Job opportunity didn’t work out in home country

Posted by ih3artbread@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 11 comments

How many of you lined up a job on the other side before your move?

My partner and I are moving back to our home country after 10 years being abroad. I had a company reach out that were super excited to create a role for me in our home country. We spoke about relocation costs etc, and after months of back and forth and meeting the rest of the team, they ended up saying it wasn’t the right time and we will revisit in the next year.

I’m scheduled to move in a couple of months, and was really relying on this job to plan our lives (kids schools, where we lived, etc) and now I’m getting stressed about moving without any jobs lined up. For context, we own a home there (with a very small, manageable mortgage) and will be staying with family until we settle in.

We are 1000% still moving as it is the right choice for us, but did anyone get cold feet when things weren’t working out?