Depends on how many days in the office. I gottta commute into town ends up being ~1.5 hours door to door 1 way. Fine twice a week, but any more than that starts to become pretty unfeasible.
Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌖🌕🌘 Monday, 13 January, 2025
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 week ago
How far is too far to travel for a job?
I saw an ad for a job that’s about 45 minutes one way by car (non-peak) and around an hour and a half by PTV. It is similar to my former uni commute in peak times. It would only be for two days a week so maybe it wouldn’t be that bad.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Baku@aussie.zone 1 week ago
I used to go to a specialist high school a 15 min drive away from where I was living. About an hour and 15 by PT, but I usually preferred to take a simpler way with less running (required to make those connections), which bumped it up to about an hour and a half to an hour 45 depending on how fucked the trains were that particular morning.
I think that personally an hour and a half on a train is okay, 2h max, but if it’s peak hour and a packed train, that drastically goes down and reduces to about half an hour. By car, I’d be okay with an hour as a passenger, but 30 minutes would probably be my preferred limit as a driver. But I’m still a learner, so by the time I was a full license holder, I would probably be okay with an hour as a driver as well
I guess it also depends on a few other things, though. How’d you find the uni commute? Did you find it draining? I ask because some people find travelling alone to be draining, and if you’re going to waste half your energy on trying not to road rage in a traffic jam, do you really want that to immediately precede your work? Or are you the sort of person that finds that kind of useful - like a chance to listen to a bit of pump up music and invigorate some energy into yourself before getting on the grind for the rest of the day?
Another thing to think of: what’s your start time, and how much time do you need each morning? Personally, I need at least an hour in the morning before I can tolerate human interaction, and about 20 before I’ve officially woken up from sleep. So if I had an 8am start time and 45 minute commute, I’d round that up to an hour for a bit of margin, and then I’d be waking up between 6-6:30 each day. But I also know people who’ll get up as soon as their alarm goes off, take a quick 5 minute dunny run, 2 minute shower, then they’re out the door less than 10 minutes after waking up
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s completely personal. For me a 45 min drive twice a week would be completely ok, especially for the right job. Lots of people do this or more everyday. I wouldn’t do the 1.5hr PT, double the commute time isn’t appealing since I have car and don’t mind driving. But if I didn’t have the car option might be ok for twice a week. 1.5hrs each way 5 days a week would probably be a no for me at this point in my work life. But entirely depends on how good this opportunity is for you. Is it something not easily found, or good pay, chance to progress your career etc?
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 1 week ago
It’s doable. As long as there’s parking you can make the drive work for yourself and it’s good to know you can get there by public transport if necessary.
If you were doing that trip more than 2 days it would suck
just_kitten@aussie.zone 1 week ago
That would be my limit personally (if that driving is not stop start). I did 2 days /week with a similar driving commute except it was 45 min peak, I was able to handle it but I absolutely wouldn’t have done an extra day - did turn that down when it was offered. Eventually left it in favour of a job with a 5-15 min commute and I wouldn’t trade it for the world…
Duenan@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Only something you can answer for yourself.
I’ve known people who have driven from point cook to get into work though admittedly it wasn’t the best logistically.
It’s what you can tolerate and how badly you want the job or need the money.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 week ago
More than 30 mins by vehicle.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 1 week ago
An hour each way is bearable I think, but does depend on a few things.
If I’m driving for an hour, I want to be driving. Not sitting in traffic. Used to work in Geelong and it was like an hour door to door. It was great, but also going against traffic.