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Exactly. Although I don't think work in the car would be the same quality - if you use that time to handle emails it could be a big boost to get most emails add
by exclusiv 10y ago
Exactly. Although I don't think work in the car would be the same quality - if you use that time to handle emails it could be a big boost to get most emails addressed before you get to the office. I live about 12 miles from my office and going to the office removes about 1.5-2 hrs per day. Getting ready, 30 mins each way. I try to schedule phone calls for my commute but I don't always have calls to handle. I've worked with people with families who commuted 1.5 hrs each way every day. So yes, self-driving cars would impact a lot of people in a positive way if they optimize their workflow.
- ryandrake 10y agoI don't know. I've got a 2 hour commute each way. There's no way a company would accept my rolling in at 10AM and leaving at 4PM just because I'm working from 8-10 and 4-6 in my self-driving car. More than likely, self-driving cars will mean workers are still expected to get their 8-to-6 on-premesis face time, and then use their self-driving time to catch some shut-eye.
- goatlover 10y agoI feel like getting to your job should be part of the job, especially when it becomes possible to do your job on the way.
- graycat 10y ago> I feel like getting to your job should be part of the job I agree: I put 200,000+ miles on each of three cars, mostly commuting to work. Soooo, that was a lot of money, all after tax -- buy the car, usually on time so that there was interest, pay for insurance, fuel, maintenance, tolls, parking. All those expenses should have been pre-tax money, "unreimbursed business expenses" like, say, professional text books at least long were.
- mrep 10y agoExcept you chose to live that far away. I live right next to my office and it takes me less than 10 minutes to get to work. Should I be compensated for my high rent that comes with living downtown?
- jackvalentine 10y agoWe have this exact argument at my company. The parking is insufficient and costs money, so the drivers would like cheaper more plentiful parking. The non-drivers catch the bus or pay extra to live in the surrounding suburbs so they can walk in. Neither side will see the others point of view.
- CalRobert 10y agoDon't know where you're located, but attempts to handle this have been made via parking cashout laws (https://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/tsaq/cashout/cashout.htm https://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/tsaq/cashout/cashout.htm) When I was brand new in my career I got about $200 a month for not using a parking spot in Santa Monica. It was a nice little bonus.
- jackvalentine 10y agoThat would actually work - our company has its own campus and (mostly) controls its own parking.
- CalRobert 10y agoI pay more in rent so I can live close to my job. I walk to work. Should I be able to expense my rent?
- taysic 10y agoBut if jobs that could be remote are not accepted to be allowed to be remote by employers - why would those folks be ok with working during a commute? If anything, if sounds like an employee may not be at 100% focus. I don't even like reading in a car while it's moving. I mean, I hope this becomes the case but I think employees will need to ask for it more.
- exclusiv 10y agoThat's a good point. It would be a hard sell for most companies. But you could probably take a longer lunch because you got work done earlier. Or I suppose use the time for ongoing professional development instead which has a lot of value.
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- ant6n 10y ago2h commute each way? I feel like there's ways to "fix" this using pre-21st century "technology". The issue seems to be one of how society is organized, especially geographically, not one of self-driving cars.
- mattnewton 10y agoWasn't hard for me. I worked on the bus into the office, and was available online, and it was accepted.
- abalashov 10y agoFor real. Have people saying this ever tried to work in a moving car? To achieve deep concentration with a laptop on a train? Even in an exceptionally comfortable cabin? I'm not saying it's impossible. I've done it here and there. But it's definitely a challenge and far from a norm.