Dealing w/ Relocation Package Bait and Switch?

An anonymous reader asks: "I got a R&D job offer with a large company in Philadelphia area last week. It includes a relocation package that they told me was standard for my position. After I accepted the offer and made plans to terminate my current job, the recruiter handed me off to their relocation department, where I was told that my relocation package is significantly less than what I was promised. The relocation manager tells me that whenever there is conflict between their relocation policy and the offer, their internal relocation policy supersedes. Is this type of switch-and-bait common practice in corporate America? If you have gone through this nightmare before, any advice on how to respond to it?"

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[HomelessInLaJolla]

I understand your sentiment. Don't you think the companies know all that though? Don't you think they're playing it that way, on purpose, because they know that the majority of potential employees don't have any better option?

What do you suggest? Standing firm until one becomes homeless? Heck. I'm _IN_ that situation.