need advice on long commute

YIKES! Are you talking mass transit all the way? Thats going to be a freakin' fortune and you better count on 2.5 hours (possibly more - ALWAYS count on delays)!

I tried to do it for a while in commuting to Cherry Hill - not too far from there - and decided that mass transit was very expensive (and tiring) and driving was not much better ($$$ and time wise). I was a dishrag by the time I got home.

If this is a job that you absolutely need/always wanted, an alternative is to look into renting in Philly. There are neighborhoods in Philly that are somewhat similar to Brooklyn - and cheaper. Might be an option.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

You will end up hating your job because of the travel time. That wouldn't be fair to you or your employer. Trust me. You should try and sublet your place for 3 months and you rent a room near your new job and see if you like it after the 3 months are up. Then make your decision.

Don't do it. I had to commute to suburban NJ to visit a client and show some love. The drive was too long, and mass transit was just way too long to be an option. Luckily, the firm I worked for had a pretty liberal expense policy, so I drove down once a week (always leaving the house after 9am to avoid rush hour), went to the client, spent the night in Princeton ...the next day I'd go back to the client (about 20 minutes from Princeton) and leave mid-day (never later than 2 to avoid rush hour again).

It sucked ass. And I only did one round trip per week. Without rush hour.

Just don't.

i have a commute like that, and it's only tolerable because i don't have a regular 9-5, m-f situation (i teach college).

even the semester i had to go 4 days a week (instead of 2) nearly killed me. and that wasn't 8-hour days.

don't do it.

If you figure out a way to teleport to Princeton, let me know. I've recently been shanghaied into making client visits there. Not looking forward to the commute.

I currently have a 12 minute commute. I can barely skim AM New York before it's time to get off the train!

i used to work in my bathrobe

but some people at the office complained

4 stops on the 2 train for me.

Packed 2/3 to Atlantic, then empty LIRR to Jamaica = 40 min.

used to do a 1.5 hour drive out to livingston NJ. The thing is, the 1.5 was on a smooth day. Most times, a single accident would add a good 30-60 mins to the trip. anyone ever been over the sickle draw bridge in newark? always an accident there. always.

also, although it was the "reverse commute" forget getting home at a decent time on fridays, because the whole of NJ is trying to get into nyc on fridays evenings,,so all the bridges and tunnels are delayed.

I survived it for 5 years, but was totally shredded by the end. I now have a 35 min drive through brooklyn. there is no comparison! I can even get a few errands done during the week, which wasnt an option with the former commute.

milesjo wrote: What is the average commute people have, and what is 'manageable.' Let's try and exclude those people who work down the road from their house, or from their home office etc. I'm thinking of taking a job with a 1 hour commute each way. Is that average? My current 35 min commute is more my style

I did one hour (by subway) when I lived in Astoria & worked in lower Manhattan. It was OK, although I think what made it bearable was being able to get a seat. An hour would be okay if you didn't need to drive. 1 hour driving a car seems like a waste of time to me.

My current commute to Bowling Green or Whitehall is usually around 20 to 25 minutes (2/3 to 4/5 OR B/Q to R/M), with minimal walking on either end. Love. It.