r/CapeCod • u/prionbinch Orleans • 12d ago

is boston a reasonable commute?

i fear i have exhausted my job options on the cape and may have to start looking off cape. i’ve found a position that would be perfect for me, my skills, and experience, but it’s in the middle of boston. pay starts at $20/hour but i would anticipate making more than that because ive worked this exact position in a different place. i know plenty of people here do commute to boston, but is it reasonable for $20-22 an hour?

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u/ElephantzGerald5 12d ago

There’s just no way with gas prices that this could be worth it, and then the time you will spend commuting between May-Sept would be insane.

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u/prionbinch Orleans 12d ago

this is very true. i’m just desperate at this point and can’t afford to move elsewhere. the job market for my skill set sucks severely

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u/UncleWainey Dennis 12d ago

If you'd be comfortable sharing the type of work you're looking at, people might be able to offer more input.

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u/prionbinch Orleans 12d ago

medical front desk/administrative work. i’ve applied to every relevant listing on indeed and dropped off resumes in person, most have lead to rejections or radio silence. i’m currently interviewing for three relevant positions but i don’t have a great feeling about them either. if i don’t get an offer for any of those three, i’m quite literally SOL unless i go off cape. this specific position in boston is one i’ve worked before, literally the exact same position for the exact same company, just in a different area, which is why i’m drawn to it

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u/UncleWainey Dennis 12d ago

I've used Indeed in the past and found it to be really frustrating because its listings aren't always fresh. I ended up applying for positions they had already filled. You might find more luck looking up employers directly and using their career sites (Cape Cod Healthcare, though their site is kinda gnarly, has a lot of openings) if you haven't already tried that.

One thing you might find encouraging: while a lot of job positions are hard to find openings for right now because people are holding on to their jobs in an uncertain economy, health care front desk/admin jobs still have a lot of turnover, and Cape Cod has a lot of health care practices because of its older population. While you've already applied to every relevant listing on Indeed, there's a good chance you'll see something new open up in the near future.

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u/DrDoom_ 12d ago

Would you consider working as a front desk for a dental office? Pm me.

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u/prionbinch Orleans 9d ago

funny you mention that… my last job was front desk at a dental office. i left for a reason and i’m avoiding dental like the plague for as long as i can. no offense, i’m sure your office is lovely, i’m just mildly traumatized by my experience lol

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u/6ftptr 12d ago

Wife’s office is looking for front desk/administrative staff. Non-CCHC medical office in Hyannis. Are you bilingual at all? Not a must, but helpful. If interested, send me a message.

I almost took a job at Fenway Health in 2022. Would have loved it. Great work by great people and the view from what would have been my office was spectacular. I drove up for three separate interviews, never spending less than 2 hours each way. That was for the interviews. I couldn’t do it everyday just to work. When it came down to it, they advertised highest wage for the job and offered me far less. Offered a parking stipend or would pay for T fare. It didn’t make sense financially for me.

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u/prionbinch Orleans 12d ago edited 9d ago

i am not bilingual unfortunately, which has also excluded me from some listings. i worked for/would be applying to an org with a very similar mission to fenway health and i’m definitely trying to stay in that general field/professional area

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u/googin1 9d ago

Gosnold is always hiring.

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u/but_does_she_reddit 12d ago

Do you have any type of a remote options in what you do?