Giving Notice

So, yesterday I gave the official notice to my company that I’ll be moving to Chicago this fall.

FYI – here’s some good information on doing so: LifeHacker, WikiHow.

I thought that by including “moving to Chicago” in my letter of resignation, I had escaped having to have the “counter offer” discussion. I was, obviously, wrong. In addition to “Congratulations. That’ll be good for her and you.” I also got, “How much will it cost us to have you stay on?”\

Which caught me by surprise.

I am, obviously, flattered that my employer wants me to stay on enough that they’re telling me to name my price. I am also, however, apprehensive about doing so. It would mean a kinda big pain in the ass. Pains in the ass are something I try to avoid.

So, I’ve come up with this as my list of things my employer would need to cover in order for me to do it:

Flight from Chicago to PDX    $350
Rent + Util in Chicago            $850
Rent + Util in PDX                  $750
Drive PDX to Chicago            $560 (2200/20)*4+80
TOTAL:                                ~$2500
3 Weeks Vacation to move.
Remain full-time (hourly w/ benefits)

This would be a temporary thing, just until we finish implementing this big business management system implementation, but it would still mean that I’d be here in Portland for another month while my special lady is in Chicago, settling into our new home.

This is still a draft list, so if anyone has any opinions or thinks I omitted anything, please share.

One big factor in this is whether or not I have a shot at being Midway Games’ Network Administrator. That might be too much opportunity to pass up, regardless of price