Working away for more money or happy to stay local?

[mattg4321]

I rarely work further than 15 miles from my house and probably 4 days out of 5 within 5 miles of it. Definitely prefer that to travelling into London which is obvious way I could earn a little bit more.

Staying away sounds like a good laugh with the right guys but in all honesty I wouldn’t want to do more than a couple of weeks or so a year.

 

[littlespark]

First and last time I worked away from home was Terminal 5 at Heathrow.
6 weeks away from wife and small child, and this was before the days of video calling. Just had to phone.

got paid travelling to go home once a fortnight, but train up Saturday morning and train back down Sunday night was hardly worth it. Other weekends were spent with a day tube ticket and exploring London.
When the tubes were running that is.... this was just after a tube bombing.

The guy I was hotel room sharing with disappeared some nights as he had hooked up with some girl.

Stressful time happened when we got home and his wife was asking what was going on....

“I know nothing....”

 

[HumbleWorker 91RT]

Some great information there boys cheers, I’m working in the big smoke atm on a biomass plant shutdown and find the toll on personal life vs financial benefits worth it at the moment.

 

[i=p/u]

You got to be flatt out on the gravy train... big cities where it happens..