companys moving/need advice

[bubbleprincessmom]

I have been at my job as a travel agent for 16 months now. I love my job, never thought it possible to find something that I really loved doing but I have. I live outside the city and drive an hour already to work. Thats acceptable, when we moved to the country thats what we knew we would have to do in order to find jobs. I have survived alot of turmoil at this company, they recently had to downsize and left me as the sole agent (I was the only one selling tickets) Anyway they have decieded to leave downtown to move to another county (taxes/ lower lease rent) The rest of the gang all live much closer to the new site, me, well it will be about an hour and 20 minutes to get to. I have thought and rethought the whole thing till I can't think straight anymore, I have so many "on the one hands" that I don't have anymore hands. On the one hand I won't have to pay for parking, on the other hand its so much farther to drive, I already don't get home (by the time I pick up kids) till 7pm. But than on the other hand they say I can pick my hours, but on the other hand my husband is being deployed soon and the kids will probably need me closer to them see what I mean?? How far would you go (by the way, the pay is NOT why I do this) Any thoughts? words of wisdom?

 

[Scratch42]

but how about some Pixie Dust

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Good Luck with your decision.

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PS Can you work from home? Maybe go into the office 2 - 3 times a week?

 

[jamsmom]

What a tough decision. Is there any way you could telecommute some?

 

[Luv2Roam]

Agree checking to see if you can work from home. Even if you could a few days a week.
When we first moved to Omaha, I started working downtown. That was only 13 miles, but in nasty traffic.
I did it for almost two years. Like you, I had to pay to park, still had to walk two blocks into work.
But then I just decided, I was spending an hour and a half a day just commuting (on good days).
Ya know -- it just wasn't worth it. That is a lot of time, and I don't have enough the way it is.
Good luck. That is a hard decision.
I think you at least owe it to yourself to look around and keep your options open.

 

[bubbleprincessmom]

See thats just it, an hour and half (one way) to drive to work and thats on a good day, heaven help me if theres an accident on the freeway~ I have asked about working from home but the way the phones work it would be way to expensive to have them routed to me. We are not a typical travel agency either, we sell very specific airlines that we have contracts with that allow us to sell their seats at a discount and right now we are doing a booming business with airfares to Mexico. I'm leaning towards not moving as much as it breaks my heart, but my children are the most important thing to me right now and with the upset their already feeling just knowing that daddy is soon to leave (and be gone for over a year it looks like) they need me home MORE not LESS. Not to mention I won't have any support and extra help with them while he's gone.

 

[Scratch42]

Tell your boss that you could handle the "local" customers. He/She could network you so that you were still "available" but then you could still be there for the family. Use the point of being available after hours in case of emergency situations with travel arrangements?

Hope this helps get your creative juices going!

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[bubbleprincessmom]

The problem is we don't have local customers, all our clients are phone in from ads we have in LAX San Diego,Chicago,New York, we don't do anything local
Did I mention that they also want to make me an "independent agent" take me off payroll and make me straight commision...means I'd have to pay all my own taxes etc. staying home is looking better and better especially since I found out because the move takes me so far I would qualify for unemployment.

 

[Pumbaa_]

What a hard decision. If they were just moving it would be hard enough. But if they are also changing the core nature of your job from salary to straight commission, then it is a different issue.

It also depends on your financial situation. If you can afford to be a SAHM or find another job closer to home, then it seems like it will be easier to make the decision to leave.

Good luck!

 

[Mishetta]

My opinion is that you already spend waaaaay too much time on the road, especially being a Mom. I lived in a suburb 20 miles N.E. of Los Angeles a few years ago & worked in Beverly Hills. My commute (due to traffic) was 90 minutes each way, except for Friday afternoons (when everyone would be heading to Palm Springs or Vegas or the mountains for the weekends), took me 3 hours just to get home. The time wasted was just overwhelming to me. Other people had lives....I just had "work" during the week. I was single then too. Life is just too short, no matter how fun a job may be. (I kept that job for 11 months but it wasn't for the money ~ it was just fun rubbing elbows with celebrities all day long.) Once the company I worked for found out I was thinking about leaving, they offered to pay my parking ($110 per month) & offered me other perks but none were worth my time.

I found a job 20 minutes away from home & finally had a life & felt so much more relaxed. I was able to do things with friends after work & even if I did nothing, I could just enjoy lounging around at home. Not to mention the $$ I saved in gas & car maintenance!

My 2 cents here.....find something closer. Your children need you whether your DH gets deployed or not. Think how less stressful your life would be not having all that commute time. There is no "guarantee" in how many "days" we get, so make the most out of each one.

Good luck & lots of PD being sent your way!

 

[bubbleprincessmom]

When I got home last night, my DH was waiting (he came home early to surprize me) it was 7:15pm when I walked in the door, he asked "what took you so long" I told him that this is when I got home EVERY night and no I hadn't stopped to "chitchat", just picked up DD from daycare, grabbed milk and came home. I think he finally understood my job quandry cause he told me to tell work (after we get back from our Alaskan cruise the end of this month ) that "you won't be moving with them" so guess thats it. Your all right, the drive time vs. family time is a no brainer. I'm smart and I'm good at what I do, I'll find something else. thanks guys

 

[Scratch42]

Good Luck with your future Endevours!

Enjoy your cruise!

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