Commuting to work

Wow, high volume traffic at 4:15am. That isn't very likely where I am from, but I guess there are a variety of factors that influence this. It is the holidays, and you were headed to the airport. I guess counting the holiday travelers and the number of people needed to be there to serve early morning travelers and other businesses that require early risers were possible reasons. I live in the midwest, Kansas City, Missouri and we have one of the most uncomplicated airports in the country (Kansas City International Airport). I hate traffic and I work from home now. I use to work at midnight. This is no longer something I choose to do. Occasionally I take mass transportation; I do not do this often because I hate the wait, long rides and sometimes overcrowding. An increase in pay is always good, but figure if it will only serve to pay for more gas, or better your abilty to pay for all your financial obligations. You work hard enough, don't overwork yourself with unnecessary commuting time. For me, a longer drive for more money would only be attractive if it was a better job and was quite a substantial salary increase like 75% or more, just remember driving is and always will be one of the most dangerous things you do. Please figure your priorities, before taking any offers of more money that will cause you to travel farther. Try cutting back on certain things that will allow you to have more money in your pocket. If you choose the longer commute, do not underestimate the value of a well maintained vehicle. The more you drive the quicker your vehicle will depreciate and of course the more fuel you will use. You will need that extra income for your vehicle expenditures. Take care and drive safely.

I live close enough to walk to work even in the winter. I once had a job where I drove an hour and a half one way. The company was in the process of moving to where I lived but until they moved I drove the hour and a half to and from work each day. I left my house at 4:45 am each morning. We worked 10 hours a day so that we could have Fridays off so it wasn't too bad. I did it for 9 months.

Perhaps because the size of my country is not that big, the longest journey from one end of my country to the next end probably would take the most about 1 hour (smooth traffic) on car. If by public transport, the longest would be about 1.5 hours. Usually I only take 15 minutes by car to work, if by bus, counting in the waiting time, it usually takes about 30 minutes.

My workplace is about 40 Km from my home. I commute each day in public transport. The place of india that we live in is very much crowded. so it takes a long time to cover this distance and also in this public transport, i have to change it twice or thrice each way. in morning it takes about 1.45 hrs to travel. In evening 2 hrs to go back.

My hubby commutes on a good day it will be like two hours. If on a bad day and hit traffic it would be like for four or more hours and it's sick and sad that he has to go through that because what I mean is he gets sick his body weakens because of all the added stress and stuff...

although I don't know which contry are you live in,I can imagine how heavier the traffic is in your contry.I'am chinese,in china,there are so many traffic jams,and so many people lost their life for traffic jam,handreds of thousand families dispersed because traffic.with the divelopment of economic,china get through a great change and the number of private transportation increased so much,so it aggravate the traffic jam.

Right now I am about 5 minutes away from work and I like it that way! We lived in Houston for a few months and I made more than I am currently making, the commute was a killer. It would take more than an hour 1 way on a good fay. My husband roughly doubled his salary and took a job that has about a half hour commute in the morning and about 45 minutes in the evening. He enjoys the drive. Personally, I would not commute like that ever again, for any amount of money!

I drive from client to client for my work. I would not consider a job that I had to commute to that took an hour one way to get to. As I get older I realize how important and precious my spare time is. All work an no play....you know the saying.

For my day job I must leave around 7:00 am it takes me twenty to thirty minutes. I would need to get a raise that amounted to $1.50 or more an hour to commute for an hour, just to break even. I might be more likely to consider it if I could do it on public transportation, but my state is basically rural, and we do not have those options. I would also consider it if I could car pool with at least one other person.

i just work at home im a freelance bookkeeper if i do some papers to file its usually in the afternoon and theres no traffic yet since the peak hrs in the city is usually 3:pm on the heart of the city and 5pm everywhere..i live just 5 kilometers from the city..i always go out in between the time i have indicated..although my husband work full time hes on the road one hour or the most 30 minutes before his official time in the office its a govt. agency..and within the city limits..

IN our area does not have any public transportation at all. So we have to take our vehicle everywhere we go..

Right now my commute is pretty good at a little over 30 mins each way. I used to work in New York City and I live in PA. The commute on a good day was about an hour and a half in the morning. That would take me to a place to park, then about a twenty min walk to the office. I really did not mind because the pay was so good, and I love the city.