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How to Decide Which Job Offer is Right For You

You’ve been actively¹ searching for a job, and now you have three offers on the table. Which job offer is right for you at this time in your career, and which job will be the best fit for your lifestyle? Don’t automatically assume the employer with the biggest salary offer is the one you should work for.

With the rising cost of transportation, you need to factor in these costs when deciding if this job is right for you.

If this job is 50 miles from your house, and your vehicle gets twenty miles to the gallon, it will take five gallons of gas each day to get back and forth² to work. At the current rate of (at least) $3 per gallon, your total annual commuting³ costs would be more than $3700!

Consider the amount of time this commute⁴ will take out of every workday. If it takes an hour to get to work, that’s ten extra hours of your time each week you spend that you are not getting paid for. Couldn’t you be spending this time with your family, or enjoying a relaxing hobby?

However, if an employer is willing to offer flex⁵ time or allow you to work from home one or more days a week, think about the savings⁶ this will give you in both your time and money.

Other benefits to consider when choosing which job to take:

programs- will your employer match any contributions you make?

Health insurance- do they pay all or part of the employee’s cost?

Education- will they pay for continued training and education?

Make your decision about a job offer based on all the factors involved instead of just how large your paycheck will be!

1 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。

4 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

5 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。

6 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。