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[dikoerastenie]

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I already have a part-time job. It does not pay much but i can come in at any time. So it allows me to work on my 2ndaries or prepare for interviews. Or just relax. It's not medically related as it deals with computers. But there is another job that pays better(42k/yr). And it involves working in a lab doing computer programming. Something i have experience in, reading articles,etc. But it means I would have to come in to wokr 5days/wk. And there is a 2hr commute each way. Would it be a good deal? I could try to ride the bicycle on some days(2.5hrs each way). But I am afraid i would be too tired to prepare for interviews. But 42k/yr assuming i continue to live at home means I could save up $10k by the time winter arrives and go skiing in the alps. I know i need to get into med school first. But I feel like I am not doing enough to make $$$ right now.

 

[Danlee07]

Geez, you found a job for 42k/yr in undergrad????
point 1: i don't get how driving is only half an hour less than riding a bike...
point 2: are you in this cycle??

 

[Doctor246853]

Geez, you found a job for 42k/yr in undergrad????
point 1: i don't get how driving is only half an hour less than riding a bike...
point 2: are you in this cycle??

This, and why the hell would you ride a bike somewhere 2.5hr away both way😕 Uhh why not drive? If there is anyway you can schedule around your work I would most deff. take it. Thats alot for an undergrad. Hell thats resident money early on.

 

[eldoctor]

If you don't take that job I will find you, hurt you, and take the job myself.

 

[Doctor246853]

If you don't take that job I will find you, hurt you, and take the job myself.

I'll drive😎 *P.M. me your address, date and time*

 

[sustentacular]

I already have a part-time job. It does not pay much but i can come in at any time. So it allows me to work on my 2ndaries or prepare for interviews. Or just relax. It's not medically related as it deals with computers. But there is another job that pays better(42k/yr). And it involves working in a lab doing computer programming. Something i have experience in, reading articles,etc. But it means I would have to come in to wokr 5days/wk. And there is a 2hr commute each way. Would it be a good deal? I could try to ride the bicycle on some days(2.5hrs each way). But I am afraid i would be too tired to prepare for interviews. But 42k/yr assuming i continue to live at home means I could save up $10k by the time winter arrives and go skiing in the alps. I know i need to get into med school first. But I feel like I am not doing enough to make $$$ right now.

You're going to spend 4 or 5 hours each day just driving. Add that to the amount of time you spend actually at the job and the amount of time you spend at class if you're still in school. To me, 42K is not worth it taking into account how much you actually get after taxes and the increased $$ you spend on gas.

 

[vickpick]

2 hrs each way is ridiculous.. don't do that.. cuz at the end you would never wanna get into a car.

 

[MisterVeil]

Ideally, you could find a place that's closer to the job. As it stands, as awesome as the 42K sounds, it's not worth the 4 hour daily commute.

 

[dikoerastenie]

Thank you for your replies. I am no longer in school. I am applying this cycle. It is 1hr of driving if there is no traffic and over 2hrs if there is traffic. Train+Bus is always 2hrs. Bike 2 1/2hrs and might be used some days because it's good exercise. I am doing another job right now and getting paid much less. I work in a small business setting not related to medicine. But I figure i might learn something about business which is useful. I guess I am not interested in that 42k job because it's too much work. And if I get into med school next yr all that work will be useless because it too is not clinical medicine.

 

[IPremed2010]

#1 Take the job.
#2 Buy a car. Drive to job to save time.
#3 Learn efficient time-management skills.

You can always try to see if it works out for you or not. It's easy to quit a job. However, given the current economy situation, it's hard to find a job that pays you 42k per year as an undergraduate student.

 

[unhappytnt]

It is 1hr of driving if there is no traffic and over 2hrs if there is traffic. Train+Bus is always 2hrs. Bike 2 1/2hrs and might be used some days because it's good exercise.

Either you drive really slow or you are Lance Armstrong. I can't decide.

 

[dikoerastenie]

#1 Take the job.
#2 Buy a car. Drive to job to save time.
#3 Learn efficient time-management skills.

You can always try to see if it works out for you or not. It's easy to quit a job. However, given the current economy situation, it's hard to find a job that pays you 42k per year as an undergraduate student.

but i have to quit my current job to take on that job. sure my current job pays much less. on my current job i am learning things but if i could master them i would know how to run a small business. while on that job if i master the things that are required of me i would only learn how to produce data for that particular university lab. i'll never use any of that skills after i quit.

 

[dikoerastenie]

Either you drive really slow or you are Lance Armstrong. I can't decide.

it is 30miles through the city... 50minutes if no traffiic, expect 90minutes realistically. commute is not a big deal. i just dont want to work under pressure with all these unknowns. i dont know if next year i'll be in med school or still be a reject.

 

[kami333]

but i have to quit my current job to take on that job. sure my current job pays much less. on my current job i am learning things but if i could master them i would know how to run a small business. while on that job if i master the things that are required of me i would only learn how to produce data for that particular university lab. i'll never use any of that skills after i quit.

Personally I think you're overestimating what your experience at your current job, and underestimating the new job.

I would move and take the new job.

 

[Doctor246853]

Either you drive really slow or you are Lance Armstrong. I can't decide.

This. You either drive like a granny or you have some very monsterous hairy,tone yet manly thighs😕. Who..Who I ask you would ride a bike freaking 2.5hrs then work and ride it back 2.5hrs again. W.H.O. DAM YOU TELL ME WHO?!?! (sorry you just freaked me out a little bit)

 

[glasshalfMD]

Hm.

Here's an alternative thought. Actually, two.

1) If you're getting this job purely to ski in the Alps (and don't get me wrong, that would be pretty awesome), I think you're thinking WAY too hard for all the wrong reasons.

2) Get on a schedule working 6:30am - 2:30pm or something like that. That way, you'd be driving (or Lance Armstrong-ing) during the least amount of traffic and therefore saving yourself loads of time. Or, if you're a night owl, try 11am - 7pm or something.

I drive an hour each way to work right now, making only 65-70% of what you could make in this job. But they'd need to give me a hell of a lot bigger than a $12K raise to make it worth my while to spend an extra 2-3 hours per DAY commuting. NOT WORTH IT.

Especially because your job sounds boring. Sorry.

Moral: work crazy hours or move closer if you want to take the job. From personal experience, commuting is a bigger pain than you probably could ever realize.

 

[The Big Don]

I already have a part-time job. It does not pay much but i can come in at any time. So it allows me to work on my 2ndaries or prepare for interviews. Or just relax. It's not medically related as it deals with computers. But there is another job that pays better(42k/yr). And it involves working in a lab doing computer programming. Something i have experience in, reading articles,etc. But it means I would have to come in to wokr 5days/wk. And there is a 2hr commute each way. Would it be a good deal? I could try to ride the bicycle on some days(2.5hrs each way). But I am afraid i would be too tired to prepare for interviews. But 42k/yr assuming i continue to live at home means I could save up $10k by the time winter arrives and go skiing in the alps. I know i need to get into med school first. But I feel like I am not doing enough to make $$$ right now.

Good money. Take it.

 

[hopki099]

What're you going to do in the car for 4hrs/day? And who wants to work after biking 2.5hrs?

I'm sure these are not your only options if you can move or find a different job or make it a quicker commute somehow