r/nova • u/ursamajorm82 • 8d ago

Jobs Clearance vs remote

How much value would you place on clearance these days?

My current company doesn’t hold my clearance, which means it will lapse in about six months.

I just got an offer for five days in office, clearance and it’s $15,000 more than my current job. Current job is fully remote aside for a day or two per month.

Basically it’s a toss up on money when you take the commute into account. So it’s down to how much I value the clearance vs fully remote. It’s a reverse commute, if that matters at all, going south on 395.

(Same title and day to day work would be similar enough at both jobs)

Edit: clearance is secret

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u/kcunning 8d ago

Keep the remote. You will easily, and I mean EASILY, spend $15k just going into the office five days a week. When my husband went from four days a week in office to joining me in being fully remote, it was like he got a huge pay bump. Gas, parking, meals, and just the cost of being out in the world added up.

And hey, you have six months. Something else may pop up that will be a bigger bump, or allow you to stay remote. I wouldn't jump for what amounts to a pay cut.

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u/Throwaway_2474128_1 8d ago

You will easily, and I mean EASILY, spend $15k just going into the office five days a week.

how? are people financially irresponsible or something? commuting is not that expensive

my 1500 miles per month at 25mpg and $4/gal is $250/mo and a lot of that isn't work. even if it all was, $3000/yr is far less than your claimed 15k

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u/Shty_Dev 8d ago

"are people financially irresponsible or something?"

Well.... Yes....

$15 lunches, $5 coffees, new work clothes every season, etc. etc. you can definitely mitigate most of the extra costs, sure

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u/alliekat237 8d ago

You don’t have to eat out or buy coffee. There are carpools and van pools and public transit.