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> If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago. I personally lost money by w
by after_care 6y ago
> If companies had to pay even part of the externalities of commuting they'd have stopped this antiquated modus operandi long ago.
I personally lost money by working from home. My transportation costs were negligible, but I lost access to free food/drink and have to consume much more electricity at home.
- deathanatos 6y agoI'd say it heavily depends where you are. When I was in CA, it was ~$300/mo for Caltrain+gas, ~3 hours of my time per day, plus neither lunch nor coffee was free, so ~$60/wk for that. The pandemic would have been a net benefit to the wallet there, I think. As it was, I moved before the pandemic, because I got tired of fighting that very commute, tired of fighting to get CA to see the light on housing. So my commute was ~2 hours and ~$80/mo and lunch and coffee was paid prior to the pandemic, and I'm definitely in your bucket, since the loss of lunch significantly outweighs not paying for the commute. (And my commute was optionally biking, and I miss getting that in as much, too.)
- DaedPsyker 6y agoI don't know where you live but is it possible to write at least the electricity off as a work expense? Sure it won't offset it but at least dull the cost a little.