My new employer paid 7 relocation benefits when I switched jobs. My friends and family were shocked at what they covered, and I don't think I would've gotten them if I didn't ask.

• Rebecca, 22, asked for relocation assistance in February when she accepted a job across the country.
• She said she didn't think she would have received these benefits if she hadn't asked for them.
• Rebecca said her friends and family were shocked by what the benefits covered.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rebecca, a 22-year-old intensive-care-unit nurse. She moved to Washington from Dallas in March after accepting a new job. Rebecca provided Insider with documents to verify the relocation benefits mentioned in the story. Her last name is known to Insider but was excluded for privacy reasons.