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Interesting take on passion vs. money. Does anyone else think "requires a reasonable commute" doesn't fit on the list of "keys to career contentment"?
by illnewsthat 9y ago
Interesting take on passion vs. money.
Does anyone else think "requires a reasonable commute" doesn't fit on the list of "keys to career contentment"?
- rabidrat 9y agoAn unreasonable commute is stressful at best, dangerous at worst. https://lifehacker.com/ditching-your-commute-is-the-happiness-equivalent-of-a-1679698849 https://lifehacker.com/ditching-your-commute-is-the-happines... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2347274/The-secret-happiness-DONT-commute-Workers-long-journeys-work-worry-more.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2347274/The-secret...
- geezerjay 9y agoSpeaking as someone who left his job in an fonantially solid startup due to the long commute time, I have to say that the tradeoff between keeping a nice job (not great but nice) and having no personal or family life is very dangerous in the medium and long term.
- ForHackernews 9y agoI think it is! A reasonable (as opposed to unreasonable) commute makes your day-to-day life much more pleasant.
- illnewsthat 9y agoI guess it makes sense thinking of it as reasonable vs. unreasonable. It didn't make sense to me at first, because I think working from home could add to quality of life, and it felt as if they were specifically saying you NEED to commute. But it probably just means, if you do commute, don't make it 2 hours each way.
- ryandrake 9y agoPeople have different priorities and financial means. I chose a 2 hour (each way) commute because I work in the Bay Area and don’t want to live in a dumpster in San Jose or a shoebox in Mountain View. Also I want a relatively good school for my kid. That pretty much limits me to the far outskirts of the area. I would love a less grueling commute but not more than the benefits of living in the sticks.