For those of you with long commutes, does it start to wear on you and make you yearn for a closer job?
343201
It sure does...and especially with the price of gas these days. After a while it does get old. I used to drive 45 minutes to work and another 45 minutes back. So now I work in the area I live in and trust me, what a relief it is, especially to my wallet. I now drive 10 minutes to work and 10 minutes back home, depending on traffic. Having a job closer to home is worth it!!
633553
...I do 8-9. I work at the flea market for a guy, and somedays you just don't get to sit down. Somedays it's so busy we don't get to eat lunch at all. I'm not saying we do this all the time, but it does happen pretty often when it's good weather. My other job is at a farmers market thing, and that can get pretty bad too, but I don't think I've ever had to go 7 hours without stopping or sitting down.\n\nMy friend just got a job as a "sign girl". (The people who hold the stop and slow sign at construction) and she has to stand there for 6 hrs. It may not seem like much, but it's a billion times harder to just STAND for 6 hrs, as opposed to moving around for 6.
299155
If you are worried about traffic, make sure your home and work are on the same side of the river.  Commuting across the bridges during rush hour greatly increases your travel time.  And <strike>Albuquerque</strike> (make that) New Mexico motorists will drive you insane if you have to commute any decent distance.
68924
Id like to be someday..I hate going to work somedays...Id love to stay at home all week and just get stuff done.  Sigh...Where does the time go?
546581
yes it is normal...and it will stay with you untill you have worked many years..it willjust transform itself, from trepidation, to second guessing, to desiring something else (better, different, new).\n\nThe fealing is insecurity, and everyone has it to some point or another.
535233
Yes.  I found other employment.  Sometimes you just don't "click" with your co-workers/bosses/etc.  Personalities clash.   I've never been able to work in that sort of environment, so i found a job that i could work in.
50835
No, all you're doing is re-adjusting your body's clock. I used to work midnight to 8 am when I was single, and loved it. I also enjoy driving at night moreso than in the day.
257758
yes. it all depens on how long you have lived there and the reason you want to move. lot of paper work i am talking weeks of it.
430855
Was driving 1 hour one way for $18.50/hr., working 12-hr. shifts--found new job 12 minutes away for $15.50/hr. and ended up SAVING money--3 yrs, later , at $21.50--I'd say it was worth it!!
935829
I don't think it's you.  It's probably the low-level jobs you've worked in the past that make you think you have ME.  Have you ever noticed that the higher-paying jobs are always the ones with the least amount of work and stress involved?
277486
Do you mean commute time??  I'd say it depends on how far you have to drive.  I took classes at a junior college 30 minutes away once and I ended up writing speeches and practicing them in my car because I needed that extra time to prepare.  Now that I'm in the same town, I study just as much, but I don't feel as pressured to prepare the information.  So my answers are more concise.
1167971
I used to and I can say that I like my past jobs better. I worked in the jewelry dept and i hated that we had to wait for the rest of the store to be restored at closing when our dept was done. Not fair at all. We had to go and help them...it sucked
922633
I have in different times in my life. You get through it though♥
768828
Yeah I had the most boring, over worked job, low pay job, unappreciate job in the world.  So I wrote a resignation letter and when I was about to leave the Chief Manager, called me and asked me if I wanted a transfer to a position he is sure I will love. True to his word, I love my present job and am lucky coz its doing wonder to my skills, reputation and most importantly resume.\n\nI am of the opinion that you start looking for another job.  What is the worse that can happen apart from getting another job with more money.
687048
depends on how long you've been in your new area. if it hasnt been that long i suggest seeing if things pan out. but if you stay for a long time and find that you're miserable and still cant call the place "home" then i'd get out.
502876
After years of moving around advancing my career, I finally decided to "Marry" a company and settle down for the long haul.  Like I told them during my interview, I was interviewing them far more than they were me as it was my intention to retire here.\n\nI'm being groomed for my boss's job who's own retirement will be in about 5-6 years.\n\nI have a beautiful fiance and thus far, my tenure here is looking pretty good.\n\nIn five years, I see myself in my first home, married to my beautiful Stacey and running my department.  I'm looking forward to having the roots that I've had to keep unearthing at the expense of the career.  Now, I've put my time in and can settle back and build the longevity it takes to become a Senior VP at one the world's largest corporations.\n\nOh yeah, it's coasting time Baby !    ;-)\n\nP.S. --\n\nVery thoughtful question.  Thanks for the opportunity to share.
1049499
Yes.  I moved to another place about 6 - 7 hours away from my previous address.  Then all of a sudden a former female co-worker / friend of mine e-mailed me and basically professed her love to me and that she was willing to have a long distance relationship.  \n\nI was totally caught by surprise!  To make a long story short, I told her that I was not interested and that we should just be friends because most likely long distance relationships won't work.  Besides, I was never into her.  Sure, I was friendly to her, but I had no intentions in going further.  \n\nThen I got a barrage of hateful e-mails from her that lasted for 2 weeks.   I just ignored each of her hateful e-mails, and she never e-mailed me back, and I never heard from her again.