Is an extra $200/month in commuting costs enough of a reason to ask for more pay? I mapped out the daily commute, and the tolls and gas are way higher than I budgeted for. I’ve already signed the offer letter, so I'm worried I missed my window to talk numbers, but that's a lot of money. Is it worth trying to negotiate for more at this point?

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I’ve never really seen a company give a commuting allowance. They assume you took the job understanding where they were located and if they have an in office policy.

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Probably not. Certainly don’t mention the commute
Why should they care how far away you live?
If you move closer are you going to offer to cut your wages?

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Yeah, if you’ve signed the offer you’ve committed. They won’t likely look favourably at trying to negotiate after the fact.

Realistically.. they could rescind the offer and go back to their number 2 candidate. I’d either accept and keep looking for work, or decline the role noting you didn’t account for commute cost; and see if they’re open to negotiating.

But to go back and negotiate isn’t a great look. I mean, if you have nothing to lose go for it - worst thing they do is say no, or rescind the offer.

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