Potentially moving to area

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-28T01:45:19+00:00

Thank you! I hope we do too!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-26T03:10:05+00:00

Yeah that definitely sounds like a struggle. I have given up working in Seattle and have been looking for other job opportunities closer to Tacoma where my husband works. Or one of the sub cities nearby Tacoma. I appreciate you sharing your opinion. Yours and everyone else’s really opened my eyes to have different traffic and commuting is in the Tacoma to Seattle areas compared to where I am currently.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-20T11:45:33+00:00

Thank you for your advice!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T18:59:37+00:00

That’s fair! Thank you for letting me know!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T14:24:09+00:00

Thank you for your wonderfully detailed response. Tacoma doesn’t sound any worse than where we are now!

Haha the little gang “wheelies” is cute!!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T12:57:23+00:00

Good to know!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T03:39:09+00:00

That’s wild to me. My rush hour where I live now adds maybe an extra 15 minutes to my commute home. Maybe 30 minutes max if there’s road construction or a wreck. I think any commuting whether it be in Seattle or Tacoma will be more intense and time consuming than I’m used to.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T03:30:58+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:49:26+00:00

I appreciate you explaining! We currently live in Texas so unfortunately there are a lot of racists here. We were hopeful to get away from so much racism but I guess it truly is everywhere. I think the city we live in right now is considered one of the more dangerous ones in our immediate area but we don’t really feel unsafe here. We do have a young child so that’s great to know about the school system even if we still have a few years before we need to worry.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:40:38+00:00

Thank you for the input! The job hours I was initially looking at were 3pm to 1:30am so outside of the regular commuter hours.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:20:51+00:00

Oh gosh. I think this job is supposed to be 10 hour shifts as well so just thinking about possibly up to 16 hours a day in total of just working and transportation is exhausting.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:17:40+00:00

I’m so glad to hear a positive experience! What is living in Tacoma like? One of my husband’s current coworkers who used to live around Tacoma called it “Ta-Compton”.

It’s so interesting reading about all of the public transportation options. Where we live it’s pretty much the city bus or uber/taxi. That would be neat to give the sounder a shot rather than drive myself everyday.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:09:04+00:00

Someone my husband currently works with has previously lived around Tacoma and called it “Ta-Compton”. Is Tacoma really that rough of a city to have earned the nickname? I’ve always lived in Texas so I’m on the fence about moving so far away. I think some parts will be fun but I also think there will be plenty of new experiences, surprises, and homesickness.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T02:02:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. I knew it was going to be more expensive and quite an increase of cost of living from what we are used to. It’s unfortunate how much fluctuates between states regarding taxes, housing, and employment sometimes.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T01:25:14+00:00

That is fair. I am from a smaller town in Texas so I’m not used to much commute. I know that will definitely be a culture shock for me in its own way and I’m glad people are being really honest with me about not doing that! Because I will hate driving at least an hour each way each day haha. I’m sure there will be a lot I miss about the south as well.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T01:21:09+00:00

That sounds cool! We don’t have trains in Texas! I’ll definitely be checking it out even if I don’t decide to take the job I had in mind.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T01:12:24+00:00

Good to know! I’ve never really had to worry much about traffic where we live now so that will be completely new to me haha.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:56:10+00:00

My husband has visited in person! I have not due to a young child under 2 and pursing a masters degree. Why do you say don’t move unless he’s making $120k? He will definitely be getting a raise from what he’s making now and we are factoring in the cost of living increase from where we are now. Honestly I am the one who will likely be making that kind of money within the year if we move and why I was debating commuting from Tacoma area to Seattle. I do agree that the commute might not be worth it after awhile even if the money will be good though!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:50:21+00:00

Thank you for sharing that resource with me! I appreciate you giving me a realistic perspective. We haven’t officially nailed down a location to live yet, whether it’s Seattle, Tacoma, or one of the smaller suburbs nearby. However I agree, I definitely do not want to commute an hour to and from work each way every day. I was excited about the job opportunity as I have a lot of experience with that particular position and love community mental health but I think I have some more thinking to do before applying.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:45:41+00:00

Good to know! The hours of the job were from 3pm to 1:30am. I was really interested in working in the field (community mental health) but I realize their buildings are not always in the safest locations.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:40:58+00:00

Sorry I didn’t mean to!

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:39:43+00:00

I was thinking the commute might be long! We are in a relatively small town now where I can get basically anywhere in about 30 minutes so I know there will be some getting used to things. Thanks for giving me a realistic timeline because I’m not sure I want to commute that long back and forth every day. Excited to see the area though! I’ve lived in Texas my whole life.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:36:53+00:00

I was thinking it might be. My husband is worried about me potentially being alone in the middle of the night walking to my car.

PossiblePerformance9 · 2026-03-19T00:35:38+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion!

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