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In Michigan the commute would unavoidably be on roads that are icy and/or snowy for a significant number of drives.
It wouldn't just be the time, it would literally be the risk.
I’m feeling similarly even though we don’t have snow. The drivers are crazy and the road I have to take to commute is a windy mountain road infamous for crashes. (And it actually did get snow for the first time in decades this year!)
I found an hour long drive a very good way to decompress in the afternoon (when I drove by myself..not so much with kids) I could blast music and be fully present by the time I got home.
on the way to work and hour drive isnt as much fun though
I guess it depends on if you like to drive and if it is an area that has a lot of traffic or if you are not on busy roads
No brainer! 90,000 and you can be yourself at home!
I feel like that'd be a really great opportunity for you! I drive 40 minutes to my job and I've been doing so for years!
Might be worth it for a few years, but over time commuting takes a toll on your health. When I was commuting an hour each way a few years ago, I got severe sciatica from constantly being in my car. So just be prepared for legitimate health (and psychological) effects of traffic on your quality of life
Agree, it’s okay short term. Once kids came though my time became too valuable and I could no longer tolerate an hour or more commute.
I commuted for many years an hour each way. It gave me think time. I’d do it in a heartbeat.
It depends on the drive. I drive 50 miles each way for 7 years and it did a seriously toll on me. It was necessary but I wouldn’t go back no matter what they paid me.
It also depends on the drive. Is it 15 miles (and hr in traffic) or 60 miles of steady traffic?
I’d only do it if there wasn’t traffic or weather conditions if it was a 2 hour-per-day commute. Those two factors would drop in importance if it was only 1 hour per day. Everyone makes those microeconomic decisions differently. I will say that my 60 mile commute for 3 years put way too many miles on a new car. I had 100,000 miles on it in just a few years and I still had payments. Ugh!
I would take the $90K job if I could live close enough to drive to work.
I'm confused by your response. The original post stated that it would be a 1-hour commute each way and that relocating isn't an option.
Also consider that the increase in salary translates to higher retirement contribution. Could come in handy...
Yes and that additional money adds up with salary increases each year!
Is it in a different district? If so, it would affect your retirement and you might be stuck doing the commute for years whether you want to or not. After you pay a little more in taxes on the $25,000, the rest goes to time and wear and tear and gas.
Sorry, I’m thinking wrong, it’s the state that would be in charge of your years counted toward retirement. But will you be vested in your new district? Is there any risk of being let go?
Take the money. If you need to leave later and the new job says why did you leave? I left for the money.
Or left for the commute?
On a side note, it might depend on how close I was to retirement, the future steps and increases, etc.
I get a pension and it is based on my three highest years of pay. If I only had to make the commute for maybe three to five years but it not only increased my salary while teaching but what I was seeing in my pension? Then yeah, I might suck it up.
Similarly, I would look at the pay schedule for each district five years down the road. Right now you would be making $25,000 more. What would be the difference in five years?
I would now (I like my 25 minute commute and wouldn't mind the extra driving) but I would not have when my own children were younger. The little time you get with your kids is so precious.
I've lived where I could walk to work. The harassment thrown at me and my kids was not worth it.
Interesting perspective!
Nope. That drive is crazy. I did it for a year and never again.
My current salary plus $25K? I'm in.
It depends on the other factors that come along w it. Are the benefits the same? Is the actual work load more? Do they expect you to fulfill extra duties? Are the admin up your ass even more? How Mmuch are you going to spend in gas’s every year?
I would stay were I was if I liked it. Commuting is not worth any amount to me.
I would stay! By the time you consider price of gas and vehicle upkeep, along with exhausting yourself more, I'd say it isn't worth it!
I hate driving. 25 mins is the max. I commuted 20 mins. Now it takes me 2 mins to walk to school.
Oh - that might be TOO close. I would feel like I had to attend everything and like any and everything I did could always be seen by admin, coworkers, students, parents...
About $25 in gas per day. You probably make about $50 an hour so if your time is worth that, it’s another $100 per day. 180 work days times $125 per day is $22,500. If you don’t value your time, you are only out $4500 in gas money. At this time in my life, I value my time too much to take that gig.
You teach math?