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Manhattan especially is conducive to remote working IMHO. There is an incredible amount of collective wasted time due to the nature of commuting into and out of
by decafninja 6y ago
Manhattan especially is conducive to remote working IMHO. There is an incredible amount of collective wasted time due to the nature of commuting into and out of Manhattan. That's not including the more difficult to measure mental and emotional toll of such commutes.
Most people working in Manhattan probably do not live in Manhattan...or even the other NYC boroughs. A huge chunk actually live across the river in NJ.
I welcome remote work, and because my current employer is adamant that it will not be allowed once the pandemic is over, it's definitely another issue that will get me to jump ship.
I may feel differently if it was a different metropolitan area. For example, I am not familiar with the Bay Area commute patterns, but some ex-coworkers who left NYC for the SFBA report that their commutes are now heavenly compared to the hell of Manhattan commuting.
- necrotic_comp 6y agoEven if you live in the boroughs, it can still cost a huge chunk of time to get in. Between walking, waiting for and riding the subway, it takes me anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour to get to my office. That's 40 hours of dead time a month, and I'm so happy to have it back.
- decafninja 6y agoYeah, I would gladly work extra hours for my employer if it meant not having to waste it on commuting. I see it as a win-win for both myself and my employer. I wouldn't mind an occasional trek to the office for certain meetings, etc. Unfortunately my employer does not see it that way. Exerting middle-managerial control over employees is considered more important than productivity.