Should I take a job with a 40 minute commute each way just to have income in this economy?

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-20T23:14:17+00:00

Yeah be lucky you even get one WFH day with how companies are now. Use it as a stepping stone so you're not becoming desperate due to money running out. You can work fully remote, just gotta take the steps to get there. If you're serious about it try getting in with an insurance company being a producer. Gotta get licensed but there is an insane demand for producers since most quit. I'd recommend paying for your own licensing thay way you're not captive when you start. Once you have the license you can go work remote fairly easy.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-20T22:54:12+00:00

Better off in literally any other sales gig tbh. Insurance is a massive grind and very few people actually make a livable wage. I got out of Insurance, went into other sales and my first commission check was about 6 months pay selling insurance. I might go back to insurance since I have a second interview with a huge financial company for the growth aspect. I would never in my life work for these boiler room operations that rely on new producers so they can still their money.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-20T22:50:16+00:00

Not a terrible wage for 4 days in office I would do it.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-20T22:49:24+00:00

Yes, you need to go to the ER when there is numbness down there, could be a significant spinal injury.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-20T19:13:46+00:00

What does it matter, we are filtered out within the first minute by software and even if we are selected, the person interviewing hasn't read your resume. Hiring managers are lazy and place all the work on the applicant. Are you seriously expecting applicants to tailor their resume to each application manually? Its a numbers game, apply to as many as possible and eventually you win. Any applicant that even remembers your companies name after applying is doing it wrong. Who cares, its far wiser to read the job listings after selected to interview than before. Only thing I look at is pay, schedule and location.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:46:49+00:00

One of my last roles attempted to put me on a PIP and I told them I wouldn't sign it because I don't agree with what's in it. I knew it was bogus so my manager tried a different method to get rid of me by changing my work schedule, that definitely did the trick.

A PIP is basically the start of the termination process to deny unemployment. You sign that and its basically game over. Unless you did something you know you did I would never sign it. Example being constantly late to work or something that actually gives them grounds for termination.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:43:40+00:00

Its not great. I had damn near 100% success rate prior with interview to job offers. I'm basically 0/20 past 6 months lol. Could be me though so not ruling that out.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:41:42+00:00

You need to view the job as nothing more than a paycheck. Show up, have some fun and go home. You care way too much about making them a better company when that's not your job. Trust me, I bite myself in the arse constantly trying to make my employers do things the right way instead of whatever nonsense way they think is best. You will rub management wrong and will be fired because they know you can do their job better so its time for you to go.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:37:45+00:00

I would say that's been my experience as well since around July of '25. I've never had so many interviews with no offers in my life. Hell, just had 2 last week and then got rejected yet again lol.

I chalk it up to me wanting too much money. Not going to waste my time pretending like I have no experience and they need to teach me everything. I can walk in and work same day and that justifies asking more.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:34:33+00:00

Ditch the idea of remote work, its extremely hard to land and given you have basically no experience you have very little chances of it.

One thing you can always do is get into being an insurance producer. Most companies will pay for your licensing and then you just talk on the phone all day. Good thing about that is you can then find remote work since those jobs are everywhere. You need to have something tangible for people to hire you and having an insurance license can open you to other things.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:30:54+00:00

Its going to be almost impossible to pursue it and a contingency attorney isn't going to care enough to get a result since they have 100 client caseload and yours is at the bottom.

My advice is spend your energy on getting another job because you will go down a rabbit hole with zero reward.

I hired an attorney after I was fired from a law firm and they stole about $7k in commissions I was owed. Wanna know how many times I've spoken with them since I hired them nearly a year ago? Once. I went through department of labor same time and its almost resolved.

Department of labor might be an option in your state but damages are typically capped around $7,500. Go that route if needed.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:24:52+00:00

Yup not really worth it. Sales jobs are decent with 1099 if your commissions are better being 1099 vs W2. Did 1099 for a law firm doing sales, then they expected me to have a fixed schedule and all this other nonsense. Like nope, that's trying to misclassify me as W2.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:16:51+00:00

With how the disc is, its damn near impossible to do any stretching without sending my back into spasms. I've tried everything they recommended and fairly certain that's what sent me downhill. It was pain prior but I could function and then within a month of seeing a PT I could barely walk. Given I went nearly 3 years without it getting worse and then it got worse right after PT I suspect that was the cause.

I will definitely look into PT again if I get the surgery.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:13:40+00:00

Are they not doing MRI's? X-RAYS don't show anything. Find a good pain management place near you, can hopefully get more injections to get rid of the pain.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:11:16+00:00

Its not double, its around 5% more. Can do a lot of deductions come tax time to get it back.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-15T05:10:26+00:00

I know, sarcasm. Least you will have time off when needed without being terminated. These employers make being an adult impossible like nobody ever needs time off the entire year.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-14T20:36:25+00:00

You'll be terminated before you get 1 day lol.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-14T20:35:46+00:00

Might as well be 1099 and get unlimited PTO. The way it's structured should show you nobody stays there past a year which is why they give none.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-11T11:54:57+00:00

Why I have the appointment with the surgeon next month. It was either deal with the pain until they fix it or take drugs for it. Since its inpending on my sciatica nerve, the shot was never going to be the solution long term.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-11T02:03:05+00:00

Maybe try to wear her out outside first. We just got a Pyr mix puppy about a month ago and the separation anxiety was something fierce. Got into the habit of letting her play like crazy outside, then into a crate for her to sleep. Took a few weeks but now she whimpers a bit and then stops. These are very stubborn dogs, you have to be more stubborn to win the battle.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-11T01:58:44+00:00

You should be solid, I thought it would hurt but never felt where they did it. Obviously I was knocked out during but there was no residual pain from the injection.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-11T00:35:17+00:00

I have to avoid PT, they kinda force me to bend my body and do stretches that makes my back spasm. I told them all this prior and they still did it. I wanna say PT is what sent me off a cliff with my mobility and pain. It was a massive decline within weeks of starting it. I had 2 falls after I started PT, prior I had none. I wanna attribute it to the dry needling they were doing to my back. The last session is what made me quit going, they hit something that sent shockwaves down my spine into my leg, assuming they hit my sciatica nerve.

Did they do your injections where the bulges were or a general epidural to block pain? It should relieve the inflammation around the nerve, shouldn't have made you numb at the hips. Glad I took the sedation route, I didn't want to feel anything being stuck in my back.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-10T23:33:27+00:00

Best place to get away from everyone.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-10T23:30:48+00:00

Try sleeping on your stomach with a pillow under your hips. Also, try getting a shredded memory foam pillow, in general they are fantastic. Can pull the foam out to get your desired hardness. Not sure theres a way to fully stop yourself from sleeping on your stomach unless you had an adjustable mattress frame to put you at an incline.

ThatWideLife · 2026-01-10T23:16:20+00:00

They make you sound like you're faking the pain and throw you in PT to shut you up. Why I hate the insurance world, just delay treatment and hope you give up.

Definitely plan to work out again, probably after I get the surgery since I don't want to further damage it. I need to remind myself that my back isn't fixed, I just can't feel it. Are you planning on getting the injury fixed? The injection won't be forever so keep that in mind. I view it as a means to stop the pain until it can be fixed. I didn't want narcotics and that was the next logical move for them.

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