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[Closed] Commuting distance question (job hating content)

ourmaninthenorth · 2009-11-27T10:38:32Z

So, I'm at the end of my tether with my current job, and it now seems to be showing (to the extent I've been told to pull my socks up by my immediate management). I'm trying to find another job but, as with the remainder of lawyers in my specialism (corporate) there are no jobs around. But, I've got an interview for a job that suits my skillset perfectly. Trouble is, if I get it, it's 80 miles away in Birmingham (I live in Manchester). If it was just me, I'd move, but I have to think of Mrs North and her career. So, I can: 1. Not go ahead on the basis of the upheaval being too much like hard work; 2. Go for it, and if i get it, commute 160 miles a day on the M6; 3. Move out of our (recently refurbished) house and buy somewhere between Manchester and Birmingham, incurring all the costs of moving house; or 4. Move to the W. Mids and kill Mrs North's career dead. Thoughts?

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ourmaninthenorth

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And the 8 miles could easily be accomplished with a folding bicycle.

I was thinking this.

I'll find out after Wednesday next week (and hopefully another interview the week after) whether I need to consider such investments.

Posted : 03/12/2009 1:02 pm

miketually

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Downside: long commute
Upside: an excuse to buy another bike!

Good to meet you (and xherbivorex) yesterday, even though I've caught some sort of Manchester lurgy.

Posted : 03/12/2009 1:47 pm

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