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That is a 4h commute each day! While I echo your feeling about trains and commuting, a 4h commute would absolutely crush me. Let's say you sleep 8h, you work 8h

That is a 4h commute each day! While I echo your feeling about trains and commuting, a 4h commute would absolutely crush me. Let's say you sleep 8h, you work 8h and you commute 4h, that does not leave a whole lot of time in the day.

ceejayoz 6y ago
I'd happily take a four hour commute during which I can read, watch movies, browse Reddit, etc. over a two hour commute which requires me to be behind the wheel of a car. (I'll take remote work over either one, of course.)
- bluGill 6y ago
  Not me. What I hated most going from driving my car to taking the bus is I could drive in 12 minutes, the bus took 25. I miss that extra 26 minutes per day with my family. Working from home is better, but I suppose it must end (when there is a vaccine)
  - monkeynotes 6y ago
    I think there will be a sizable number of people who will still work from home post-covid. Businesses can save a boatload of money by closing down office spaces. If their business is still productive with remote work why would they sign a new lease?
    - bluGill 6y ago
      There are real downsides to not working together. There is a reason my boss told me I can schedule a trip to India anytime I felt like it - seeing the people I work with there face to face was often important.
- monkeynotes 6y ago
  When I used to commute (also close to 2hrs each way) I just never got enough sleep. I'd have to get up around 6am to be on the train by 7am. I'd get to my desk worn out and dreading another slog back home for 7/8pm. It sucked so much I decided lifestyle is more important than work and moved to Canada where I have been able to walk to work or had an otherwise easy commute. In my opinion anyone travelling 4 hrs between work is living in a poverty of sorts. Perhaps not financial poverty, but in my opinion a lack of freedom to enjoy your life outside of work is a considerable deficit in your short time here.
- necrotic_comp 6y ago
  I could do this, if it was consistent, and if I knew I would have the same seat every day and the train was guaranteed to be on time. The stress of the commute mainly comes from not knowing how long it's going to take and how different it is every day. If I was able to buy an assigned seat on a train and was able to work (either sending emails or coding) during the commuting time, it could allow me to shorten my time in the office and use that time only for necessary face-to-face meetings. That'd be awesome, and would presumably let me transition into more full-time remote work.
ghaff 6y ago
When I commuted into Boston semi-regularly--often by train--it was something over a 90 minute commute. Yeah, you can doze and read on the train, but it's not really sustainable IMO. I only managed for 1 1/2 years because I didn't do it every day.
rhino369 6y ago
Depending how you sleep on a train, you might be able to sleep 5 at home and try to catch 3+ hours on the trains.
tspike 6y ago
I used the commute as part of my work day. I spent about 5 hours in the office. I departed about 8am and got back around 6:30pm, and used some of the travel time for leisure.

ceejayoz 6y ago

I'd happily take a four hour commute during which I can read, watch movies, browse Reddit, etc. over a two hour commute which requires me to be behind the wheel of a car. (I'll take remote work over either one, of course.)

bluGill 6y ago
Not me. What I hated most going from driving my car to taking the bus is I could drive in 12 minutes, the bus took 25. I miss that extra 26 minutes per day with my family. Working from home is better, but I suppose it must end (when there is a vaccine)
- monkeynotes 6y ago
  I think there will be a sizable number of people who will still work from home post-covid. Businesses can save a boatload of money by closing down office spaces. If their business is still productive with remote work why would they sign a new lease?
  - bluGill 6y ago
    There are real downsides to not working together. There is a reason my boss told me I can schedule a trip to India anytime I felt like it - seeing the people I work with there face to face was often important.
monkeynotes 6y ago
When I used to commute (also close to 2hrs each way) I just never got enough sleep. I'd have to get up around 6am to be on the train by 7am. I'd get to my desk worn out and dreading another slog back home for 7/8pm. It sucked so much I decided lifestyle is more important than work and moved to Canada where I have been able to walk to work or had an otherwise easy commute. In my opinion anyone travelling 4 hrs between work is living in a poverty of sorts. Perhaps not financial poverty, but in my opinion a lack of freedom to enjoy your life outside of work is a considerable deficit in your short time here.
necrotic_comp 6y ago
I could do this, if it was consistent, and if I knew I would have the same seat every day and the train was guaranteed to be on time. The stress of the commute mainly comes from not knowing how long it's going to take and how different it is every day. If I was able to buy an assigned seat on a train and was able to work (either sending emails or coding) during the commuting time, it could allow me to shorten my time in the office and use that time only for necessary face-to-face meetings. That'd be awesome, and would presumably let me transition into more full-time remote work.

ghaff 6y ago

When I commuted into Boston semi-regularly--often by train--it was something over a 90 minute commute. Yeah, you can doze and read on the train, but it's not really sustainable IMO. I only managed for 1 1/2 years because I didn't do it every day.

rhino369 6y ago

Depending how you sleep on a train, you might be able to sleep 5 at home and try to catch 3+ hours on the trains.

tspike 6y ago

I used the commute as part of my work day. I spent about 5 hours in the office. I departed about 8am and got back around 6:30pm, and used some of the travel time for leisure.