New grads, how long would you commute?

[BettyBoop01]

I have an interview an horu and a half away. I hate my current job so much I am willing to take a pay cut & spend 3 hours a day in the car. I am wondering if it might be worth renting a room there just for a few nights a week. Anyone do this? I cant totally relocate, my husband works here and we are in a lease for 6 more months.

[GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

I work weekends, 80 miles away. (but am not a new grad) We can't move for financial reasons, or we would. (dh works from home) We stay with family on weekends. It sucks, but it works for now.

[Little Panda RN, ASN, RN]

I am a new grad and have just accepted a position 80 miles away. I have put in at least 50 applications or more in town and have not had any luck. This is what pushed me to go out of town.

I will be working in a homeless clinic in the mornings and visiting the shelters in the afternoons, doing assessments, BP checks, dressing changes and so on. I will be driving back and forth 5 days a week. I will have weekends and holidays off. The pay is decent, but would have liked more, but at least it is a RN position. I know I will love the job, but not the commute. I guess we do what we have to do for a job these days.

[Ace587RN, RN]

I would only commute up to 20 miles. When i was a new grad my first job was 27 miles. After doing 2 12 hrs it wore me out and had near accidents a lot of times. Hey as long as it puts food on the table take it. My current job is 13 miles away

[SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN]

i have an interview an horu and a half away. i hate my current job so much i am willing to take a pay cut & spend 3 hours a day in the car. i am wondering if it might be worth renting a room there just for a few nights a week. anyone do this? i cant totally relocate, my husband works here and we are in a lease for 6 more months.

i know of nurses who bunch their days up on the schedule per week so that they can have a stretch of days off to be home. they travel longer distances then you will (2-3 hours one way) to work at our current place of employment. so, they find it to be safer and comparable to the cost of travel to rent a room or stay at a motel a few days a week. by the way, i hate my current place of employment as well and will travel to the moon if i can find another place to work and enjoy. in fact, i am moving as soon as i find another job far away from this area. hubby will stay here alone then move to wherever i go. gl!