POLL: take the job?

[Corporate Thug]

Would you take a job that:

1. pays little
2. has lots of room for growth + good pay in the future (within a year)
3. requires a 90 mile drive in each direction (5 days a week, fairly easy commute)
4. is a job that you think you will really like doing

5. there are other positions that pay more, with room for growth, with 10 mile commute, but you dont like the job as much

EDIT: 90 miles each way will occur for 10 weeks.

 

[JS80]

90 miles each way? that would lead to suicide.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: JS80
90 miles each way? that would lead to suicide.

edited to better reflect the situation

 

[imported_Devine]

Everything besides that 90 mile drive sounds great, I live about a 1/2 mile from where I work, I love the commute time

 

[vital]

that's like 90 minutes of driving each way. fvck dat

 

[monk3y]

The traveling is the only thing that would get me to say no.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: vital
that's like 90 minutes of driving each way. fvck dat

its roughly 2 hours, each way

 

[AbAbber2k]

Sounds like aside from low starting pay and the commute it's a great job for you. For me the low pay, assuming future growth, would be mostly a non-issue. 3hr or more on the road 5 days a week IS an issue for me. If it's an easy commute (as in you don't have to deal with slow downs ever) I'd go for it. 90 mile drive + potential traffic jams would kill the deal for me I think. Especially if there was other work close by.

 

[AbAbber2k]

What happens after 10wks? You move closer or something? I could probably deal with that commute for 10wks... maybe.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
Sounds like aside from low starting pay and the commute it's a great job for you. For me the low pay, assuming future growth, would be mostly a non-issue. 3hr or more on the road 5 days a week IS an issue for me. If it's an easy commute (as in you don't have to deal with slow downs ever) I'd go for it. 90 mile drive + potential traffic jams would kill the deal for me I think. Especially if there was other work close by.

no traffic jams but most of it is a one way with 45 (or maybe 50, not sure) speed limit.

 

[chambersc]

small firm > large firm, CT

 

[FilmCamera]

If you think you can put up with the commute for 10 weeks, go for it. Moving closer after the 10 weeks or what?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
What happens after 10wks? You move closer or something? I could probably deal with that commute for 10wks... maybe.

yes, move into the city where job is (or neighboring city that is 10 miles away)

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: chambersc
small firm > large firm, CT

haha, its government

 

[FoBoT]

i drive 50 miles each way, not bad traffic

not just for 10 weeks, all the time, for really good pay and a job i love (mostly)

 

[spidey07]

Only you can decide if that drive is worth it. It will wear on your body and soul rather quickly.

If the job satisfication of that commute is worth that much more than the local offerings you will move. This is a decision only you can make. Just keep in mind that if you are going to take a position you MUST take it for at least a year for the betterment of your career.

The choice is yours and your alone.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

commute is a deal breaker. i could do it for 10 weeks, depending on the arrangement afterwards.