Is it worth driving an extra 35 minutes each way for a job that pays $7,000 more?

[redpoint5]

I mostly dismiss the gatekeeping speech therapist model. Pay a person to improve speech capabilities based on their effectiveness, or don't. This is like those laws saying you have to have a license to braid hair, or some such nonsense. If your hair wasn't braided nicely, don't pay that person anymore. We don't need gatekeepers for most things, and for the things requiring gatekeepers, we should hold them to account.

My wife went through hades because of these corrupt organizations. They have no accountability and provide no meaningful service. If the AMA disappeared tomorrow, you'd not notice anything different except lower insurance premiums.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

We don't need gatekeepers for most things, and for the things requiring gatekeepers, we should hold them to account.

If you think gatekeeping went too far, most likely you didn't see what happens in Brazil. Even musicians are often subjected to gatekeeping...

[JSH]

My shortest commute was none. My longest was 91 miles and 1 hr 45 minutes each way. I lived in Alabama for 7 years and my shortest commute was 1 hour each way (to go 22 miles)

If I understand the word salad in the original post the SLPA in question is doing the following:

Going from a 7 minute commute to a 42
Going from working 32 hours per week to 20
Going from working 12 months per year to 10
Going from making $48,000 per year to $55,000.

So the current job's hourly rate is about $30 per hour ($48,000 / (50 weeks x 32 hours))
New job's hourly rate is about $69 per hour ($55,000 / (40 weeks x 20 hours))

At face value that looks like a really good deal - more money for fewer hours worked and 2 months a year free. More than double the hourly rate would be great.


We can't calculate the extra commuting time and cost without knowing how the hours are worked in each job and that info wasn't given.

[Xist]

Every year-round school I have seen just spread out the 186 or however many schooldays.

I drove a bus for Tempe High School and they were year-round.

They had two weeks of school, one week off, and one month off for summer, so someone working 32 hours a week there would actually average 21.33.

She doesn't answer questions, so as far as I know, she will be going from a 7 minute commute to a 42, but she is an SLPA who communicates poorly and doesn't answer questions.
She also claimed that going from $48,000 to $55,000 is doubling, so all of her claims are suspect.

Nonetheless, as far as we know, she is:
Going from averaging 21.33 hours a week to 20.
Going from working 186 days over 12 months to 186 days over 10 months.
Going from making $48,000 per year to $55,000.

So, the current job's hourly rate is:
$48,000/186=$258.06 per day.
$258.06/6.4=$40.32 hourly

32 hours/5 days=6.4 hours daily.

I tried to find a job posting before that mentioned the number of days and couldn't, but I have seen 186 before--and larger numbers.

This says that the legal minimum for Arizona is 180, but in 2020, schools didn't need to make up every day missed because they scheduled more than the minimum number.

Colorado only requires 160 and North Carolina requires 185.

Many schools don't have a requirement.

If her new commute is another 35 minutes each way, she will spend an extra 13,020 hours each year driving.

[freebeard]

If her new commute is another 35 minutes each way, she will spend an extra 13,020 hours minutes each year driving.

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[JSH]

Originally Posted by Xist

Nonetheless, as far as we know, she is:
Going from averaging 21.33 hours a week to 20.
Going from working 186 days over 12 months to 186 days over 10 months.
Going from making $48,000 per year to $55,000.

The above does not match your OP

Originally Posted by Xist

Anyway, the SLPA who claims she is changing jobs for double the pay said that she is going from 32 hours a week to 20.

You seem to be assuming she is going to work every day school is in session at both the new and old job.

Originally Posted by Xist

she is an SLPA who communicates poorly and doesn't answer questions.

.....it is also possible that you are a SLPA that isn't good at listening.

[Xist]

This is the entire conversation, but don't let that stop you from pushing narratives:

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
I just got new position at another place starting at the beginning of the year

You
Dec 7, 9:42 AM

Which places?

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 9:43 AM

is a place in coolidge

You
Dec 7, 9:46 AM

The new one or the old one?

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 9:51 AM

so the the company work for currently is Foundation developmental House they contract to all the American Leadership Academies all over AZ. the new is another school I Coolidge. It is company that also contract to the schools but I will be making twice as much and working less hours so it will be so nice to be home in the evenings again with my kids

You
Dec 7, 9:52 AM

Are you currently working in Coolidge?
Will you be earning $69,000 part-time?

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 9:52 AM

no I am currently working in queen creek and san tan valley

You
Dec 7, 9:53 AM

That doesn't sound 40 minutes away.

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 10:10 AM

what do you mean
?
the coolidge is not the one im at now

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 10:17 AM

and no 55,000 part time but that is more than I make now full time
which is one another reason for the switch

You
Dec 7, 12:51 PM

What is your current commute?

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 7, 12:52 PM

7 mins
both ways

You
Dec 9, 5:17 AM

Round trip?

You
Dec 10, 2:44 PM

I worked for free on Friday, saw all 3 clients, took my brother to get pizza, and was trying to quickly eat before finishing my research project when Mom announced she is moving to my sister's house in March and putting my brother with autism in a group home.
Funny how I can't find one of those $69,000 part-time jobs.

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 11, 11:08 AM

yeah I do not but if you find them let me know.
*do not know

You
Dec 11, 11:17 AM

It looks like I found the job you are leaving, a couple advertising $50,000, and a charter school that claims $54,000.

You
Dec 12, 1:56 PM

So, I was furious and heartbroken for almost two days before I finally got Mom to tell me why she was ruining everyone's life.
It was stupid.
She changed her mind.
Everything is fine, but I still haven't finished the research project that was due Friday night.

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 12, 3:15 PM

I am leaving the one that pays less than that I am going to the one that pays 55,000 part time (20 hrs) . I am full time (32 hrs) I will be making 7,000 something more at the new one

You
Dec 12, 3:16 PM

$55,000 is twice $48,000?

Intentionally and Maliciously Bad at Math
Dec 12, 3:17 PM

the one now is 10 mons not 12

[JSH]

"I will be making twice as much and working less hours so it will be so nice to be home in the evenings again with my kids"

It is pretty clear she is talking about her hourly rate doubling.


In the new job she is going to make $55,000 a year working 20 hours per week

The old job was $47,000 a year working 32 hours per week.

[freebeard]

What jumped out at me was '...Maliciously Bad...'; I missed the part about the kids.