How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

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  1. How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

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      1-20 miles
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      21-40 miles
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      41-60 miles
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      61-80 miles
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      As far as it takes

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How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

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Sad state of affairs when it has been so long since someone has been to work that they don't have money to put gas in the car to go to work if they had a job! Try begging for $20 from neighbors to put gas in the car.

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Specializes in Neuro, Cardiology, ICU, Med/Surg.

I live in the city and, unless I have to, I prefer not to drive at all to work. I take public transportation or bike to my current job which I could do to any of the city's major hospitals. When I was looking for a job at the end of school, I had considered the possibility of having to work in the suburbs if I couldn't get a job in the city, but definitely wouldn't stay long. I love not having to drive to work. Great for the environment, great for my wallet. I generally fill my gas tank about once a month unless I take any long trips.

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I would move in closer if I could not find work close to home. However, here in Texas many people think nothing of driving 1-2 hours one way. Not me.

I agree. I'll drive 15-20 minutes tops. Actually, less if I have to spend a long time looking for a parking space like I used to at my old job.

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I live in the city and, unless I have to, I prefer not to drive at all to work. I take public transportation or bike to my current job which I could do to any of the city's major hospitals. When I was looking for a job at the end of school, I had considered the possibility of having to work in the suburbs if I couldn't get a job in the city, but definitely wouldn't stay long. I love not having to drive to work. Great for the environment, great for my wallet. I generally fill my gas tank about once a month unless I take any long trips.

Good for you. I do drive to work, but try to bike or hoof it when possible for running errands. I average 3000-3500 miles a year on my car.

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

Back in the mid-1980's in the early days of AIDS, the city of San Francisco was finding it impossible to staff paramedic units for several years. I worked 600 miles away in Palm Springs, and I saw a flyer on the hospital bulletin board inviting CC-RNs & Paramedics to work 24-hour part-time shifts. The pay was $400 per shift, and they paid for the round-trip flight, and picked you up at the airport. A few of us thought it might be interesting, and boy, was it ever. But I guess as far as commutes go, that year of 1200-mile round-trips once a week was one for the books, for us.

The thing I remember most vividly? Absolutely nothing - not a full arrest, not a car crash, not an ambulance full of injured folks - EVER gets priority over the Cable Cars. Overdosing your patient could be forgiven - blocking a street car track is a Mortal Sin, in San Francisco. Gotta love the "City by the Bay."

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Specializes in Psych - Mental Health.

I could not drive more than about 20 miles. I wouldn't mind a longer commute if it is summer and the traffic is reasonable. But I live in Canada and the winter driving can be awful at times. I live about 10 miles away from work now and it can vary from 15 minutes with no traffic to an hour or more in a snow storm or heavy traffic...

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Specializes in NTCL Specialist.

i use to work in Germany and had take a an hour drive to work. Everything was okay until winter when my hour drive become unbearable. I did last a month before I gave up.

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

I drive 50 miles each way but it is only three times per week (12 hour shifts). Also, Iive in a rural area but my hospital is right beside Philadelphia and offers great pay and benefits to compete with the city hospitals, as compared with hospitals closer to my home.

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Specializes in Hospice, Geriatrics, Wounds.

i drive approximately 35-45minutes qday to take my 9yr old daughter to school. my current job is 2 minutes from my house. i am a lpn that has gone back to school to obtain my rn, so i am attending school in the same town my daughter attends school. i will graduate in 3 months. i'm not sure what i will do once i graduate. i like having my job right down the street. but, i have to plan my job around my daughter's schooling. so, i am sure it's going to be a challenge.

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Specializes in ER, Med/Surg/Cardiac.

I drive about 35 miles to work, but it is a great teaching hospital and the pay is worth it!

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how far is tooooo far for school? I would like to commute to a good lpn school in poughkeepsie ny from connecticut, its only 9000 in tuition and good grad n nclex rates. (opposed 35000 tution in connecticut). but its a whopping 91 miles !!! is it a good plan or not???

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