Would you take a job that pays

GratefulRCC
GratefulRCC Posts: 25
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$7.75hr but you would have to make a 64 mile roundtrip??
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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I sure hope your decimal point is in the wrong place otherwise this one is a no brainer.
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Absolutely not.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Nope, at that pay level I know there's a job or 15 like that just down the street.

    $50 an hour? I might.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I don't get out of bed for less than 20$ an hour any more.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I don't get out of bed for less than 20$ an hour any more.

    Well, it is a comfortable place.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I don't get out of bed for less than 20$ an hour any more.

    Well, it is a comfortable place.

    yeah- and I barely do THAT as it is!!!!

    I love my job- and I do pretty well for myself- but god danm is my bed comfortable... no way I'd leave it for 8$ an hour- I can make more sleeping all day and being on unemployment and making costumes/art and selling it. EFF THAT!!!

    Jobs like that don't come with insurance either!
  • healthymissfit
    healthymissfit Posts: 648 Member
    well first, i'd just like to say that where i live, minimum wage is 7.25 an hour, so i mean, in that sense, you're doing better, but are you paying for the gas for this round trip? cuz if so, make it at least 12 bucks an hour for that kind of trip. that's like me working at my mom's in Chicago and coming back to Indiana everyday for that amount, i go through at least a quarter tank of gas there n back, usually a bit more!
  • CM9178
    CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
    Unless I were homeless, no. $7.25/hr wouldn't pay for diddly squat for an adult.
  • MJC360
    MJC360 Posts: 368
    No that wouldn't be enough to cover transportation costs and food.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    Depends on how badly I needed money. If I'm about broke, and it's my only option, yes. If I've got some savings I'd keep looking.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I'm pretty sure making barely more than mimimum wage isn't going to cover gas and wear and tear on your vehicle from that commute, even if the car gets good gas mileage. The only exception I can think of is if you're guaranteed at least 40 hours per week (so that you often make overtime) and you also get really (REALLY) good benefits. Otherwise, I'd try to find something much closer to home. And this comes from personal experience - I make almost 3 times that per hour and have a round trip commute of about 90 miles. The only reason I haven't gone with a job closer to home is that I really like my job and my co-workers and I know I wouldn't make as much working in the area where I live.
  • greenhudler
    greenhudler Posts: 150
    Nope. No way.
    I used to have a job making $15 an hour and had a 90 minute commute (45 there and 45 back) and it wasn't worth it. The only reason I kept it as long as I did was because I could go do my work on the beach.

    Edited to add:
    If it's your ONLY option and you NEED money -- then by all means take it. But you asked about personally, and I am lucky to have other options and to not need the money bad enough to have to take it. But if I needed to in order to survive -- I would.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Absolutely not.

    And this is coming from someone who would probably do it for $9 or $10/hr if I didn't have ANY other options closer to home. But not $7.75!!
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    I wouldn't recommend it, because it likely wouldn't cover commuting costs, not to mention a long commute has significant life impact.
  • TheSwollMinister
    TheSwollMinister Posts: 246 Member
    I'm pretty sure making barely more than mimimum wage isn't going to cover gas and wear and tear on your vehicle from that commute, even if the car gets good gas mileage. The only exception I can think of is if you're guaranteed at least 40 hours per week (so that you often make overtime) and you also get really (REALLY) good benefits. Otherwise, I'd try to find something much closer to home. And this comes from personal experience - I make almost 3 times that per hour and have a round trip commute of about 90 miles. The only reason I haven't gone with a job closer to home is that I really like my job and my co-workers and I know I wouldn't make as much working in the area where I live.

    This.

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  • in_the_stars
    in_the_stars Posts: 1,395 Member
    No.

    Oh, just realized I do volunteer work for free, so don't listen to me. Do what you need to do. :)
  • Greenrun99
    Greenrun99 Posts: 2,065 Member
    Not unless I was 1 of the million people that actually have to take that amount because its the only job I can get at the time.. Then listen to the rest of the country tell you that is enough for you to live on.. I know where this is going...
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,998 Member
    Mathematically it doesn't turn out in your favor. You'd be basically paying your work for you to work.

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  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    no, you'd be paying to go to work
  • Chain_Ring
    Chain_Ring Posts: 753 Member
    At this juncture in my life, no. If I was 16 years old and it was a fun job w/ a chance to meet girls then yes.
  • dennik15
    dennik15 Posts: 97 Member
    Nope, but I'm not in the position to need to do that. If I were to find myself out of work and needing to pay the mortgage and put food on the table for my kids? I'd do just about anything at any wage to do so.

    It does speak to the general trend of this country (I'm assuming US) that people are so adamant about not working for a certain wage, rather living off unemployment as it pays better. Pretty sure that's not how it was intended to be used.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    I drive twice that far total every day. But I also make several times that amount. No way would I do it for that pay.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    If you've passed your fourh grade math class then you should be able to correctly answer this question.

    If you didn't pass it then I guess congrats on your new job.
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Only if they pay for your gas to and from work, and provide you with a company car lol even then....no
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Minimum wage jobs are a dime a dozen. There's no need to travel far to obtain one.
  • GratefulRCC
    GratefulRCC Posts: 25
    I have a good afternoon job, but it's a set amount of low hours with good pay : (
    I could quit my afternoon for a local job that's a 12hr shift , average about 42 hours each week.
    and make more than the long distance job.

    : (
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I would take any job I could to support my family. I would continue to look for a better job.

    In the 80's I was making good money. $20/hr. Great money at that time. Lost my job. Went to a Temp Agency the next day. Got a temp job that was only paying $5 /hr. That's all there was out there. Had to make some adjustments, but I did. That job led to a permanent job. To a Management position. To where I am today.

    It's easier to find a job when you have one.
  • rassha01
    rassha01 Posts: 534 Member
    Why when you can earn up to $1,000/week stuffing envelopes from home?!?!?!?:laugh:
  • MoJokes
    MoJokes Posts: 691
    I currently do a 50 mile round trip for £9.35 per hour. I like the job but its tiring. If you know you will still look for another job, do it. If not then don't
  • WhisperAnne
    WhisperAnne Posts: 453 Member
    No way, especially with how bad the economy is now.

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