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Extreme Commuting to work: Is my job worth it?

• Basically my commute to work each day is approx 2 hours there and 2 hours back again. I only get paid £15,000 (£1,049 a month) and ALOT of that (over £400) goes on travel. I'm 24 and recently graduated so I'm working as a legal advisor to gain experience to help me apply for training contracts in the future (to eventually become a solicitor). I started driving (which took approx 1 hour 45 a day.. but on the m6 motorway it's common there are crashes meaning traffic jams) so sometimes it could take longer. I stopped driving when I fell asleep at the wheel which confirmed that I actually couldn't handle my tiredness whilst driving alone wvwn with blaring music and the window down for fresh air and regular drinks of water! So now I get the train but there arn't any direct trains, so I get one and change to get another. (The second one only takes 5 mins but the one before takes longer). Altogether with driving to train station, walking from car park, getting each train and walking to the office from the train station (vice versa on the way back) it takes approx 2 hours to commute. There's never any seats on the return journey because it gets really busy so i stand the whole way. The train wouldn't be so bad but since I've started getting it, each and every day (probably because of the area i work in) a guy has approached me and it's quite scary espec as i have to walk under dark subways. A guy approached me the other day saying he has just got out of prison, has been shot before, doesn't want to be alone tonight and knows a shortcut to the station. I was relieved when he finally went away (i don't want to appear ignorant and not respond or tell him to get lost in case he gets angry) but i was crying when i got home. I'm crying/upset/dreading work the night i get in and the morning before i leave the house. Thing is, guys have approached me a lot when i've been walking/in station so it's not a one off. My boyfriend decided pay for a taxi from the office to the station at night for me to make it more safe but this bumps my daily cost up to £23 a day to get to work (with a £15,000 salary that cuts deep!). And i got a taxi for the first time yesterday and my train got delayed for over an hour! in this time 3 guys walked past me and made comments or whistled. Sounds minor but it's embarrassing and the last thing i need every day after a long day at work. And it's quite threatening in a place I arn't familiar with and is too far from home ring my bf to come help me if something happens! I do like my job although it's not the best I could be doing regarding experience. I like the people i work with a lot. I just HATE the commute. I also have a 92 year old grandad who's getting more confused each day now my grandma has recently died and i'm so close to my grandparents. I used to see him on the weekend and one weeknight 2 or 3 hours a time (we havent got a large family so i'm the main visitor) and I have guilt on a constant basis that because i get in about 8pm each night and have to be up at 5am every day (4am on mondays) i can't see him on weekenights because by that time hes asleep and its not fair for me to wake him and make him confused. But i hate that hes alone and if anything happened to him i'd never forgive myself for only going on weekends. My social life is suffering and I'm crying to my bf every night! But then I think, other people do it for their careers so am I being overly sensitive? do i need to just get on with it for the time being? I'm thinking of quitting and dedicating my time to looking for closer legal work but I'm scared i won't get another job and it might look bad if i have a gap in employment. But my family and friends are confident i will - but they are biased! I'm scared of people thinking i'm a quitter too - even though those who matter most (boyfriend, mm and dad) want me to quit. I didn't go in work today and was honest with my boss (he 'head-hunted' me and kind of promised me the commute would be the same as my old job - which was only an hour each way) i told him i'm scared to go in because people approach me a lot in the station and walking there. He's ringing me later for a chat but I can't see any solution? I could ask to work from home 2 days a week so i wouldn't be so tired to drive in but i don't want to sound cheeky - i've only worked there 2 months! I'd appreciate any advice or personal experiences. Thank you! :)

• Answer:

  Assuming you are an adult, or at least trying to become one, it's time to decide which is more important in your life... A job and the working experience you are gaining from that job, or living at home with mommy and daddy paying all your bills while you are busy keeping up with your social life. As I see it, you can either take the adult route and move closer to the job, or you can continue to be a spoiled little brat and let mommy and daddy support you for the rest of your short and pitiful life. Good luck with that