz4782:

I didn't want you to feel bad about drawing any unemployment. I moved states in July, we were pregnant, he moved 16

notkateanymore

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Kfran84

Butting in.

Employer pays FUTA and SUTA, not the employee. I am an employer. I have to check a box on my forms affirming that I have not collected any of the enclosed premiums from my employees. New York and other states may have supplementa

onewayticket

I was considered a contractor initially, now with promotion an employee. I was waiting for promotion to go through before asking them about working in another state. 

Kfran84

onewayticket:

I was considered a contractor initially, now with promotion an employee. I was waiting for promotion to go through be

dobrydney

wedding06:

I would stay in NY and look for jobs in CA while I am there. You don't have to tell anyone you are pg, however you