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[quote=Anonymous]I was recently offered a tremendous job in Boston with much better career growth and almost double the salary, and also the team is great. The higher living cost in Boston is not a problem for us given the new offered comp. Additionally, there are many more job opportunities in my area in Boston and it is very likely I will not need to move due to job change. My wife works entirely from home and her company allows her to do so for as long as she wants.

I have two school-age kids: one rising to 9th grade and another rising to 6th grade. Both of them are relatively introverted and shy, but they still have many friends in their school. When I sat down with them to talk about my job offer and the idea of moving, they immediately said “no” without any hesitation. By the way, we already moved twice before.

My wife is kind of neutral. It is very hard for me to pass up this job opportunity, which is like once in a lifetime. Except for staying put and declining the great offer, I am evaluating two other options: one is moving to Boston with the knowledge that this might have some impact on my kids’ adjustment to the new city and new school; another one is traveling for work: the company does not require me to report to the office every day and they said we could manage the total office days like 8 days every month so I could travel to the office once or twice a month. I know either option will have impact on my kids but I am just wondering if anybody had such experience and how did you make your decision? I know some kids will not have any problem of relocation but I know my kids will need some time to adapt to the new city.

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