Do I take the job and move home or keep looking?
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December 5th, 2010
I am currently living with my boyfriend away from home that’s an hour away. Recently, I got an appointment to interview at Disneyland (where I’ve wanted to work for quite a while)...however, it is an hour away from home and I don’t have a car. I could potentially ask my parents for the car, but there’s a possibility they may not want to give it to me. (Ideally, I get the job and the car, then I wouldn’t be asking for advice.)
I am happy living with my boyfriend, but I’ve also been wanting to work at Disneyland for a long time. So, if I do get the job, but don’t get the car… do I move back home just for the job or do I keep looking for closer employment and decline the Disney job (obviously if I get offered one)?
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Wait, do you remember this?
You moved out for a reason. Figure out a way to make this work out so that you’re not moving home, or refuse the job. You moved out for a reason, and if you go back now, I can pretty much guarantee you that you’re there for life.
Do…not…move…back…home. ;-)
Take the job, if you’ve wanted to work there for a long time. Can you get your own apartment close to it but not right at home? Bring your boyf with you?
I can’t bring him because he works here. :|
Seconding @iamthemob ‘s response considering the issues stated in the other Q.
Edit to add: Is it beyond the realm of possibility that your parents perhaps knew someone and opened up this opportunity for you???
What if you and your boyfriend moved half way in between? Then you each have a half hour commute. I agree with not moving home.
Given the familial troubles outlined in your other question, moving home would be a huge step back. I won’t go far as to say you’d be stuck there forever, but your parents would try even harder to control you and keep you there. Look for other alternatives that would allow you to take the job and still live on your own. Could you take public transportation? If that’s not an option, could you afford to move out of your boyfriend’s apartment and into a place within walking distance of the new job?
Is there any chance that there are people around where you live that work there and have a car pool going?
No. I wish. Life isn’t that easy.
I would take the job but only if there were an alternative to moving back home given the issues.
What? There is plenty of public transportation in the area of Orange County. I can’t believe you wouldn’t be able to find a way to a job there, if you live an hour away by car, it would be about two hours by bus.
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