Hot take: I turned down a big raise to keep my work from home setup

My boss offered me a 15% pay bump last month, but it meant going back to the office full time. I said no. I did the math and the extra gas, lunches out, and just the 10 hours a week of commuting time wasn't worth it for me. My stress is way lower now and I get more done. Anyone else pick flexibility over more money and feel good about it?

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nora5355mo ago

Did you factor in the cost of buying new work clothes too @skyler_kim15? I had to upgrade my whole wardrobe when I went back in person and that ate up half my first paycheck.

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skyler_kim156mo ago

You turned down a 15% raise? That's a huge amount of money to walk away from. I could never do that, even with the commute.

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maxm506mo ago

Used to think the same way. Then I spent two years losing three hours a day to a car and realized time is worth more.

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