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'We just wanted them to honor the contract': Couple moving for work discover they won't be fully repaid, HR director steps in to enforce policy

This company seemed generous at first, but then they refused to pay for their employee's moving costs. That came as quite the surprise to u/nascentia and their wife. The OP's wife believed the company she worked at was going to pay for her to move, and in the contract, it seemed pretty inclusive. The company assured her they'd pay for all the closing costs and fees for both their old place and their new one, since they were moving to a new city. So imagine the OP's surprise when the company decided not to pay that after all. 

The OP shared the entire story to the r/MaliciousCompliance community, who loved this workplace tale. The couple ended up having to work with an HR person to get their reimbursement. It's certainly a bad look for the company to promise to cover a broad array of moving costs — of which I'm sure there were so many, as moving isn't cheap — and then to turn around and try to get out of paying it. That's a waving red flag, and to treat your brand new employee that way isn't exactly inviting them into the role. In the comments, the OP also answered questions about what all went down.

Scroll down to read the entire story, as well as comments cheering the couple on. After that, check out these people who shared the funniest, most bizarre encounters they've had with workplace clients. 

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