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fred7
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17th Mar 13 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just before xmas was travelling 80 miles each way 7 days a week for 12 weeks. Wasnt a problem really the money was making me do it. Hopefully starting a new job in the next week and its 30 miles each way but startin at 6 till 1.30 then 1.30 till 9 so out rush hours. I do it because theres nothing paying this much for the hours i will b doing

[Edited on 17-03-2013 by fred7]
A2H GO
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17th Mar 13 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
45 miles each way everyday, the other 3 members of my team do about 60-65 miles each way to get in.
AndyKent
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17th Mar 13 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by K2 GTi
I've just got a new job which is 35 miles each way. Just over an hour.

Start on the 6th April so will let you know how I get on

For the right money/prospects it's well worth it


This is what I'm trying to convince myself.
Wedge more money, more responsibility, more involving projects. If it was half an hour away, ace.

That or stick with the simpler but boring and less well paid position which I've been getting a bit bored in. Easy money for sitting on my ass, but at 25 not great for my career!
Tiesto
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New job is 37 miles each way, all motorway though and takes about 45 minutes. But I get a company car and fuel card so doesn't make odds to me.

Old job was 15 minutes down the road but I moved to progress further in my career, plus it was quite alot more money lol
Daniel_Corsa
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17th Mar 13 at 18:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
14 miles - 15-20mins depending on traffic.

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djgritt
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17th Mar 13 at 19:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Our Office is currently 30 miles away from mine, but will be almost 45 in a couple of weeks time when I move.

The office isn't my permanent place of work though, sometimes I do over 24hrs/1000s of miles to go to work...
Jamie-C
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17th Mar 13 at 19:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
1 mile, and I drive to work


And you drive a diesel, wtf?
I like diesels , 80p per litre ftw
MarkM
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17th Mar 13 at 19:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
4 miles each way.
fred7
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quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
Our Office is currently 30 miles away from mine, but will be almost 45 in a couple of weeks time when I move.

The office isn't my permanent place of work though, sometimes I do over 24hrs/1000s of miles to go to work...


How come so far?
djgritt
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17th Mar 13 at 19:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by fred7
quote:
Originally posted by djgritt
Our Office is currently 30 miles away from mine, but will be almost 45 in a couple of weeks time when I move.

The office isn't my permanent place of work though, sometimes I do over 24hrs/1000s of miles to go to work...


How come so far?


Most of my work is currently in the Middle East or Asia
fred7
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17th Mar 13 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ohhh i get you now, wouldnt like to walk it then.
Nic Barnes
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17th Mar 13 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
7 miles but push bike it mostly now. 10 mins by car usually 25 by bike.
Dom
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Use to do 50 miles each way (Andy - Over to Cheshunt way from just outside town), which took roughly an hour on a good day. Was ok for the first few months and then started to grate after that, mainly due to number of sheer wankers you get driving at that time in the morning.

Although it did get a little worrying at times as you tend to drive on 'autopilot' and when you step out the car you can't remember what happened in the last hour or so

Andy - Is there the option of working at home at times or do you need to be in the office? It usually makes things a little easier if you can.
Colin
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About 300 miles from home.
Twiggy
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17th Mar 13 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
25 miles each way
oceansoul
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17th Mar 13 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
About 3 miles
Cole
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17th Mar 13 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
9 miles each way
Tomnova16
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17th Mar 13 at 20:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
About 15 mins each way. 7 mins is my record in the ///M3 late at night

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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Andy - Is there the option of working at home at times or do you need to be in the office? It usually makes things a little easier if you can.


My new manager would like me to call tomorrow so I'm going to ask this. Its going to be a mixture of surveying/admin/project management so hopefully yes for certain tasks.

At least leaving at 4 I miss Cambridge traffic.
RichR
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17th Mar 13 at 21:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've done 30-40miles each way for nearly 7 years. I use the 1-1.5hrs commute either side of work to unwind and by the time I get home, any stress from work is long gone-I then have the hour in a morning to do any preparation
Andrew
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I was doing 45 miles each way for 7 years. I didn't mind it for 6 years but I then got fed up with it.

My office is now at my house Still do around 1k a month but I'm happy with that.
Robin
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17th Mar 13 at 21:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
35 mins in the morning, 30 mins in the evening, 20 mins every other Saturday.

Traffic does my head in.
Dom
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If you're heading over to Cambridge then it'll be the Black Cat roundabout onwards (A1/A428) that'll be the killer. Going through Moggerhanger/Potton is an alternative, no idea what's that like in the mornings though.
AndyKent
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17th Mar 13 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Girlfriend drives to Brampton and the Black Cat seems to be ok early enough but the A428 before the dual carriageway is a nightmare.

We drove the route this afternoon and came back via Wrestlingworth/Potton and it took exactly the same as going A421/428 but does involve a few towns and villages.

Difficult when you don't know the state of the traffic before accepting the job

[Edited on 17-03-2013 by AndyKent]
Russ
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17th Mar 13 at 21:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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