Sofaspud Wrote:WithoutYeah, we're one of the more expensive areas in the country -- and NYC, where that job was located, is worse. And the cost of commutation into NYC would be considerably more than the per mile costs of driving to Best. Which is why I'm really trying for a job that's in NJ instead of the city -- and why I'm really hoping I get the job I interviewed for yesterday. One of the few things that're cheaper in NJ than elsewhere in the country is gasoline; we average about 50 cents a gallon lower than just about everywhere else, probably because of the refineries around Newark/Elizabeth that give so many visitors the idea that the state is a huge industrial wasteland. (I think there are also some on the Delaware near Philadelphia, too, but I'm far less familiar with that area.) In any case, that makes driving a better deal than the train much of the time, even for surprisingly distant jobs. (Plus with commuting I'd also have to pay for parking by the station on a regular basis, either metered or monthly.)
intending to open up a salary discussion here, I'd just like to say I
had to doubletake at that. In my area, that's a decent -- not
overwhelmingly competitive, but decent -- salary.
Then I looked up cost-of-living in your area. Yikes.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.