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When choosing between jobs I try to calculate the true hourly wage I'd receive. I include transportation costs, travel time, expected unpaid overtime etc and pi
by KekDemaga 9y ago
When choosing between jobs I try to calculate the true hourly wage I'd receive. I include transportation costs, travel time, expected unpaid overtime etc and pick not the highest salary but the highest hourly rate all things considered.
- woobar 9y agoUnfortunately, in most cases the base salary is the only part of compensation that is 'guaranteed'. Overtime requirements could change after a few months, a job with a longer commute might allow work from home, etc. Your 'true rate' is an interesting piece of information to consider during job search, but I do not think it should have this much weight.
- overcast 9y agoDo you calculate life lost as well? I'm being serious. There is a MASSIVE difference between a five minute commute, and an hour commute when you add it up over a lifetime. That's a stupid amount of your life wasted doing nothing.
- KekDemaga 9y agoI do, a job with an hour one way commute will have ten hours weekly of additional work time as opposed to 50 minutes for the 5 minute example. Thus if salaried at the same rate the 5 minute commute is the better deal (and that's before calculation of travel costs)
- overcast 9y agoI was referring to literal life time lost. If you're salaried better with a 3 hour commute, it's still not worth it in my opinion. There is a definite maximum commute time, no matter the price.