Can you tell me about changing job locations, but still working with the same company?

I would ask a superior. If they have an office in the location where you would be moving to, then it could be possible.

It depends on whether they have openings and would transfer you.

I checked, and they do have openings for my position… How likely do you all think they would be to oblige? I mean, I had my first day of training yesterday. Do you think that will matter? Should I wait until I’ve been there a bit longer to ask about it?

The only difficulty might be that you are still in training. I’d ask someone in HR – if you can pop by and ask in person (better to ask informally and hypothetically before starting a paper trail) that’s absolutely the best. The larger the company and they more they believe in “work wherever, as long as you get the job done” the better your chances are.

@geeky_mama Well it’s Massage Envy. I don’t think they have an HR person who’s directly involved in the hiring process. Should I speak to the person who hired me?

Oh, so they don’t have centralized HR for all their locations.
Absolutely, I’d go to the person who hired you. Granted, if they do hiring for their location and they’ve trained you (and now they’ll need to re-hire someone else) – it’s not in their best interest to make it easy for you to transfer.
You might try calling the hiring manager in the location you’d like to move to FIRST..and explain the situation.

@Facade I have had several family members do this when one of their spouses has had a job transfer. Do As @geeky_mama instructed above. The worst that can happen is that they say “no” or say that you’ll have to re-train when you get to your new location.

Since your company has places where you’ll move and you can see they are hiring, I can’t imagine you’ll receive a “no”.

Right. OK, Thanks everyone.

If your company has an opening in another location or state and you accept the move or want the move, you have a lot of planning ahead.

A place to live is number one. Hiring a mover is number two(if you have big items).

Making sure your new location has your bank or make arragements to transfer everything over to a new bank. This includes direct deposit.

If you are driving to the new location, have a mechanic check out your auto before taking off.

If you are flying, buy tickets and plan ahead.

Planning ahead is the key.

In our situation, the company decides when they want a worker to move to a different location, and they make an offer. Sometimes, they pay, or sometimes the employee has to pay.

If you choose to move, the company has to OK it, and it will most likely be at your own expense.