In my experience, I've had a job that paid really well for a student with little working experience ($11.25/hour), but was over 20 minutes away. The job somewhat interested me, but wasn't something I really wanted to do. I was always scheduled the earliest morning shift, and no matter how early I left my house, always got stuck in traffic. When it came down to it, even though I made a decent hourly wage, a large chunk of my paycheck went towards paying for gas to get to the job.

I would prefer working a job that interested me close to my house at a minimal wage, rather than commuting to a job that paid well. If I was really interested in the job, I would consider commuting, no matter what the hourly wage was. Of course, the wage would have to be enough to pay for expenses.

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it depends how much i like the job, but generally no more than 30 min

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After I graduate, I'd be willing to travel up to 30-45 minutes

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I was offered a better job than I have now and it was about 25-30 minutes away, but I turned it down since it was only marginally better than this one, but the opportunity wouldn't have been as good, and I didn't not have as much of a desire to work there.

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If I'm not a student and have a professional job, I'd put up with an hour of commuting.  I probably wouldn't like it, but seeing how that's about the time it takes to get in and out of Seattle and other major centers during rush hour from where I currently live, I'd probably have to put up with it if I ever got a job in any of those dreaded cities.

Post edited at 3:04 am on Aug. 16, 2008 by Bud2400