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2 Hours??? Each way??? So, let's say you start work at 0900. You need to leave home by 0700 which means, to have time for a shower and a coffee, you need to be up by 0630. You have an 8 hour day plus an hour for lunch so you leave work at 1800. You don't get home until 2000 (on a good day). By the time you come in and open & deal with the post, your family, the dog and sort out the daily bits that need to be sorted out it's around 2045. Now you need to eat. You're done and washed up by 2130 even if you have someone to make it for you. You sit down and spend some more time with your family hoping that they remember who you are and noting that you only see your (young) children at the weekend: bit like being a part-time or absent parent. 2230: knackered so a final check of the email, kiss your loved ones goodnight and off to bed. Welcome to your world - the job takes around 13 hours out of your day. Say you sleep 8 hours that is 21 hours. That gives you 3 hours of life a day. No job is worth giving up your life for: remember work to live not live to work. home
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Rage wrote:
I would expect you to be a bit sweaty,
Perhaps just a little bit :-O. I can run 10km in about 42min, so an hour really is a leisurely jog :)
Ryan
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Braggart :-D. My best 10K time is a tad over 56 minutes :sigh:.
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Ryan Binns wrote:
Heck, I can leisurely jog 10km in less than an hour!
:-D For sure. But you would not be able to work right away, I would expect you to be a bit sweaty, whereas riding a bike quietly does not bring you to sweat, usually. And jogging quietly is quite difficult. ~RaGE();
Rage wrote:
a bike quietly does not bring you to sweat
I can't imagine riding and not sweating. I'm in good shape, but I sweat at the drop of a hat. Any hat. Hats in Cleveland.
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Braggart :-D. My best 10K time is a tad over 56 minutes :sigh:.
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Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();
My wife drives an hour each way (2 hours per day). She hates the commute, but LOVES her job. If the job is something you will really enjoy, a little bit of extra time on the road shouldn't matter. Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Rage wrote:
about 100 km far from where I live
100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day :wtf: There's no traffic or anything on the roads ?
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The statement above is false.Monty2 wrote:
100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day
try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std:)
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Monty2 wrote:
100 km away and only 2 hours driving a day
try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std:)
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ThatsAlok wrote:
try FaridaBad - agra Highway at Night!, my average speed on that road is 75km/h on maruti 800 std
i live in faridabad bro :-D why do you travel that route :)
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i live in faridabad bro :-D
wow!i live in gurgaon...
Monty2 wrote:
why do you travel that route :)
actaully, i am going for my relative marrige in mathura:)
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Monty2 wrote:
i live in faridabad bro :-D
wow!i live in gurgaon...
Monty2 wrote:
why do you travel that route :)
actaully, i am going for my relative marrige in mathura:)
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see you can make money on the street , you would be spending 4 hours on the road. you can carry passengers and make money also you can chit chat with them. 100 km in 2 hours.. ferrari guys .. are you listening?? hidden talent is here ;) wierd.. 4 hours daily ppatel
ppatel567 wrote:
wierd.. 4 hours daily
in my training days i used to travel 5-6 hr daily from my home to office!
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2 Hours??? Each way??? So, let's say you start work at 0900. You need to leave home by 0700 which means, to have time for a shower and a coffee, you need to be up by 0630. You have an 8 hour day plus an hour for lunch so you leave work at 1800. You don't get home until 2000 (on a good day). By the time you come in and open & deal with the post, your family, the dog and sort out the daily bits that need to be sorted out it's around 2045. Now you need to eat. You're done and washed up by 2130 even if you have someone to make it for you. You sit down and spend some more time with your family hoping that they remember who you are and noting that you only see your (young) children at the weekend: bit like being a part-time or absent parent. 2230: knackered so a final check of the email, kiss your loved ones goodnight and off to bed. Welcome to your world - the job takes around 13 hours out of your day. Say you sleep 8 hours that is 21 hours. That gives you 3 hours of life a day. No job is worth giving up your life for: remember work to live not live to work. home
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Ray Kinsella wrote:
Well I spent an hour and fifteen minuts driving less than 10km this morning
:wtf: This is insane, I would not have such patience. Nothing against driving far, but waiting in the car... Why don't you ride your bicycle ? 10 km is not that much, could be achieved in less than an hour. ~RaGE();
You've not experienced the weather in Ireland, have you? :rolleyes:
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You've not experienced the weather in Ireland, have you? :rolleyes:
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"Prejudices, biases, and no real thought in action. Nothing useful ever comes of it." - Jeremy FalconAh now, it's not the weather in Ireland that causes cycling problems, more all you fellas in the cars...
