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groundloop

(13,187 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2015, 11:19 PM Feb 2015

dream home vs dream job [View all]


Hypothetically of course.... what would you do if you had to choose between:

1) a mediocre job which was a pain in the ass at times, and had only ok pay with lousy benefits, lousy vacation, and no 401K etc. BUT it paid well enough that you could stay in a house that you really really like.

2) a great job with great pay and benefits, but you'd have a 1 1/2 hour commute each way and would eventually end up moving away from the home you really really like (and your friends).

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dream home vs dream job [View all] groundloop Feb 2015 OP
How long is the commute in 1 ? n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #1
45 to 50 minutes (hypothetically) groundloop Feb 2015 #2
I dislike long commutes so 1.n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #3
hah, I lived 14 miles from my job and had 1.5 hour commute every morning, hollysmom Feb 2015 #4
Long commute would do me in - that's two hours No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #5
It's complicated discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #6
Another consideration discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2015 #7
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