It sneaks up on you. I left a job that was only about 35 to 45 min total each way. Mostly by bus and was near bus station. New job paid $40k more a year in base and bonus and I eventually cashed out about $125k in stock over 3 1/2 years. Started with about same commute time but all driving. Was not hard driving. Then management pulled the trigger on getting everyone to the same place. Took a while but eventually we were in new building. Was spending 1 1/2 hours each way driving/bus/train/walk. Did that until covid. Drove both ways when we got called back. Finally matched my pay with a full remote job. But I couldn’t for a long time just walk away from the unvested stock and base pay/bonus. They do t call them golden handcuffs for nothing.
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It sneaks up on you. I left a job that was only about 35 to 45 min total each way. Mostly by bus and was near bus station. New job paid $40k more a year in base and bonus and I eventually cashed out about $125k in stock over 3 1/2 years. Started with about same commute time but all driving. Was not hard driving. Then management pulled the trigger on getting everyone to the same place. Took a while but eventually we were in new building. Was spending 1 1/2 hours each way driving/bus/train/walk. Did that until covid. Drove both ways when we got called back. Finally matched my pay with a full remote job. But I couldn’t for a long time just walk away from the unvested stock and base pay/bonus. They do t call them golden handcuffs for nothing.