Tark

If the job permits I'd try to ask for 13 hour shifts and work only 3 days/week. That way you'd skip all traffic and No need to drive there every day.

GotJDM?

A. At least you get a raise
B. Average commute in the U.S. is around 30 minutes
C. I drive an hour one way to work
D. I live in Utah where it snows a lot
E. Utah drivers are so bad

k3ifers

i would not want to drive an hour to get to work.

take the raise, sell house, move, ???, profit.

sherwood

I drive upwards of an hour and a half one way, it sucks, but honestly I don't mind it that much except for certain days. The commute lets me listen to music and clear my head

MrFatbooty

Driving farther will not just be a higher hassle level for you, it also costs you something. More gas, quicker depreciation on the vehicle, more frequent maintenance.

I sometimes place people in jobs where they'll have to drive their own vehicle for the job and standard way of compensating for this is for them to fill out a mileage log and then get reimbursed at the current IRS mileage rate. The 2010 IRS business mileage rate is $0.50/mile.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/...216048,00.html

Since you're hourly, here's the formula to figure out how to pay for your mileage:

(Weekly mileage increase x $0.50) / 40 hours

If your drive is going to be 30 miles longer round trip that'd be...

30 miles x 5 days = 150 miles

150 miles x $0.50 = $75 mileage reimbursement

$75 / 40 hours = $1.875/hr to cover your mileage reimbursement

So....take this as the baseline just to break even from the longer commute. Then think about how much more they'd have to pay you in exchange for you putting up with the higher hassle.

MQue

:bowdown:My buddy and I have been thinking of saying fawk everything and moving out there. But I'm more into moving to jackson where you can get a normal drink.

JGordon

That's an interesting question, and the answer really depends on whether or not you can so no to the change and stay where you are. At my current gig, if they wanted to relocate me I wouldn't have a choice. It would either be move or quit.

But yeah, if you have the option I'd definitely see about getting some extra compensation. Going from a 10 minute commute to a 1 hour commute will be an extra 8 or 9 hours out of your life each week, not to mention the extra gas and wear & tear. Sounds like you are already working a ton of overtime, so you could bring up the fact that this move would make your life revolve even more around work.

DakarM

Wait is this the same job at a different location or a promotion?

b00gers

I would do it for an extra grand take home if responsibility stay the same

Spec R

do it.