<prompt> Human: I posted in here a while back regarding leaving my current employer for a new position but being slapped with 15k in repayments due. Basically, if your new employer is paying for your relocation but would expect repayment in the event that you leave under a certain time-frame, be careful! Know exactly how much they are paying to move you if possible.In my situation, my employer paid me a signing bonus of 5k which I saved in case I needed to repay it and hooked me up with a third party travel company that they said would take care of everything to move me to my new state. They paid for hotels, flights, car transport, furniture transport although I didnt have anything but clothes, but still this was expensive apparently, the works. I never saw a receipt, a bill, nada. I had no idea how much they paid to move me. Now, my employer is going under and my supervisor told me to start looking for new jobs. He even suggested me to a friend in the business who was looking for new talent. Three other senior members of my team either told me to look for new work or referred me to new roles. I was lucky to get a new position that is a pay bump and a great employer that Im really excited to start work with, however, per my contract they want me to repay everything since I left under two years. It turns out it cost over 10k to move me using the company that my employer chose. I couldve rented a uhaul and moved myself for 1-2k. I just didnt realize it would be so expensive, and especially didnt think that I would be leaving this job in under 2 years! I feel like my company screwed me because my division is going under and by choosing an expensive moving company, but more so I feel like I screwed myself because I never inquired into how much these perks were costing or if Id have to pay them back in the event the division became insolvent. Relocation benefits are great and its nice that companies offer them, but just be careful because even when your company is a Fortune 50 company they can still have financial hardships that may hurt you in the long-run. If you can move yourself for less it might be worthwhile for you to do that! Assistant: I feel like my company screwed me because my division is going under and by choosing an expensive moving company, but more so I feel like I screwed myself because I never inquired into how much these perks were costing or if Id have to pay them back in the event the division became insolvent.Why didnt you just wait for the ship to sink? If they lay you off, you wouldnt owe the money back. Otherwise, its just an opportunity cost. Human: Yeah, my old post dealt with this issue a little bit: basically, if I waited then I wouldve lost my new job opportunity. It felt a little like stuck between a rock and a hard place: choose a new job but repay, or wait until the official notice and find a different job. I ultimately decided to take the new job because I know and enjoy the company I interned with them previously and they were able to offer me a sizable salary increase which I hoped would offset some of these repayment costs. I was really lucky that I was able to find a new job and can temporarily eat the 15k loss. A lot of the people I work with are extremely upset because they are having to turn down job opportunities while the company works out its insolvency. There isnt a timeline for the layoffs yet, but they told us that everyone is expected to be affected. Whatever that means. Edit: I cant spell  <response>: Thats a classic rock and a hard place. It stings now but you did nothing wrong. 