So I may have a job offer soon at a company that seems like a great place to work. I've heard good things about it from former employees, however, it will increase my commute from 25 miles one way to 80 miles one way. Basically, I'll be going from a 40 minute commute to 1 hr 20 min. I will have the option after a few months to work from home a few days a week. I don't think it will pay much more than my current job, but I've had the ****s of that place after 10 years. Also I won't be using the runner to commute, so I'll be getting about 30 mpg or so. Any opinions?
What is the longest commute you would deal with?
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shadow247
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So you are basically working an extra 80 minutes a day for no extra money? I always consider my commute time to be a part of work, and when you factor in no extra money for the longer commute, it seems like a losing proposition. I used to commute 32 miles 1 way in Dallas/Ft Worth. Luckily the majority of it was a little used highway so I could cruise at 80+ for 20 miles and then finish off with some nice backroads. Oh and I also rode a motorcycle 90% of the time that got 50mpg.
I wouldn't do it myself. You are talking about adding over an hour per day to your work schedule without any sort of compensation. You are doubling the amount of gas you will burn, so that is also a factor. For me, it's a NO.
I wouldn't do it myself. You are talking about adding over an hour per day to your work schedule without any sort of compensation. You are doubling the amount of gas you will burn, so that is also a factor. For me, it's a NO.
Dusty Driftwood
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BUT, if you're working with people and for a company that you like, that is invaluable. If you've had it with your current company then I say go for it. Then again, the devil you know is almost always better than the one you don't.
As with everything, there will be a trade off. Right now I have a company car and company paid gas card, but am looking into positions (with different companies) that pay less and I would have to supply my own transportation/gas. I'm considering it because I've had it with the company I work for and want to get into a different line of work
Trading unhappiness in the work place for a shot at happiness in another line of work doesn't always make dollars and cents, but you may feel like you actually worked less at the end of the day if you come home feeling better about where you were and what you did all day.
Good luck
As with everything, there will be a trade off. Right now I have a company car and company paid gas card, but am looking into positions (with different companies) that pay less and I would have to supply my own transportation/gas. I'm considering it because I've had it with the company I work for and want to get into a different line of work
Trading unhappiness in the work place for a shot at happiness in another line of work doesn't always make dollars and cents, but you may feel like you actually worked less at the end of the day if you come home feeling better about where you were and what you did all day.
Good luck
Well I'm not sure about the money yet. It may be a bit more than now, but not by too much. I have four options right now. Take this job and see how it works out. They did say working from home a few days a week is an option, and if it didn't work out they would understand and let me continue to work there until I found another job.
Second option is work for myself, something I'd like to ultimately do, but in this economy, it's risky.
Third option is another potential job with a different company that would involve traveling all week 2-3 weeks a month. That would be difficult with a 2 year old at home.
Last option is stick it out a with the company I'm at until something else comes up, but I'm set on getting out of there so it's only getting more miserable there by the day.
Second option is work for myself, something I'd like to ultimately do, but in this economy, it's risky.
Third option is another potential job with a different company that would involve traveling all week 2-3 weeks a month. That would be difficult with a 2 year old at home.
Last option is stick it out a with the company I'm at until something else comes up, but I'm set on getting out of there so it's only getting more miserable there by the day.
I totally understand. I have free reign were I'm at, but no control. I could take off whenever I want, but I get no satisfaction there. My boss doesn't get involved in my work for 95% of the project, then wants to know whats going on and why I did stuff a certain way. I get no feedback, and I have a coworker who puts me in a **** mood as soon as I get there. It would have been nice for some sort of acknowledgement for putting in 10 years at that place.
stanleybb50
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The quality of the actual driving experience comes into play as well. My unholy commute is to downtown Pittsburgh from just 12 miles south of the city in suburbia... THEN, a 15 minute walk... So, I deal with on a average to ''good'' day, an hour and 10 minutes in the morning and an hour and 15 minutes in the afternoon. (Its awful/painful/light filled, annoyance filled misery). I'd gladly take the same time or longer drive consisting of straight highway cruising.
So just wanted to point out that its not just about the time, but how bearable that time is. I wish I had any time/chance to just clear my head on my drive!
Guess I just wanted to vent... I HATE my commute! 2.5 miserable hours a day in rat race he**.... lol
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So just wanted to point out that its not just about the time, but how bearable that time is. I wish I had any time/chance to just clear my head on my drive!
Guess I just wanted to vent... I HATE my commute! 2.5 miserable hours a day in rat race he**.... lol
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That is a big jump. It would have to be a huge improvement in my level of satisfaction for me to do that. I went from a 6 mi to 24 mi commute and it gets tiring at times. Im thinking about getting a house a bit out of the city but am capping my commute to about 50 mi as even that is a clean double from where Im at now. If you can work from home for half the week it might even out though.
03_4x4Runner
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I am retired now but have worked and lived in many locations. When I lived in Virginia my first house was 11 miles from work. Was not to bad at first but as the DC area grew in the 80s I hated it. Bought a house 1 mile from work and loved it. I would go home at lunch and sometimes my buddies would come eat lunch with me. I got tired of the area and transfered to austin Texas in the 90s. My house was 10 miles away and in the early 90s it was a nice enjoyable commute. Austin grew very fast in the 90s and by 2000 my drive was miserable and I told my wife I was not doing this anymore. I grew up on a farm in Ohio and I got sick of the city life. I then retired to a town of 40,000 in the middle of the desert in Arizona. I would never do a long commute like that. Life is to short to spend all that time driving chasing a few more dollars. Eventually you will get in an accident and gas is not going to get any cheaper.
