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To me the big non monetary currency is time. Average US commute time is about half an hour [1], add to that another 15 minutes on each side for context switchi
by michaelbuckbee 10y ago
To me the big non monetary currency is time.
Average US commute time is about half an hour [1], add to that another 15 minutes on each side for context switching and "settling in" and it's an easy 10 hours a week at least you're saving.
Remote work isn't for every job or person, but the financial difference would need to be significant to drag me back into an office.
1 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/25/how-much-of-your-life-youre-wasting-on-your-commute/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/25/how-m...
- antisthenes 10y agoJesus...That certainly puts things into perspective. 10 hours a week is an extra book you can read or 5 movies to watch or just...10 hours to relax and work on your side projects. 520 hours per year.
- sokoloff 10y agoI find I have context switching and settling in time just as much (sometimes more) at my home office as I do at my office office. (IOW, I don't think I'd be inclined to count it as a cost of commuting.)