Ok, here's the scoop...
The company I work for is moving approximately nine miles or so south to a major city. It's in the city now, but it's moving to the downtown part of the city.
I like it, because traffic won't be as bad for me, and it'll probably cut about 25 or so minutes off of my commute.
The problem is, it's looking like we're going to have to pay to park. They have a parking garage, and apparently it's something like $180/month to park there. Nearby lots are something like $5 a day.
So this would essentially be $2,160 less per year that I would be "making", due to parking fees.
One of the ladies at work basically made the comment "The company doesn't owe anyone a parking spot any more than they owe anyone a car payment or gas to get to work."
I told a friend of mine that, and he retorted, "Yes, and you don't owe them an employee, either."
And since I live about a half an hour to the south of this major metro, there aren't really any "mass transit" options for me, due to where I am located, and how other, larger cities are arranged. Others will have mass transit (bus/train) options, but will likely have to pay it themselves.
My question is as follows: How should I handle this? I just took this job a couple of months ago, and I'm getting some good experience that will be helpful in my career, but I will kind of feel screwed over if they make us pay the $180/month for parking.
So should I stick it out, or prepare to start sending out resumes again?
The company I work for is moving approximately nine miles or so south to a major city. It's in the city now, but it's moving to the downtown part of the city.
I like it, because traffic won't be as bad for me, and it'll probably cut about 25 or so minutes off of my commute.
The problem is, it's looking like we're going to have to pay to park. They have a parking garage, and apparently it's something like $180/month to park there. Nearby lots are something like $5 a day.
So this would essentially be $2,160 less per year that I would be "making", due to parking fees.
One of the ladies at work basically made the comment "The company doesn't owe anyone a parking spot any more than they owe anyone a car payment or gas to get to work."
I told a friend of mine that, and he retorted, "Yes, and you don't owe them an employee, either."
And since I live about a half an hour to the south of this major metro, there aren't really any "mass transit" options for me, due to where I am located, and how other, larger cities are arranged. Others will have mass transit (bus/train) options, but will likely have to pay it themselves.
My question is as follows: How should I handle this? I just took this job a couple of months ago, and I'm getting some good experience that will be helpful in my career, but I will kind of feel screwed over if they make us pay the $180/month for parking.
So should I stick it out, or prepare to start sending out resumes again?
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