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Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();
After spending almost 2 years commuting 1.5 hours a day (more or less) I landed a job that's 15 minutes away from home (with no traffic jams), and I couldn't be happier! Unless there are no jobs nearby, or someone pays me an obscene amount of money, I'll never go back to wasting my life, my sanity, my gas money, and my car on long commutes again. But that's just me. Regards, Alvaro
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Oh... 1 hour each way. That's not so bad. I used to sit in traffic for one and a half to two hour each way. That was to a job only 40kms away. Since then I got a new job that's 70kms away but I work better hours so I miss the traffic. It only takes me about 45 minutes each way now. You can get use to one hour each way. Is the pay more and the work better?
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My job is about 3000km away, but my commute takes me about one minute. I just wake up and walk from my bedroom to my home office and connect to the internet. Why aren't you guys telecommuting? Driving hours a day is crazy for someone who is a developer. We just need internet, IM and skype.
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Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();
we just interviewed someone who's main reason for looking for another job was the long commute to his current job (which looked like a very nice one) Steve
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Nic Rowan wrote:
Is the pay more and the work better?
Yes, otherwise I would not even have considered changing. ~RaGE();
What do you want out of life? Can the extra money minus the extra time purchase you what you want out of life? If the money purchases what makes you happy, will you have the time to spend enjoying what you purchased? Will the job fulfill you and make your life worth living to you? Or would you be happier to spend the time with friends and family and/or hobby? Most of us find out that when we get something we really think will make us happy, that we are happy only for a short time. Then we think something else will make us happy and go for that. In the end, when the options are short, we find that we really didn't get anywhere toward our happiness with all our purchases and worries about purchasing and protecting what we purchased. Weigh the value of your decisions towards its contribution to your lasting happiness. PS. I've commuted for between 1 and 3 hours for most of my career. It wasn't worth it. I'm no further ahead than I was 2 decades ago. I'd have been better off living in a trailer in the country, and living a less expensive life-style.
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Hi, I've been offered a new job opportunity today, but it would make me drive at least 2 hours a day, since it is about 100 km far from where I live, and moving closer is not an option. The job is very tempting, but I am not sure about spending so much time in a car. I already drive about 1h30 a day, but 30 minutes more seem to me like ages. What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ? ~RaGE();
Rage wrote:
What would you guys do ? Do you think I will get used to it ?
That depends on the job. I drive one hour each direction, 2 hours a day, every day. In my case I kept the job and moved. I used to live 40 minutes from work, when I ... had to find a place of my own again, I chose a location farther away for safety and comfort and still within range from work. In my line of work long commutes are normal. A rare few drive up to 90 minutes one way. But it all comes down to what you think of the job. The commute will become routine, is the work worth that, only you know for sure. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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He said that the job is 100 km away and two hours of travelling in a day, so that means he can cover 100 km in an hour :)
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He said that the job is 100 km away and two hours of travelling in a day, so that means he can cover 100 km in an hour
100km/hour is only 62.mph, with a speed limit of 65mph which is common, that is easy. With out of city speeds of 75mph here, that is a piece of cake with spare time for traffic. Since most of the traffic exceeds 75mph to 85-90mph (and the rare exceptions of >100mph) the time is less for those. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Just make a test drive once, you'll know if its comfortable for you or not. If it's a little bit uncomfortable, no problem, you'd certainly get used to it. But if you find it really unconfortable, then day by day, you'll start feeling more and more of it. So decide with the help of your test drive. and also dont forget to think about similar opportunities around the place where you work now. If its possible to find a similar job nearby(may be after sometime), then just drop it.
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VuNic wrote:
Just make a test drive once, you'll know if its comfortable for you or not. If it's a little bit uncomfortable, no problem, you'd certainly get used to it.
That is a tough one to test. Generally the excitement of a new job will make the test invalid. The danger/dread or acceptance of the commute will come when it becomes routine, rarely before. If the work does not provide that excitement, definitely it is not worth the commute. But I would caution anyone to not let their guard down on a commute simply because they survived well a one day drive. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)