Is 30 minutes a long commute?

30 minutes is a short drive to work. I live in a city where one hour or one hour and a half are common driving times from home to work and from work to home. So if you drive only 30 minutes you are fortunate.

Should I take a job with a longer commute?

A good rule of thumb in deciding if the commute will kill the new job opportunity is to actually do it. You may save this test for a point further along in the hiring process – say, for an interview. Just make sure you do it on a day you would be commuting into the office, around the time you would be traveling.

What is a reasonable travel time to work?

The pie chart above shows that the majority of people (c40\% ) would be willing to travel between 21-30 miles for their perfect role (and over 72\% would travel 21 miles or more), which is encouraging for employers who want to try and find the best candidates for the job regardless of distance.

How do you calculate a 20\% pay raise?

Rearrange the equation from the beginning of this section and you will get this one: raise = (new salary – old salary) / old salary * 100\%. Let’s say you used to earn $25 per hour, and now you’re making $30. How to calculate the pay raise percentage you received? raise = ($30 – $25) / $25 * 100\%. raise = 20\%. Your boss gave you a 20\% pay raise.

How much does it cost to commute for a job?

In this fragile job market, having a job must be the first consideration. From there, it’s a simple matter to take your salary and factor in hard commuting costs, like gasoline (see a good guide here) – according to Salary.com, “… the average employee incurs an annual “commuting gas” cost of $1,483 per year.

What’s the minimum pay increase you’d consider changing jobs for?

What’s the minimum pay increase you’d consider changing jobs for? My answer is: It would entirely depend on how much I liked my current job. If I liked my current job, it would take a lot. A hell of a lot. Because jobs you like are really, really valuable. And the next factor it would depend on is what the other job was like.

Would you take a 20\% raise to get a new job?

No…so that is one nay against taking the new job but the right increase could help sway me. It wouldn’t be an easy decision either way. Good question. So many other factors to think about other than pay. Job content, commute, opportunity for growth, and cool colleagues all weigh heavily. All things being equal, I’d consider leaving for 20\%.