Is it selfish to work somewhere else than in where I live?

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I seem to feel quite content where I am working now in the area that I have always in known in Kent despite having been registered with a job centre in another area which was in Essex when I was still living with my dad and he moved there after he and my mum divorced. I sent CVs and application forms in both Kent and Essex but I didn't initially send them in Kent at first because I thought they might sanction the job-seekers allowance money. In the end, I told them and they said it was fine. I seem to wonder looking back now whether or not I was quite picky or maybe selfish to find work somewhere where I was born and not in another area. I feel I didn't particularly want to work in another county which I wasn't born in. I did have a couple job offers in Essex before I got the job where I am working now and I politely turned them down and eventually took the job in Kent.

I wouldn't say selfish but you definitely limit your opportunities if you only work in your home town.

I wasn't just looking in my home-town, I was also looking in a places not far away as well.

Working further from your home can come with added stress and longer days especially if you don't drive and rely on public transport. It's a judgement call that only you can make.

Why do you think everything you do is selfish? You always sound like a very selfless person in your posts.

Well, when didn't drive at the time when I got job offers in places much further away from where I live and relied on public transport. I drive now but I only passed my tests when I was already in work and until then I was still using public transport.