Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff, stated that he was giving employees money to relocate due to sentiments around the RFRA. $50,000 relocation packages to be specific. Even after the Religious Freedom Restoration Act language was amended, with strong input from people like Marc, Salesforce still supported Hoosier employees who still did not feel welcome by the state. A feeling I share, and have long felt being an atheist living in Indiana. Hoosier Hospitality is great, if you're straight and white and christian.
A $50k relocation package is beyond generous, though to clarify, a relocation package is not simply handing a lump sum to employees, but it does alleviate a lot of the expenses generated during a relocation (house-finding trips, travel, moving household good, shipping vehicles, and possibly realtor costs associated with selling & buying a home).
Difficulties of Long Distance Relocation
One of the few reasons my family has not already relocated out of the rust belt is the cost involved in moving a great distance:
- Time off, travel, and accommodations are required during house hunting
- Remote house hunting is a dodgey affair, even with excellent sites like Zillow.
- Long-distance job hunting is difficult
- Especially when we are living in a two-income age
- Logistics with coordinating sale and purchases can be expensive
- Household storage is difficult and expensive or you have two mortgages
- Timing can be delicate
- Windows of opportunity for both good weather as well as mitigating the interruption of the education of a child is relatively small
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