tough decision, what would you pick?

[joe g]

My current job is a 36 mile commute each way, the same job has been advertised a lot closer, it would be 10 miles each way.

At the current place I take home around £2000 a month after tax, if I moved I'd be earning around £1600 a month after tax.

what do?

hate time commuting.
Just had a little girl who is 6 months now and want to spend more time with her rather than commuting.

Only thing stopping me is the money, the extra money is always nice especially with a new baby.

[BrownTrousers]

I also have a new baby and also moved jobs recently to cut down my commute cos I hate it too.

But I wouldn't have done so if it involved a pay cut of, what, £6k?

rough calculation is rough

It will take you many years of incremental raises to even get back to where you are now.

OK so you will save £100 a month on petrol but, if you come to buy a house, looking at £25k less borrowing power.

more very rough calculations

Depends on the nature of your work but a new job could involve longer hours anyway and the net change in time spent at home is lost.

Wait for more comparible job nearby or try to negotiate working slightly shorter hours or from home for 1 day a week, in light of new baby.
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[Andy_Pagin]

Realistically how much time would you save? My 15 mile commute to our London office takes twice as long as the 40 mile commute to our Buckingham-shire head office.
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[c_dug]

So to clarify you'd be doing 50 less miles a day?

That's a good 11-12,000 miles less a year, assuming you commute by road then you'll be saving around £1500 a year in fuel and tyres alone.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

36 miles is nothing if you get a shift on.

[ScaredyCat]

You could always ask, at the interview, if they'd at least match your current salary.
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[Rogerborg]

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANALYSIS.

How much time does 72 miles a day take? How much time would 20 miles take? Does the new place have a long hours culture that might cancel out the savings?

That is a hefty 20% drop in salary. You're going from above average national wage to below it. That means the new employer doesn't really value you and will view you as easy enough to replace (whether true or not). If things don't work out then you'll have more trouble climbing back up to where you were - I'd be careful about devaluing yourself.

Are there any other benefits in play? Pension? Annual leave, medical cover, death in service, long term sick/disability cover?
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[dydey90]

I've done something similar, but it was 80 miles instead of 36 and the pay drop wasn't as bad.
Working 80 miles away meant either renting a house/flat through the week or enormous fuel bills and an 8 hour day turning into a 12 hour day.

However, it now takes me just over 15 minutes to get to work.
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[B5234FT]

You need to work it out properly. For me, thats door to door time versus financial gain.

So you need to assess the hours you actually work and actually spend commuting and what your commute costs you in fuel/tyres/maintenance. The difficult bit is assessing this for the new role, you need to ask them what their overtime policy is, is it paid, is it common or unusual, scope out the new route, at the times youd be commuting and see what it takes and then compare it properly in terms of cost.

Do the same again for income, including all benefits (bonus, healthcare, pension etc) and then you can bring it down to an £x/hour or month worse off.

Only you can then put a value on the time with your family versus the outgoings you're obligated to.

[Robby]

20% pay cut. You could achieve the same pay cut by reducing to 4 days a week, then get a whole extra day at home.

Then when you miss the money after a couple of months and decide the commute isn't really that bad, go back up to 5 days a week.

[kramdra]

You did not say what bike..

New bike. Enjoy the commute. Ride faster.

[Pete.]

£400 a month after tax is a net income reduction of £4800/yr. Many men starting a new family would jump at the chance of an extra £5k. Hell, I know people with lower mortgage payments.

[zico]

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[stevo as b4]

IMO and as said not enough info for proper analysis, but unless your saving 2-4 hours a day min I'd not change jobs to save 50ish miles a day.

If you were doing 50-80miles each way to work, you'd have much more justification for changing to the more local job I would say.

If changing jobs was saving you 15-20hours a week you could always look at working a second job locally for the extra cash if you feel you need it to keep your family provided for?


Oh and seriously if the national average take home wage is over £2k per month, then fuck me there must be some disproportionately high earners in the city to scew the figures, as I know plenty of folk taking home under 1500quid a month.

[Rogerborg]

[B5234FT]

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I really need a new job
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[t121anf]

You'll soon get sick of you child and then find it harder to get the income back up.

Stick it out, drive/ride faster to/from work.

Would adjusting your working day not be better? I officially finish at 5:15, then to Mother in laws to get the child, then home, cook tea, eat, shower by the time that was complete the child was going straight to bed, no quality time spent.

I moved my finish time to an unofficial 5:00 and found that this oddly gives me far more time at home.

I'd try options like that before giving up 20% of my salary.

Also don't forget it won't be long, believe me it flies by, before "school" starts and then your morning with your child is no different to your morning with your partner, get up, get dressed, eat, kiss goodbye, get to work.

[duhawkz]

[janner_10]

As a father of 6 month old daughter, prepare yourself for expense that just doesn't stop trickling out of your account.

£400 is a massive amount of money to not have at the end of the month.

Additionally those extra few minutes in the car on your own in peace and quiet will soon be cherished.
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[iooi]

Joined 5 years ago. 4 posts.
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