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Took a job on a river barge over a rig in the Gulf last spring
The Gulf job paid $50 more a day, but the river gig was only a 2 hour drive from home. I picked the river and ended up spending three weeks in zero-visibility mud, fixing a broken intake line by feel. Ever regret passing up the bigger paycheck for a shorter commute?
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nancybennett3mo ago
Man, that sounds like a special kind of misery. Sometimes the easy choice comes with a hidden cost.
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patricia_rodriguez2mo ago
Fifty bucks a day? That's groceries for the week in some places, but people act like turning down cash is some kind of life lesson. The universe doesn't care about your commute or your paycheck, it's just random bad luck with a tire. I've seen guys take the higher paying job and end up with a blown motor on a rig that cost them three times what they made. It all evens out in the wash if you ask me.
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sams253mo ago
Remember my cousin taking a job at the local plant instead of traveling for work. He bragged about the extra hour of sleep every morning. Then his car blew a tire in the plant parking lot, and he spent his first "easy" paycheck on a tow and two new ones. The universe just has a way of balancing those scales, you know? Makes you wonder if the extra fifty bucks was hazard pay for your sanity.
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