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As a remote worker of 6 years whose recently spent two weeks having to commute in the city. Thank god for my 30 foot commute from bed to across the hallway into
by bowlich 8y ago
As a remote worker of 6 years whose recently spent two weeks having to commute in the city. Thank god for my 30 foot commute from bed to across the hallway into the office.
Really wish the government would start forcing employers to pay employees for their average commute times. Would really encourage allowing remote work or relocation into smaller residential areas. It's hard to fathom why being stuck in traffic isn't considered work. Certainly feels like it.
- niij 8y ago> Really wish the government would start forcing employers I understand your sentiment, but why is it that government coercion is necessary? You're allowed to run your own businesses as you see fit. If you work for someone else and don't like the arrangement, then fix it.
- antoineMoPa 8y agoBut businesses generally don't care about employees stuck in traffic, pollution, global warming, accidents, etc.
- niij 8y agoThat's right. If you disagree with it, the great thing is you're able to start your own business and run it the way you see fit. It's a lot easier to point out what businesses are doing wrong than to start and run your own "the right way".
- UK-Al05 8y agoBecause it's an externality, no company will take on an externality willingly
- bowlich 8y agoWe already have that coercion in place. In the U.S., labor law [1] says if you work on-site a company is required to put you on the clock when you commute from your duty station to a remote client site. (I've seen companies try to get around this by having people commute directly from home to the client site and then claiming that was their normal "commute") So just redefine "duty station" from "office" to "place of residence." After all, the commute is being done for the company's benefit, not the employee. [1]: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/traveltime https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/traveltime
- endisukaj 8y agoBecause business is interested only in maximizing profit and government is (supposed to be) interested in protecting the rights of its citizens.
- jakecopp 8y agoAt first I quite liked this idea, but wouldn't it result in companies not willing to hire people outside of the inner city?
- desipenguin 8y agoOr companies won't "mandate" commute (at least for the type of work that can be done remotely)