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would i be stupid to take a job that requires a commute from MFH to east hanover

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pontificating cumskin
  03/07/25
as in you live in manhattan and got a job somewhere on rt 10...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/07/25
i am in the final stages of the job getting process. the lo...
pontificating cumskin
  03/07/25
Are you single? why do you need to live in MFH? EDIT: saw...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/07/25
kids are 11 and 7 wife earns around $400k: about 40-45% o...
pontificating cumskin
  03/07/25
damn. i probably wouldn't take the job if I were you unl...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/07/25
If it’s a good job, wouldn’t you just move out t...
swashbuckling locale
  03/07/25
my wife's job is in the city and my kids like their school, ...
pontificating cumskin
  03/07/25
Do you have a car? That would be rough on public transit. ...
Ocher native brethren
  03/07/25
no car, but would one if I got the job (public transit would...
pontificating cumskin
  03/07/25
It sounds like you have ~$1M pre-tax HHI, right? Don't ta...
Ocher native brethren
  03/07/25
i can't believe people put up with this kind of shit
contagious ebony really tough guy
  03/07/25
the Tri-State takes no prisoners.
flickering multi-colored senate puppy
  03/07/25
Totally worth it I'm sure!
contagious ebony really tough guy
  03/07/25
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French church building
  03/07/25
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Free-loading maize patrolman den
  03/09/25
lol fuck that
Henna piazza juggernaut
  03/07/25
I would give everything to have a job in MFH and move my kid...
dun clown roast beef
  03/07/25
lol love this schtick
pontificating cumskin
  03/09/25
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Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/09/25
is rutgers good?
Know-it-all elite nursing home candlestick maker
  03/09/25
It’s like most solid flagship state Us. Some exception...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/09/25
youd be an idiot not to take it
Supple lavender legend national
  03/09/25
?
pontificating cumskin
  03/10/25
i dont even know what east hanover is. every 10 minutes in d...
Supple lavender legend national
  03/10/25
its a town in nj commute form mfh is at least 1hr by car
pontificating cumskin
  03/10/25
How many times per week? Couldn’t imagine doing it 5 d...
appetizing purple stead
  03/10/25
likely 2-3x week
pontificating cumskin
  03/10/25
if youre talking about 1 hour each way subtract 120% from yo...
Supple lavender legend national
  03/10/25
It’s a town on rt 10 NJ. They have a Costco, home depo...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/10/25
So basically all you need in a town is close proximity to a ...
dun clown roast beef
  03/10/25
I’ve heard not great things about east hanovers soccer...
Wine Hairless Cruise Ship
  03/10/25


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Date: March 7th, 2025 9:48 AM
Author: pontificating cumskin



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724008)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 9:53 AM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

as in you live in manhattan and got a job somewhere on rt 10?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724022)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: pontificating cumskin

i am in the final stages of the job getting process. the location is the one major drawback that is giving me pause on taking it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724027)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 10:01 AM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

Are you single? why do you need to live in MFH?

EDIT: saw below.

How old are the kids? How much money does your wife make compared to you in the new job? Can she get another job easily? Unless you guys are very wealthy, seems like a move west is your best option.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724045)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 11:35 AM
Author: pontificating cumskin

kids are 11 and 7

wife earns around $400k: about 40-45% of our HHI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724303)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 12:23 PM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

damn.

i probably wouldn't take the job if I were you unless it was a hybrid schedule and you only had to be in office 2 days/week. Otherwise you are never going to see your family.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724492)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: swashbuckling locale

If it’s a good job, wouldn’t you just move out there and save a ton of money?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724037)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 10:01 AM
Author: pontificating cumskin

my wife's job is in the city and my kids like their school, so while it's an option for sure, we'd prefer to stay in the city

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724044)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 12:28 PM
Author: Ocher native brethren

Do you have a car? That would be rough on public transit.

If you have a car and there is a good reason to take the job, go for it. Plenty of people do that commute with traffic. You'd be going against traffic. But even so, the commute would be rough, so I wouldn't do it for a 15% pre-tax bump in pay or something like that.

Will they give you WFH days? You could negotiate that as part of an offer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724523)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 1:15 PM
Author: pontificating cumskin

no car, but would one if I got the job (public transit would be a non-starter starter given how convoluted it would be)

I believe the office requirement is 2 (moving to 3) days a week, so not terrible.

but yes, it would probably only be a 10-15% bump in total comp (partially offset by fewer PTO days), but better medium- to long-term career opportunities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724824)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 2:24 PM
Author: Ocher native brethren

It sounds like you have ~$1M pre-tax HHI, right?

Don't take this new job. It's not worth it, unless there is something else that we're missing, like your current job is terrible, the hours are going to be much better, the future prospects are much, much better etc. A 10-15% raise at your astronomical NY and federal marginal tax rates, and factoring in the cost of a car and parking in NY, might net out close to zero. And you'll lose PTO days in the process, when you have young kids you should be enjoying those with?

If you are going to go for it anyway, get them to agree as part of your offer package that your role is 2-3 days a week WFH even if the more generally applicable policy changes. Many people are facing RTO. This would at least put up a road black to them doing that to you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48725068)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 12:29 PM
Author: contagious ebony really tough guy

i can't believe people put up with this kind of shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48724527)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 2:26 PM
Author: flickering multi-colored senate puppy

the Tri-State takes no prisoners.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48725077)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 8:23 PM
Author: contagious ebony really tough guy

Totally worth it I'm sure!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48726450)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: French church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48726501)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 9:54 PM
Author: Free-loading maize patrolman den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731792)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: Henna piazza juggernaut

lol fuck that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48725112)



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Date: March 7th, 2025 8:48 PM
Author: dun clown roast beef

I would give everything to have a job in MFH and move my kids to a real town in NJ. I don't care if I ever see them. As they grow up and go to Rutgers, they will begin to understand that it was all worth it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48726502)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: pontificating cumskin

lol love this schtick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731240)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731778)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Know-it-all elite nursing home candlestick maker

is rutgers good?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731781)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 9:50 PM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

It’s like most solid flagship state Us. Some exceptionally smart people and some literal retards.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731784)



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Date: March 9th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Supple lavender legend national

youd be an idiot not to take it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48731782)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 10:03 AM
Author: pontificating cumskin

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48732583)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 11:15 AM
Author: Supple lavender legend national

i dont even know what east hanover is. every 10 minutes in daily commute time negates 10% of your salary. ultimately were all dead men etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48732827)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:19 PM
Author: pontificating cumskin

its a town in nj

commute form mfh is at least 1hr by car

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733338)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: appetizing purple stead

How many times per week? Couldn’t imagine doing it 5 days per week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733379)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:51 PM
Author: pontificating cumskin

likely 2-3x week

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733479)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:50 PM
Author: Supple lavender legend national

if youre talking about 1 hour each way subtract 120% from your salary. so basically you would have to pay 20% of your current salary to negate the misery/stupidity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733471)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:38 PM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

It’s a town on rt 10 NJ. They have a Costco, home depot, dicks, bowling alley and movie theatre. Large population of Italians. If you live within 30 min of east hanover and have kids, you’ve been to at least 5 birthday parties at diamond gymnastics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733424)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 1:55 PM
Author: dun clown roast beef

So basically all you need in a town is close proximity to a Costco's, a decent grocery, a tailor, a hardware store, maybe some after-school classes for your kids like soccer, gymnastics. And that's about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48733507)



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Date: March 10th, 2025 8:19 PM
Author: Wine Hairless Cruise Ship

I’ve heard not great things about east hanovers soccer club. It’s run by local dads and nepotism runs rampant.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5690354&forum_id=2#48734947)