-- Posted by FiercexMelon at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 You're a student and are seeking a part-time(or full-time) job. How far would you be willing to commute? Would this decision be based primarily on pay, location, or your interest in a job? Would you commute a long distance for a job that really interested you that at the same time, didn't pay well? Would you commute a long distance to a job that didn't interest you, but at the same time DID pay well? Do you have a reliable means of transportation and if you don't, if you did have a reliable means of transportation, would you commute far? Please note that this is a job you'd have while going to high school or college and would not impact your future career. A way to get you through school, so to speak. In my experience, I've had a job that paid really well for a student with little working experience ($11.25/hour), but was over 20 minutes away. The job somewhat interested me, but wasn't something I really wanted to do. I was always scheduled the earliest morning shift, and no matter how early I left my house, always got stuck in traffic. When it came down to it, even though I made a decent hourly wage, a large chunk of my paycheck went towards paying for gas to get to the job. I would prefer working a job that interested me close to my house at a minimal wage, rather than commuting to a job that paid well. If I was really interested in the job, I would consider commuting, no matter what the hourly wage was. Of course, the wage would have to be enough to pay for expenses. -- Posted by Skip at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 it depends how much i like the job, but generally no more than 30 min -- Posted by Slim Shady at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 20 minutes -- Posted by californication at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 Quote: from Skip at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 it depends how much i like the job, but generally no more than 30 min that is pretty much how I feel, too -- Posted by xJosex at 6:26 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 30 minutes or less -- Posted by Total Destruction at 6:27 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 idk... -- Posted by bigdutchman at 6:28 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 if i can use public transportation and it's a full time job i'm willing to go up to an hour or 2. but if i have to drive myself it all depends on how much gas money it's gonna cost me relative to how much i'm gonna be making. i wouldn't drive an hour each way for a 4 hr shift. -- Posted by Innuendo Girl at 6:30 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 As a student, no more than 5-10 minutes. And luckily, I live in a part of town where there a ton of jobs available. After I graduate, I'd be willing to travel up to 30-45 minutes -- Posted by drifting at 6:30 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 As much as an hour, if it payed enough to be worth the fuel cost. -- Posted by hazeleyedangel at 6:36 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 15-20 mins -- Posted by Opiated at 6:51 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 15 -- Posted by JennyColada at 12:45 am on Aug. 16, 2008 I voted 25-30 minutes. But that is the max. Meaning that the job paid well, it interested me, and it could give me great experience. For an average job I wouldn't want to drive more than 20 minutes. I was offered a better job than I have now and it was about 25-30 minutes away, but I turned it down since it was only marginally better than this one, but the opportunity wouldn't have been as good, and I didn't not have as much of a desire to work there. -- Posted by Bud2400 at 3:03 am on Aug. 16, 2008 If I'm a student, no more than 20 - 30 minutes at the very most.  With a full course load, I have very little time reserved for things like commuting.  Moreover, at or near minimum wage, long commutes are not worth the costs of my already very limited funds.  But the nice thing about most part time jobs is that it's generally not too difficult to find one nearby wherever you are, so commutes are usually never a problem.   If I'm not a student and have a professional job, I'd put up with an hour of commuting.  I probably wouldn't like it, but seeing how that's about the time it takes to get in and out of Seattle and other major centers during rush hour from where I currently live, I'd probably have to put up with it if I ever got a job in any of those dreaded cities. -- Posted by dragonking at 6:06 pm on Aug. 16, 2008 Half an hour but with traffic past 5pm it takes longer which I don't like.  I wish I worked some where close that was an okay job. -- Posted by breakapart at 11:29 pm on Aug. 16, 2008 right now i live 45-60 minutes away from where I work, but I go to school in the same area and when i originally got the job, I lived a 20 minute walk away. -- Posted by waste my time at 12:24 am on Aug. 17, 2008 15-20 minutes. -- Posted by Poker Shark at 1:34 am on Aug. 17, 2008 My job is half an hour on a bus, like 15 minutes in a car but I don't have one =[ -- Posted by Velico112 at 8:09 am on Aug. 17, 2008 40-60 minutes -- Posted by palepalepeach at 9:07 am on Aug. 17, 2008 I can't imagine myself spending more than 20 minutes in a car to get to any job at this point in my life.   Right now I live a 10-minute walk away from where I work. -- Posted by Spice at 2:17 am on Aug. 20, 2008 I used to travel an hour each way. -- Posted by sakurag at 10:01 am on Aug. 20, 2008 My commute is between 30-45 minutes.  I used to live 2 miles from work, and that was pretty nice.  Now I live quite a ways away.   In order to be "Green" or whatever you call it, I usually take our Work shuttle from near my home on Mon, Tues, and Thurs.  I work from home on Wed, and I drive in on Fridays. So I only single occupancy it one or two days a week.  It saves quite a bit on gas and I feel a little good about cutting down on emissions. :) -- Posted by BodomChick at 5:03 am on Aug. 24, 2008 12-25 mins -- Posted by RedNoir at 1:47 pm on Aug. 29, 2008 If it was more than 45 exactly, then I wouldn't do it it, especially because I don't have a car.