<prompt> Human: Hey guys, I think I know what I want to do here but just wanted to get some feedback from rpersonalfinance to be safe.Im a first-year auto apprentice. I used to work in the big city if you will. Huge, state of the art dealership, about 200 employees in service department alone. I was making a shade under 17hr. I got sick for two weeks, got fired. This is a whole nother mess for a whole nother post. The commute was about 43km26mi one way.Anyway, I found another job, this one at a much smaller shop. Maybe 10 people in service lol. I have no problem with a smaller shop environment as I used to work at a smaller shop. But this is why Im hesitant.The job starts at 12hr. After a 3 month probationary period, it becomes 13hr.The commute is 45kmwhatever in miles. one way But, this is to the east. The big city is to the west. This is in a much smaller city.They said that 13hr is half of what a journeyman makes in this city. In addition, because it is a smaller dealership, I was thinking the workload would be smaller as well.What I was thinking is, take the job, make it through the probation, but before I accept the position, be upfront that a while after my probation ends... or when my probation ends, I will ask for a performance review and request a raise. I do have things to pay for. Car payments, insurance, utilities, 300 towards rent.. gas.. Realistically, at my old job I was making 2128 after taxes. I was able to pocket about 900-1100 a month. I will be making 1780 after taxes at the new job.EDIT: I was 99 sure Im taking the job. Im just mostly wondering what the next steps would be. Obviously to look for a higher paying job, but the guys there, seem great. The management definitely seems great. I would like to work for them for a long time, but the pay isnt good enough. Is it worth trying to ask for more, slowly but surely after a few months?  <response>: Take the job... you can always keep looking and put in a 2 week notice when you find something else. Its better than not having anything at all for sure, especially if you are not getting unemployment. Definitely keep looking though try to snag something similar to what you had before for better pay. 