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Decisions: commute or not? Plus more

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NK5BM3 · 02/03/2015 20:49

Hi there
Never thought I'd ever really post here.
I've been in my current job for 12 years now, been promoted once and moved up the salary scale etc. in the meantime had 2 kids but always worked ft.

Recently was headhunted for a new job. And yes I got it. It's a more senior role (even though the job title doesn't quite say it - I guess it's different places have different titles) and it's in London. I live in the se. So if I commute it will be about a 1h 15 min journey.

The money will have to make sense for me and the boss will get back to me on Wednesday.

In the meantime I'm thinking am I crazy to give up a job that's literally 5 min from my house which pays well (£51k) and allows some amount of flexibility to commute (7.20am train)?!!!

so commute is one issue.

The other issue has to do with the job role. As it stands after the interview I felt that they needed 2 people to do the job (well at the current place where I am, 2 people are doing it!!). It will only be me in the new job (unless I've got the wrong end of the stick)... Any thoughts welcome!

Tia.

OP posts:
smogsville · 06/03/2015 18:14

OP if it's a tube season ticket how can it be £7k? We're zone 5 and it's just over £2k for an annual ticket?

NK5BM3 · 06/03/2015 20:47

It's a train ticket, plus tube.

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smogsville · 06/03/2015 23:09

Well best of luck with your decision, hope it works out, like lots of other people here I think you defo need more money to make it worthwhile.

Duckdeamon · 07/03/2015 12:48

Tube adds expense, hassle and is v crowded, eg Victoria often closed due to overcrowding at peak times, so make sure you try out and time that part of the journey accurately, time estimates on TfL website are overoptimistic!

toothlessoldhag · 07/03/2015 14:14

Is there any way you could do without the tube and walk the last stretch? I've done that (walk around 20 minutes from the mainline to work) and I save a fortune not payin the tube add on to my ticket.

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