re: How much more would you need to make in order to add 80 extra miles round-trip c

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Really according to google maps it says 51 minute commute I had hour and half anticipating traffic.

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I guess I should have been more clear, this would be the dealbreaker for me. I could probably deal with an hour and a half commute if I wasn't having to deal with stop and go. Having to completely focus on the car in front of you the entire time is going to make that drive drag by vs just smooth interstate where you can zone out a bit.

I drive both I-12 and I-59 pretty often. 12 is a minefield of brake lights where my knuckles are clinched the whole time. 59 is smooth sailing. I spend about the same time on each during this trip, but the stretch that's on 12 feels like 4 hours and the 59 bit is over before I know it.

Sounds like you're trying to find a reason to take the job? There's more to it than just money and commute time, if the other points are good enough then go for it. Gonzales isn't exactly Mecca, what's stopping you from taking the job and getting a house in Zachary?

The benefits are one reason they are better than what I have now. The money is better short term. Main issues I have is the days I get caught in traffic

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Looking at 8-3 going from Gonzales to North Baton Rouge and an extra 9k a year. Did the gas figures for what I pay now and I will go up 800 more a year.

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I would basically count those extra hours as "work hours", so I would need at least what my hourly would breakdown X the number of days a year of be traveling.

9k wouldn't cut it IMO.

I love driving. I have no problem making constant trips now for my job. I'd take an extra 30k a year

I drove an hour to work and back for 4 years, got a new job and moved literally across the street. Office is less than 200 yards from my front door and it's the greatest decision I ever made. frick commuting, my coworker drives from past Nola to BR every day and back, puts 35k a year on her car. Fridays it takes her up to 2.5 hours to get home, frick that shite.

I'd figure out how much I'm making per hour after tax at my current job. Then mentally subtract that amount from the new gig before comparing anything else.

If you're salaried, just divide your regular paycheck by the average hours worked.

It won't be an exact comparison but will get you in the ballpark. Basically think of it as being paid to commute more.

$40k more, give or take. Part of it for the hassle of the extra drive, and the rest for the extra $1k or however much it'll cost monthly for a Tesla, which would be a must.


I know this isn't part of the topic, but I'd also have to have an assurance to leave early enough, say 4p at the latest. If it had to be later, I'd need major pay bumps over $40k as that would mean less time with my kids. And obviously if it's late enough and I'm seeing my kids less than 1-2 hours per day, there's no amount I'd take(that's me playing the OP game which assumes I can't just move closer to the new job)

fwiw....Im convinced "Commuting" took years off my life. Minumum 2 hours a day on beltway in Houston became the worst 2 hours of my life after a few years. Literally quit a very good job over it.