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OP - you didn't mention whether you have a family or not. If you have kids do you want to be away from them so much during the week? When you consider the commuting back and forth it makes for a very long work day. Will you have the time or energy to interact with them at the end of that very long day?
Money isn't everything. I doubt many dying people thought "I should have spent more time at work".
If you don't have kids and this is a good career move, go for it. I haven't lived on Long Island in many years so I don't know what to advise on income.
You can take the train? A good time to catch up on some audio books, learn a language, or even nap. But only AFTER covid!
That works (post COVID) if -
1) you get a direct train
2) you get a seat
Otherwise, let’s say you are heading to/from Port Jeff and not on a direct train. That might mean changing at Jamaica, or Hicksville, or Huntington. There is a reasonable likelihood heading into NYC that a change at Jamaica doesn’t get you a seat. Or even possibly Hicksville.
Heading out, same deal if you change at Jamaica unless you’re lucky to get a seat.
My point being that for the 1:30 you spend on the train each you might only find that half of it is usable and comfortable. Jammed in and standing from Jamaica to Penn is not an optimal way to learn a language.
OP - you didn't mention whether you have a family or not. If you have kids do you want to be away from them so much during the week? When you consider the commuting back and forth it makes for a very long work day. Will you have the time or energy to interact with them at the end of that very long day?
Money isn't everything. I doubt many dying people thought "I should have spent more time at work".
If you don't have kids and this is a good career move, go for it. I haven't lived on Long Island in many years so I don't know what to advise on income.
Everything is relative. A commute to/from a job in NYC from Nassau County could be as little as 1-1/2 hours a day, depending on where you live and how close to the train the job is. Likewise, you could both live/work on Long Island and have to drive that long each day.
Everything is relative. A commute to/from a job in NYC from Nassau County could be as little as 1-1/2 hours a day, depending on where you live and how close to the train the job is. Likewise, you could both live/work on Long Island and have to drive that long each day.
If you’re in Garden City within walking distance of the train it’s probably better to commute to NYC.
Nothing less than $150,000. Not worth it. The few thousand for LIRR and subway, 2-4 hours total commuting time. Not worth it.
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