Originally Posted by civilservant

He retired from BE. He is missed

Originally Posted by Olly_

Do you actually have a visa sorted? It sounds like you're going to get a H-1B, are you aware that they are subject to a lottery so you may not get selected and even if you are you won't be able to enter the USA until October at the earliest?

You probably can't import your car unless it's over 25 years old.

Originally Posted by SanDiegogirl

Medical plans these days do not have limits on the amount of cover as per the Affordable Care Act
Monthly premiums, deductibles and co-pays mean that US medical insurance is expensive - even with a group scheme. Budget several hundred dollars a month to cover. From your postings you have wife and 2 children.
If you go out of network (emergency treatment out of your local area for example) then you can expect to pay more out of pocket for the treatment - one can't take out another policy just to cover out of network treatment.
Some plans cover overseas travel, some don't. You need to check this with your employer.

Originally Posted by bostonwilly

Hi Olly,
No, visa will be sponsored by the employer and I know it's not a given, which is why I need to be nice to my current employer too

Why do you say October? Due to COVID restrictions?

Yes I think I've dropped the car idea, it's only 5 years old.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Rete

Most of these questions you should be asking the recruiter; not here.

Workers in American can be fired at will, without notice and without any type of compensation, garden or otherwise.

2 to 3 weeks is normal vacation time as the recruiter advised and then you will have the mandatory public holidays and if lucky, sick/personal time. And, no, you cannot usually take all that time at once.

Sounds like you are being recruited for an H-B visa which isn't the best of visas that being reserved, IMHO, to the L visas. Is it a capped or uncapped position. If capped, then I believe your getting the visa is you accept is not guaranteed. There are only so many H visas available annually and it is a lottery system as to who is one of the lucky chosen.

Originally Posted by civilservant

H1B visas are always an April application for an October start. That's the law.

Originally Posted by civilservant

H1B visas are always an April application for an October start. That's the law.

Originally Posted by bostonwilly

Hi Rete,

I will insist on some sort of notice period, I think at least a month is reasonable.


Cheers

Originally Posted by bostonwilly

Wow! I don't think the company knows that! That will probably scupper the whole process.

Thanks for the warning!

Originally Posted by tht

MA is employment at will so your employer can fire you the same day without a reason.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ma...nt-termination
Unless you negotiate a severance you may not get anything. Gardening leave is normally related to a paid non-compete, they are questionable in MA after changes in the law there so less likely, but even if you have one, you will be terminated so your H1b status would not be valid unless you find a new employer and you would have to settle up your affairs and leave.

Health insurance is complicated. At one end of the spectrum a family plan with low deductible / co-insurance /max out of pocket will cost your employer and you about $5-6k a month for a family (expect to maybe have a 80/20 split in premiums between you employer and a pre tax deduction from your salary, but the split can vary a lot)... then you pay all the out of pocket costs which could be up to $2-3k for a year maximum. At the other end of the spectrum a HDHP will run about $1700 a month for a family, but aside from some preventative care basics the plan won’t pay anything till you meet your deductible/out of pocket maximum that will be in the $12-16k a year for the family (individuals will be lower), this can be offset with a Pretax HSA. Some larger employers will offer multiple plans and others may only offer 1.

a 4% 401k match is somewhere in the middle, I have seen lower and higher... note if your only there a few years your match may never “vest” as some employers put in a wait time if a year or 2 i.e. if you leave they keep their match contributions and you keep yours.

If your coming from France you may be used to 30+ vacation days plus public holidays... you may be offered a lot less in the US... or they may match your current allowance... as with most private industry jobs here... it’s mostly down to negotiation.

The biggest issue you may want to consider is making sure a move back home is included if things don’t work out... it would suck to move and take a lease and buy/lease a car and then be fired and have lots of financial commitments to settle before you have to depart in a couple of weeks after being fired. The US is not like France when it comes to employee protection...

Originally Posted by tom169

My 2 cents are in line.

Originally Posted by SanDiegogirl

Sounds like the company is not used to bringing in foreign workers then........ small company?

Originally Posted by SanDiegogirl

As you are applying for the job and not them asking you to move, what if they say no to your insistance on a month's notice .... deal breaker?

Originally Posted by bostonwilly

Yes, it's a startup, just over 100 employees.