re: Would you go on a job interview knowing that you are unlikely to accept if offered?

I'm at my current job after going to an interview here with no intention of leaving my previous company. You never know.

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Tucson isn't that big of a city and it's mostly government contractors out there. It would be hard for her to find work given that the city itself is barely larger than New Orleans

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It's not small either though. You're talking about roughly 1MM people in the metro area.

While I understand your frustration, keep in mind that recruiters end up getting f'ed pretty often - using an "open" job as leverage to get higher pay at their current job etc.

My brother is a recruiter at the largest firm here in Houston and this happens constantly. One of his new hires didn't show up to work......



because he was in jail for felony domestic violence and meth

No. I've even declined an interview for a (effectively) $200k job.

Now, I have gone on interviews I thought there was no chance they would offer the job, but not the other way.

I just did.

Indeed.

Yes, I interviewed for a job in Hawaii. I would have accepted the offer if they offered a considerable amount more than what I was making at the time, but they said that they would basically only be able to match what I was making.

Apparently, salaries aren't really high there, regardless of cost of living.

ETA: I'm with everyone else wondering what your wife does that would hinder a move?

I'm in a similar situation where there aren't many job openings in my wife's field, which is why I took a job that allows me to work anywhere.

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My thoughts are this guy's wife myst he a shrimper. Only way thus is possible.

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Good point.