Do people live further away than previously?
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Since moving house almost a decade ago, I've worked in 3 different locations, in different directions from home and typically between 25-40 miles away.
My home town is not a hotbed of technology companies so opportunities are fairly limited. I am however surrounded by much larger towns which do have those opportunities.
If I move closer to one of those towns, not only do my housing costs go up but I also move further away from the other employment centres which makes it more difficult to switch to jobs there.
My home town is not a hotbed of technology companies so opportunities are fairly limited. I am however surrounded by much larger towns which do have those opportunities.
If I move closer to one of those towns, not only do my housing costs go up but I also move further away from the other employment centres which makes it more difficult to switch to jobs there.
PositronicRay said:
Thankyou4calling said:
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It just feels as if no one lives near where they work these days.
It’s purely anecdotal but I even know of people on NMW who are travelling an hour.
Is this the case and if so why?
What's NMW? It just feels as if no one lives near where they work these days.
It’s purely anecdotal but I even know of people on NMW who are travelling an hour.
Is this the case and if so why?
I could work for local companies that have local work (15-30min commute each way),but I choose to work for a South Coast company who treat me better and pay a lot better, this involves a commute of 45-75min each way.
As a previous poster, I could move closer but living costs would be a lot more.
As a previous poster, I could move closer but living costs would be a lot more.
alorotom said:
I'm working in west Yorkshire at the moment. They just moved offices, by approx 2miles. The uproar from staff who live on the doorstep (within 8miles) was amazing. They still struggle to get to the office before me and I come down from Newcastle!
Often short commutes take time that's out of all proportion to the distance. I live 5 miles outside Chester but if I tried to do at at 8AM it can take an hour.The traffic is busy in both directons - be far less of it if everyone was allocated a job near home!
Edited by Sheepshanks on Sunday 15th December 18:18
Having to travel on the M62 every so often I can only assume that everyone who lives in Manchester works in Leeds or Liverpool - and vice versa.
I work from home half the time and travel to customer's sites the other half - travel time is paid but anything over an hour and a half home and I'm in a hotel for the evening.
I live 20 minutes from a station that is 90 minutes to Kings Cross.
Some folk in my village do it two or three times a week - in their own time.
I've got no idea how people do that st every day.
10k for the season ticket. That's £800 a month in Mortgage payments - £200k on the house price. Plus if you live 1 hour from work instead of two that's 10 hours a week of your life back.
I work from home half the time and travel to customer's sites the other half - travel time is paid but anything over an hour and a half home and I'm in a hotel for the evening.
I live 20 minutes from a station that is 90 minutes to Kings Cross.
Some folk in my village do it two or three times a week - in their own time.
I've got no idea how people do that st every day.
10k for the season ticket. That's £800 a month in Mortgage payments - £200k on the house price. Plus if you live 1 hour from work instead of two that's 10 hours a week of your life back.
I'm led to understand my great-gran [ born c 1890 ] never travelled more than 40 miles from her home in her entire life.
Her extended family all lived within a few miles.
Travel broadens the mind ?
, I know folk who have travelled all over the world, sadly they are still pig ignorant though
Her extended family all lived within a few miles.
Travel broadens the mind ?
, I know folk who have travelled all over the world, sadly they are still pig ignorant though
I do a daily commute of around 110 miles depending on which route I take. Have been doing this journey for just under 14 years now. Got 3 years until I retire or possibly get another job closer to home. Takes me about an hour and 10 minutes each way depending on the traffic and roadworks.
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