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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I'm originally from that area.  My DH would leave the house at 6am, then leave the office at 4pm, home usually by 5.  Can you swing this, have your DH take morning duty, then put your kids in aftercare?  If you are home by 5 or even 6, you'd see them for a bit before bedtime.

I would do it for a year if I wanted a better career opportunity but that commute from SJ to SF is indeed a soul crusher.

Most companies out there are willing to provide flextime even for contractors.  After a few months, can you ask about this?[/quote]

+1 I've lived in that area for about 18 years. Really 1hr commutes are normal there. I lived out at the end of a BART line and with 15min drive, park, 45 train ride, another 10min walk to office. 2x a day. another 30min isn't really that much more than that if you think about it. As long as your husband is supportive I would be up for it if it was my dream job. I think as you get started, hopefully they see you do good work and then can hopefully accomodate an earlier start time. My brother for instance has a 1.5hr drive into the city each day, and he's able to reduce drive time down just a bit by getting there for a 6am start...I would NEVER be able to wake up for that daily, but he's can so it's really dependent on how you're able to handle the time shifts. [/quote]

Another 50% or 30 minutes is definitely a lot more.  That's a full extra hour a day.  San Jose to SF, I assume you're planning to take CalTrain, which is not the most dependable.  Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather go the work my way up route.  In a year, you'll still have the same resume, with just one added year of experience in a higher level job.  That will not necessarily help you that much and you'll have to do another job search. [/quote]

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