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LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I have a job interview tomorrow thats 29 miles from my home. My current job is only one mile away. I live in the city.

I have no desire to leave the city. I freaking love it here!.. The job however is a much greater opportunity if I were to get it, but part of me wants to stay at my current shitty job because of location.

I guess its a win/loose situation... 29 miles against the flow of traffic can't be that bad can it? I used to travel 24 miles to work.

***UPDATE***

Well, it looks like I got the job, which is awesome! I hung out with my friend tonight, who conveniently is my new boss and gave me the news..

I just drove back from his place which is right by the new job. Without traffic and me driving 5 over the speed limit it takes exactly 35 minutes to go the 29 miles, which isn't bad at all and hopefully will stay that way with me driving the opposite way of rush hour.

I think I might take the chance and renew my lease in the city. It's been too much fun here. Would probably be worth the headache of traffic..
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  • SpreadtheJAMSpreadtheJAM Posts: 344
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I have a job interview tomorrow thats 29 miles from my home. My current job is only one mile away. I live in the city.

    I have no desire to leave the city. I freaking love it here!.. The job however is a much greater opportunity if I were to get it, but part of me wants to stay at my current shitty job because of location.

    I guess its a win/loose situation... 29 miles against the flow of traffic can't be that bad can it? I used to travel 24 miles to work.

    Thats a pretty light commute for long islanders into Manhattan. And at least you got reverse commute. You'd be crazy to pass it up.
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  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    According to Google maps, I live about 4 miles from where I work/school.



    EDIT: Does the Metra go there? At least it's not driving.
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    3 miles, or 11 minutes driving
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I have a job interview tomorrow thats 29 miles from my home. .
    29 miles driving, or on public transport. I don't know how many miles I travel, but it takes 45 minutes on 2 subway trains, and a bit of a walk.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Allie wrote:
    29 miles driving, or on public transport. I don't know how many miles I travel, but it takes 45 minutes on 2 subway trains, and a bit of a walk.
    Driving..
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    32 miles round trip and i have to pass the Vice President's Naval Observatory home twice. It get's when he's on the road clogging up traffic with his 21-22 car motorcade. Which takes about 1:45 mins round trip

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  • MonsterOfTheMidwayMonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    g under p wrote:
    32 miles round trip and i have to pass the Vice President's Naval Observatory home twice. It get's when he's on the road clogging up traffic with his 21-22 car motorcade. Which takes about 1:45 mins round trip

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    Wow...I'd kill myself.
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    About 2 miles
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Driving..
    whoa!
    Is it more money though?
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Allie wrote:
    whoa!
    Is it more money though?
    Well, starting pay is only 3 G's more than I'm getting a year now, but I'm pretty much capped out at my current job.

    Against traffic, it will be about a 45 minute commute.. I should have probably posted this after I know they want me or not.. my best friend would be my manager, but he's not interviewing me. I guess my chances are pretty good. I just want to be prepared.
  • suns rivalsuns rival Posts: 15,926
    ro be exact, its 1.86411 miles. :)
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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    I say move if you can.

    It's true that 45 min each way is becoming the norm, but I think that kind of a commute will eventually take its toll on your personality. Every day you'll be showing up to work feeling like, "Fuck I hate traffic." That's just hard.

    My commute is 7 miles to the office, but I sometimes have to travel an hour or so to visit clients, but that's OK because I get reimbursed for that shit.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    sponger wrote:
    I say move if you can.
    Moving from one of the greatest cities in the world, to one of the most boring suburbs in the world?

    I can move, but do I want to.
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Well, starting pay is only 3 G's more than I'm getting a year now, but I'm pretty much capped out at my current job.

    Against traffic, it will be about a 45 minute commute.. I should have probably posted this after I know they want me or not.. my best friend would be my manager, but he's not interviewing me. I guess my chances are pretty good. I just want to be prepared.
    are you driving the same route for the interview? Maybe you will know how you feel after you take a 'test run?'
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  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Good question actually....about 3 suburbs out from city....

    12 mins on bus
    25 to jog
    45 walk

    maybe 4km???
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Allie wrote:
    are you driving the same route for the interview? Maybe you will know how you feel after you take a 'test run?'
    I drive the same route once a week to my parents, and used to commute 24 of those 29 miles to the job I'm at now,.. so yes, I'm well familiar. :)
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I drive the same route once a week to my parents, and used to commute 24 of those 29 miles to the job I'm at now,.. so yes, I'm well familiar. :)
    oh! so it is not a bad trip or is it a schlep?
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Allie wrote:
    oh! so it is not a bad trip or is it a schlep?
    45 minutes smooth traveling for the most part, but can be a pain. Took me 3 1/2 hours once to get home in a snowstorm..

    I guess it might be worth it knowing my commute sucks, but I get to go home to an awesome city.

    If it ends up being a Mon. through Friday job, It may be worth it to be in the city on weekends.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    With gas prices these days and with the extra wear and tear on your vehicle, you might not see much of that extra $3K/yr in the end. If prospects are high for eventual promotion, then I can see it being worth it I guess. That is if you are truly without other options.
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  • zenithzenith Posts: 3,191
    i currently walk 4kms to work each day ...
    when i move at the end of the year, ill have to bus/drive - or perhaps bike it ... but where to put the bike??? have to get changed, have to do face/hair ... i really wish i could still walk
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    20 feet from the bedroom to the office at home. Rush hour is about 8.15 when all the girls are in and out of the bathroom.
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    nuffingman wrote:
    20 feet from the bedroom to the office at home. Rush hour is about 8.15 when all the girls are in and out of the bathroom.
    i'd like to work home. I do it about one day every two weeks...
    Otherwise, I drive 66 km to go to work. 40 minutes
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Julien wrote:
    i'd like to work home. I do it about one day every two weeks...
    Otherwise, I drive 66 km to go to work. 40 minutes
    66k? A long way. Working at home has it's ups and downs but i wouldn't go back to the 30 minute drive I used to have. With fuel prices as they are in the UK I'm saving a fortune. :)
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    nuffingman wrote:
    66k? A long way. Working at home has it's ups and downs but i wouldn't go back to the 30 minute drive I used to have. With fuel prices as they are in the UK I'm saving a fortune. :)
    yes. I have a fuel bill of € 250-300 every month...
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  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    It takes about an hour to get to work for me. I hate it.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    0.8 miles.

    I can leave work and be at home in under 5 minutes.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Just over 20 miles, I have about a 30 min walk and a train journey.
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  • evenflowevenflow Posts: 401
    I've got 2 offices I work at. The main office is 72 miles, one way, from my house. The other is only 21 miles, but it's in the middle of the city, so it takes me just as long to get to that one as it does driving the 72 miles.

    The times I'm on the road though make it not so bad. I get up at 3:30am and am out the door by 4:00am to be at work for 5:00am. I actually love the drive to work. No traffic, still night time outside, and it's like I'm the only car on the road. I just jam the stereo and rock out for an hour.
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  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    3 days/week: @15 miles or ~1 hour one way. 10 minute drive to train, 35 minute train ride, 5 min walk.

    2 days/week: 3 seconds. work from home and move from the bedroom to living room and turn my computer on.

    i keep thinking about switching jobs but giving up the work from home option will be REALLY tough.
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,174
    I drive about 20 miles to get to the office. It usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes to get there, depending on the traffic and weather.
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