Commute distance vs pay

[fatpies]

Whats your limit? In fact what is a sensible limit?

Every job I seem to be looking for pays £25 an hour, but no job is closer than 22 miles.

I am pretty sure a long commute like that would eventually drive me insane. Either by van or bike.

What say you BCF?
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[bridgedino]

Get a grip

22 miles is nothing. If it is too much for you then what are you doing on a bikers forum

[ScaredyCat]

[Acemastr]

Worst "I'm looking for a £25 an hour job" thread evar!
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[fatpies]

[Snorty]

I'm on £11 an hour and I commute 3.7 miles.

Pretty cheap.
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[G]

I presume you're stuck living where you are?

I moved jobs to one that was the other side of town and wanted to live close.

Timed my commute and I could do it in 13 minutes on a good day.

The 22 miles definitely depends on where it is - straight down the motorway and it's not bad at all.

Also, for me it'd depend if it was contracting or permanent.

Part of my problem often was that I did enjoy the bike commuting a bit TOO much.

In a previous job I had to commute down the M4 for around 22 miles. However, as I was contracted to start at 9am at the office just down the road, I often left at a similar time to normal get to the site after 9 - and I got expenses for the trip as well as food etc covered too.

[Musketeer]

From this week my commute distance is 1 mile. It cost me nothing

My limit would be probably about 10 miles.

[27cows]

I commuted 124 miles a day mostly on a 2T 100 for years. 22 miles is nothing, especially on a bigger bike.
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[fatjames]

[Jersum]

I traveled 26 miles having to get up before 6am for £6.30 an hour.
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[c-m]

Depends how long it takes.

If you have to travel an hour each way that's 10 hours a week of your life gone. I wouldn't be happy giving up 10 hours of my free time.

[BigDan1190]

I commute 7 miles each way, and on roughly 21-22k a year. Dunno what that is hourly. Soon gonna be cycling there, so cheap as!!

My previous job was 13 miles each way, and 15k a year. That was fine too.

£25 an hour, and you're moaning about a 22mile commute?

Get a bloody grip of yourself man.

[SQL]

[27cows]

For 25 quid an hour, I'd walk there
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[J.M.]

Where is a key factor, but 22 miles isn't missions.

I commute to Uni and it takes me around 15 minutes for 5 miles.

I can get to my parent's in 30-45 minutes and that's 35-40 miles.
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[iooi]

Wage means nothing to commute.

I do 20 each way across Leeds.
Going is the same in car or on bike as its early and quiet....
Comming home is a diffrent matter.
Bike is 40 mins.
Car can be upto 2 hours depending on how bad the traffic is.

Best bit is that I have a choice of 4 or 5 diffrent routes to use, so can vary the route to suit and ensure no bordom

In fact I have been known to double to route home on a nice evening
Traffic was manic tonite dear
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[Shinigami]

OP sort yourself out

i'm on a feeble 15k and ride 40 miles a day round trip for work.
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[scorps]

22 miles and you are moaning, good god, how do you cope in the real world then!!!!!
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[Trasler]

£25 an hour?! Jesus i envy you, stuck on 6.49 an hour.

Despite the fact you have to wake up early, 22 miles, so you get to enjoy a long trip in the mornings and evenings? Plus you get paid inbetween? Sounds like heaven.
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[fatpies]

[Clanger]

I always move so I am closer to my job (the bonus of rented accommodation). I hate commuting, I will avoid it to the best of my ability.
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[J4mes]

[BG5067]

I do a 30 mile round trip from Carshalton to Brentford everyday on my 125's. for around £9ph i like doing it.
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