>had job interview today
>was relaxed because I figured my credentials were too mediocre for them to hire me
>interview goes shockingly very well
>interviewers seem to like me a lot
>find out pay is better than I thought it would be
>but wait
>daily commute is just over an hour each way for like 2.5 hours of driving a day
>hate driving
>afraid of driving
>BAD at driving
>also still cheaper to commute because live with parents
>this is my best chance to escape poverty and NEETdom
I'm gonna get myself fucking killed during my commute. I wish I could walk to work everyday, but apartment prices in the city are pretty cuhrazy (saw a shitty studio apartment for like 850 bucks what the FUCK) and I really don't wanna live in ANY city.
Do any anons here have long daily commutes, or have experience living in garbage city apartments? Is it worth it to escape poverty, if said poverty is rather comfy?
>daily commute is just over an hour
If you can't make it to work within half an hour it's never worth it.
It's worth it to just be alone on your own IMO.
Just move, I know you'll be making more than enough for rent and food anyway
>>29038310
Yeah, I more or less feel the same way, hence why this is such an uncomfortable position. I suppose I could try to find a place to live closer to the city, instead of moving into the city itself.
There's not a lot of opportunities around the place I live, hence why I've been applying to places farther away.
>>29038266
But if you drive every day you will become better at it and lose the fear
>>29038506
To a degree, sure, but the more I drive, the greater likelihood of getting fucking creamed by a truck or some shit at some point.
Hell, I was so unused to driving in the city that I was practically shaking. Trying to find parking put me into a near fucking panic. How the fuck do people live and drive in these places? I bet to get parking I'd need to leave EVEN earlier everyday!
>>29038387
I just found a cheap studio apartment that looks nice, but it requires shit like references from landlords.
Not only do I need to struggle to get a job, I need to compete to get a fucking place to LIVE?
>>29038610
I just put whatever for references. All they are about is that if you have a job so you can pay rent on time
>>29038435
what show is this bitch from
i see her all over the place
>>29038787
kyoukai no kanata.
>>29038740
Alright, that's fair enough. I read online that the maximum you should pay for rent is 1/40th of your yearly pay.
Does that sound accurate?
I'll probably do all this prep research and then find out I didn't get the job. Which would be okay too, because leaving Mommy and Daddy's house is scary.
>>29038266
>Is it worth it to escape poverty, if said poverty is rather comfy?
Yes. It'll end someday. A little bit of pain now will end up in even better comfort in the future.
That said, driving? Really? That's going to be a deterrent? That sounds really easy to fix.
>>29038898
About 2.5 hours PER DAY of driving, my friend. Of course, I can eventually rent, but that's going to eat up a lot of income, and I still have students loans every month to deal with.
But, assuming I do get hired, this will be a good opportunity to escape my increasingly bleak situation.
>>29039079
Just do it. Other opportunities will open up if you keep looking. I f'd up my life and am now 27 living with parents and grandmother. The comfy ride will end eventually.
>>29039144
I'm not too far behind-26 KHV. The days are getting increasingly boring.
How did you fuck up your life, anon?
>>29039214
Being general social outcast from high school onward. Having a job for about 4 years when I was younger but never moving out of parents house or saving money. Blew all the money on booze, drugs, frivolties, etc. Quitting job I had over 3 years ago for NEETDOM. Not doing well in school. I am back in school now but not sure how I'll ever get a job again after years of unemployment and little to no useful skills. Also bad with girls too from lack of trying ( have had girls like me on multiple occasions and even try to initiate sex).
>>29039274
I don't have any skills either, frankly. If you can talk well enough you can probably find something. Get a shitty little part-time job to put on your resume, if you want to try fixing your life.
On the bright side, you and I have more freetime than 99.99 percent of the population right now, and we have internet!
>>29038266
I have been commuting 30 minutes a day. It's not as bad as yours but you get used to it. Eventually you get so good at the route that you just sorta lose consciousness while still totally having the ability to drive. You just look up one second and you're there.
Anyways, I'd recommend getting into audiobooks, It is a better use of the lost time.
>>29039340
Thanks. Yeah, I was honestly extremely miserable when working full time. I would drink myself to sleep a lot. The only thing that was good was the money. I do feel I've matured and grown up a bit the past few years so hopefully when I do have to get a job it won't be as bad as before.
>>29039359
I live innawoods, so it takes 30 minutes to get almost anywhere. That's not really that much time.
Audiobooks sound like a good idea though, was thinking about doing that.
