<prompt> Human: Hi PF, long time lurker, 1st time poster.As the title says, my wife may be changing jobs soon shes a retail store manager potential being tapped to be a buyer at corporate. With that comes a move and the potential loss of my job still working on the details.What should we be considering? What shouldnt we be worried about? The Corp office is across the country, so our cost of living will actually be going down. Happy to give more details, but would love some help with vetting this process esp since its early on in the process happened today.  <response>: Ive relocated twice for my current employer, granted I havent had to account for a spouse, but I can still offer some advice.First, visit the city youre moving to and I mean more than just a day to apartment hunt. Visit grocery stores, listen to different radio stations, visit popular shopping areas, check for points of interests. If you guys like doing something like going to bars or go hiking, check with local meetup groups to see what experiences are in the area. These are the places and things outside of home and work that will affect your happiness the most with a move.Second, have your wife visit the new office and get perspective from many different future coworkers. I really regret my latest move because the team I moved with in was great on paper, but my boss quickly turned into a nightmare and everyone in the team would have warned me.Third, make sure you can afford for you to lose your job and not find anything right away.Fourth, see what your wife would owe if she were to quit soon after the move. This may seem like a great opportunity but if it turns into a terrible decision, you dont want her to be trapped because of a contract she signs. Its possible once you move, opportunities might arise for her that shell want to jump on without delay. 