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I had a similar experience when working in Australia. There was a lot of space for me to pull out my laptop and do some work. When I moved to Europe (London, t
by jondubois 8y ago
I had a similar experience when working in Australia. There was a lot of space for me to pull out my laptop and do some work.
When I moved to Europe (London, then Berlin) the trains were too small and too crowded - Also they usually have seats facing other seats which is distracting. Not private enough for me to concentrate.
- cylinder 8y agoCurious which train service are you referring to in Australia?
- hobos_delight 8y agoI used to commute in Sydney, 90 minutes door-to-door of which ~60 was on the train. As I would leave early I would normally get a seat and spent that time triaging issues or writing code or just working on my own stuff - it was nice. I moved overseas and my commute went to 15 minutes on the bicycle - it was much better for my health and well-being as well as being able to have breakfast with my kids, and be home in time for dinner - these didn't happen when I was spending 90 minutes a day commuting. Since moving back to Sydney our requirements as a family were to find a place that was similar to what we had overseas - short commute for me and walking distance to shops / schools. Some days I look back on the commute with rose-coloured glasses and the time I had to myself, but I often forget the amount of times I had to forgo social activities or the hours I spent waiting for missed or delayed trains. And of course with my kids getting older I wouldn't give up the time with them to sit on my bum on a train :)