07RunnerV6
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I could not do that big of a commute personally. If I was you I would sit down and calculate how much gas would cost. You are going to be filling up your car ever 3-4 days if the tank is around 15 gallons. So you could be spending $120 a week just in fuel, and that is if you do not do much driving outside of work. I used to have a 30ish mile commute one way, driving a 4cyl Accord, and I hated it. If I ever had to be there over 8 hours it turned into a whole day for commute and work.
Will the job lead to a higher paying position? I realize that sometimes you have to make sacrifices, but if this does not lead to higher pay, promotion, I personally do not see the benefit.
Will the job lead to a higher paying position? I realize that sometimes you have to make sacrifices, but if this does not lead to higher pay, promotion, I personally do not see the benefit.
stanleybb50
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Well put. I'm also thinking you made the right choices at the right times and likely profited nicely from the sale of your homes.
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03_4x4Runner
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I was working for IBM so they picked up the moving cost and sale of the homes and everything. They used to send you to an area for a week at their expense just to see if you liked the area. Then they would pay for another week for you to look for a home. Moving from the Wahington DC area to Austin worked out well because houses were expensive in DC and in Austin you could buy a much nicer home for the same price. I always did make out pretty good on my houses.
I do not think they are this generous anymore though. The move to Austin turned out worse in a way because IBM sold the plant to another company then they moved the work to China and closed the place. Luckily my wife and I were good a saving moneyover the years and decided to retire. Me at 55 and her at 50. I would not want to go back to work again.
Mark86
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I have been commuting from NJ to Brooklyn which is 45 miles per way in my runner. Overall, it is not too bad except when I have to drive during rush hour. Without traffic, I can do it in 50 minutes but with rush hour, 1 hr 30 min. If you like the job and the vehicle you commute in, there should be no issue.
Ian97
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When I lived in Nebraska, I would commute from Lincoln to Omaha, it was roughly 60 miles from my apartment to the office (I shared an apartment with my brother who was in college, plus Lincoln was a better place to live at the time). I think it took me 50-60 minutes to commute one way, traffic wasn't bad and I drove a 1993 ford probe gt, 5 speed, ok gas mileage. When I moved to Tulsa, I had about a 15 mile commute one way, during rush hour it could be 30 minutes to get to work or home.
When I was in college, I was commuting about 80 miles one way 2-3 times a week for my internship, well worth it for a paid internship while I was still in college.
Now and for the past 6 years, I've been working from home, so I have about a 9 second commute, on a good day....dodging toys and dogs, it may be closer to 12 seconds.....
Seriously, if the work is better at the new company or you're going to be doing more or learning more, consider the new position. As someone put it earlier, consider the devil you know now versus what you don't know. How do you know you won't have the same crap at the new company?? Now, you have an 80 mile commute and the same stuff, different company....just a thought....
I've thought about a different job if/when this one gets to me or I want to learn more than what I am presently, I would even consider a 20-30 minute commute, just not sure I could handle another 80 mile one way commute.
Hope that helps some,
-Ian
When I was in college, I was commuting about 80 miles one way 2-3 times a week for my internship, well worth it for a paid internship while I was still in college.
Now and for the past 6 years, I've been working from home, so I have about a 9 second commute, on a good day....dodging toys and dogs, it may be closer to 12 seconds.....
Seriously, if the work is better at the new company or you're going to be doing more or learning more, consider the new position. As someone put it earlier, consider the devil you know now versus what you don't know. How do you know you won't have the same crap at the new company?? Now, you have an 80 mile commute and the same stuff, different company....just a thought....
I've thought about a different job if/when this one gets to me or I want to learn more than what I am presently, I would even consider a 20-30 minute commute, just not sure I could handle another 80 mile one way commute.
Hope that helps some,
-Ian
Jesse1983
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My commute is 100 miles round-trip, each day. and I can't stand it. but, I have been doing it for a decade now. It's expensive, time consuming, and just draining. I'd advise against it unless it's a sh!t-ton of money and you don't mind spending all that time in your car and all that money on gas. I have a VW TDI just as my commuter car because I'd go broke filing the runner twice a week.
RonMAIDEN
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I guess I've bene lucky since my longest was about 20 miles each way and then it's been 20 round trip for the last 15 years and now it's only a mile round trip since the first of the year so it's really helping keep the miles off of my truck and a saves me almost a $100/month.
I couldn't see tolerating much more than 50 miles round trip unless the money was real good.
I couldn't see tolerating much more than 50 miles round trip unless the money was real good.
Jeff Kleb
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I drive 25 miles (about 30 to 35 minutes) each way to work in my car, which is not a big deal. However, the amazing thing is that I then get in a company truck and drive at least 100 miles to and from my first stop!
In total, I put in about 100,000 miles a year (25k in my car and about 75k in the company truck). I have to pay the fuel bill for my vehicle, but the boss buys the diesel for our trucks. They get 5.5 to 8 mpg, depending on the size of the truck and the loada we carry. A big rig I drove last Wednesday cost almost $800 to fill up both tanks!
I drive to Northern VA every single day -- but find it hard to believe so many people live up there and deal with that traffic every single day. Yuck!!
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