This a copy of my response to an email giving advice about my job. I'm just putting it up here so that everyone can see some of my thought pattern with this situation.
With regards to my job. I would not leave it without having something else to go to, I know well enough how tough the job market is right now. This is not my first full time job. I worked full time hours with all my previous employers, despite often times of having an official status of "part time". When I would have to cut my hours, it was temporary & for school, which every business I have applied to or worked for considers an acceptable excuse for not working full time. The neurology office was full time, until I got promoted, which put me down to about 30 hours. Since it was only 15 minutes from the house, there was no significant loss of income to travel, etc, so it was as though I was earning a full time income. I have an extensive 10 year employment record in health care, most of which involved holding 2-3 jobs simultaneously for long time time periods. That alone makes any employer realize that I am/would be a dedicated employee.
My commute does not provide any down time, because I'm stuck on a highway doing about 80mph with all the other people in a rush to get home. I'm spending more in gas & wear on the car than I would if I took something close to home with a slight pay cut. It is something to think about when $50 is being spent biweekly on oil changes, not to mention the other routine maintenance on the car. My warranty (mileage based) would be done at the end of this year if I keep up at my current rate of travel. Again, one more thing to think about. My "disposable income" is being disposed of right into my car. Hell, if I'm going to drive 1.5 hours to work, I should just tack on the extra half hour & drive into NYC where my salary would be tripled.
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