So as you know I'm on the job hunt. I had an interview for a position in Cardiff today that I think went pretty well. Given that the Mrs has a job in Bristol I was thinking of commuting. It's about 50 minutes on the train, plus 45 minutes or so total walking. It's a little quicker to get national express coach (but only just, since it is a little slower but I can get to the bus station much quicker). I could also drive but given the bridge toll, parking and petrol it works out a fair bit more pricey. Really I'm looking at about 90 minutes each way, door to door. Does anyone else commute for this long on a regular basis? Cost wise it's not too bad since I will be earning (after tax) about double what I was earning as a PhD student. In the long run a move wouldn't be a bad idea but it is only a 1 year contract in the first instance so I'm not desperate to move.
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Just an update for everyone. I got offered a job here in Bristol with a three year contract. They were both very tempting and the same salary but in the end 3 years > 1 year and 20 minutes total walk each day < 3 hours commuting. I start at the beginning of January
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To put it in perspective, it takes me an hour and a half just to do 18 miles to work some days in a Transit tipper that does around 27mpg with no sound insulation. I think 90 minutes is fairly acceptable. Driving 80 odd miles to London everyday I would say is pushing it and will take it's toll, unless you drive at 3am at night in a £70k saloon, but plenty of people around here do it 6 days a week and it beats the train. I think 30-45 minutes is ideal, but most 12 mile journeys these days take 70 minutes in rush hour.
Can you not take a bike on the train? Or store it in the luggage hold of the coach? Are the hours flexible, or you gotta start at 8:30/9:00am?
You'll be fine....
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I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Be clear about *why* you're doing it.
Every 5 minutes extra getting to work equates to a week's holiday.
5 mins there and back = 10 mins daily
5 days a week = 50 mins
48 weeks a year = 40 hours... a working week, even a bit more than a working week for many.
Communing is to be avoided if possible.
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