Not to take job as it's 1 hour commute ?

[pollyputaket]

Basically I've been looking for a job for a while now and the only job I've been offered is 1 hour commute.
It's a 5 min walk from my house to train station
Then 50 min train journey
Plus 5 min walk from train station to office.
£11 train per day travel
So that is £55 on fares per week
Aibu not to take it for this reason ?
What would you do?

@Lurkingforawhile there's a train every 11 mins so it's not too bad really.

Is it a job that may allow you to wfh a few days per week?

I think it's probably worth taking to get you back into the workforce. It's easier to move jobs once you have one, and you can only go up from min wage.

When I did commute, I'd snooze on the train. It was ok. My first job out of uni was min wage and an hour away, although I paid £11 week for a bus ticket!

OP, you’re the one who’ll have to do it, not all the indignant posters on here who insist that a) it’s nothing and b) £400 is loads.

Ignore them - if you are worried it’s with good reason, 10 extra hours a week travelling is a LOT.

I wouldn't on minimum wage

My commute is 15 min walk to the station, 40 mins on train, 5 min walk to another bus, 10 min bus to office. £12.60 a day.

Season tickets will save you some.

So you would just have to put up with the commute for 6 months then? I'd go for it personally, most wfh jobs will have an in office training period I would imagine

It's gonna mean leaving the house at 6.30 (just to be sure ) to start at 8.
Finish at 4 so won't be home till 5.30 pm
11 hours a day
55 hours a week for £400
It's a lot to think about

What's the academy bit? If you are gaining a qualification too that's another plus for the job.

And that’s bullshit, six months before you’re allowed toWFH - their ad was disingenuous. I bet first lockdown they all went straight home!

90 mins door to door for me, and that's on a good day.

Have you looked at how much a monthly ticket would cost?

I miss my commute, nice to just stare out the window and sit quietly for a while

@pollyputaket

It's 40 hours Per week but it's only a min wage job

I wouldn't commute an hour each way (plus waiting on the platform time) for a minimum wage job, personally.

Ignore all the people saying it's a normal commute. Unless you commute into London, it really isn't.

Exactly, 55 hours a week for min wage...

You must do what’s best for you. Only you know what the market is like near you.

I would say that’s pretty standard especially as there’s not really much of a journey either side. It’s an hour of reading a book/listening to music etc plus your trains would be regular.
Working from home sounds promising, would it be worth just taking the job and then taking the hit for the three months while you’re in training period? You will probably find with all the restrictions you will probably be working from home sooner than that.

To me, £55 a week on train fare is cheap, I spend (normally) £300 a month. Travel time is 1hr 15 each way. Pretty much the same for everyone in my office.

I live in central London - I've had a few jobs really close to home, but even working in other bits of central London I usually have to allow an hour for travel. I once had a commute to High Wycombe that was faster than travelling into the Westend from the city
At least your commute is a 50 minute uninterrupted train journey (rather than changing tubes/bus etc - time to read / switch off.

Really depends on the salary as to whether the travel costs make it worthwhile.

I've applied for another job
I have the zoom interview on Friday
That's £10.50 a hour plus only 30 mins closer.
I'm gonna put everything into that interview and see what happens.

you may find you can get a weekly pass on the trains

Its pretty average to be honest - it may seem expensive but no car no petrol etc

I wouldn't do it for a minimum wage job, I would for one that I really wanted or if it paid really well.

It's gonna make u better off, then.. Yeah go for it.
It's a shorter and cheaper commute than I've ever had..

Sounds horrendous to me but I live near a big city and have a 15 minute drive to work so I've never really had to commute.

For minimum wage I would try and find something a bit closer or home based, spending on your experience/skillset. Unless it was a significant bump in pay I wouldn't do it

I've just changed jobs to one with a walking commute of just under an hour each way, but it's a nice walk, I use the time to listen to podcasts and audiobooks, and often ring someone for a catch up on my way home. Quite nice to know that I can set off at the same time every day and don't have to worry about being stuck in traffic getting road rage. Plus it's saving me money and keeping me fit.

When looking I could get off the train a few stops early and it would be a 18 min walk to the office but it would save me £100 a month !!
Which isn't bad is it

If you can work from home after 6 months then that's a big benefit. You'll then have no travel costs or commute time.

Personally I'd see it as investment time for getting a foot in the door of the jobs market and a stepping stone for being able to work from home, which would make the job much more financially worthwhile.

50 minutes on the train isn't much really. You can read, play on your phone, relax etc. A season ticket will also reduce the cost

Try it. If you find you really can't do it look for something else but get some work experience and a bit of extra cash under your belt.