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Yeah no way I'm doing a 2 hr commute just for a 10% higher pay if there's another option available. That's months of life gone just on commuting that can be reg

Yeah no way I'm doing a 2 hr commute just for a 10% higher pay if there's another option available. That's months of life gone just on commuting that can be regained by paying 10% of pre-tax income? Seems like a no-brainer. Time is money.

panda888888 5y ago
It depends a lot on the mode of transportation. The Seattle employee referenced in the article may commute by ferry, which is about as relaxing of a commute as possible. The Seattle ferries are very nice; you can sit in a booth and eat breakfast and read the newspaper. Here's a photo of what it looks like: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/travel/vashon-island-near-seattle-a-rural-throwback.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/travel/vashon-island-near.... I'd totally be willing to do that for an hour every morning and evening.
- mywittyname 5y ago
  We should probably assume that people commute via car unless noted otherwise, since it is by far the most common method.
  - panda888888 5y ago
    Generally speaking, I agree, but for three example locations that were given in the article, that's not the case. Google's offices tend to be in major cities, especially more liberal ones, and those often have good public transit. Both Seattle and NYC have more people who commute to the city center via public transit than by car; I'm not sure about the numbers for SF. I agree 100% that 2 hour commutes are crappy, but a 2-hour commute on a nice form of public transit is very different than 2 hours of being stuck in traffic and stressed out.
- dragonsngoblins 5y ago
  But would you do it for 4? I thought when people said they had an X hour commute they typically meant that they traveled for X hours to work and X hours from work
  - panda888888 5y ago
    Good point. Where I am, people usually use "X hour commute" to mean the full amount in a day. I wonder what percentage of people interpret it to mean one way vs. both ways.
    - dragonsngoblins 5y ago
      Yeah I was wondering to what degree it is a regional thing. I'm from Australia and most people seem to mean it one way, but I've been wondering how many times I've misunderstood people online

panda888888 5y ago

It depends a lot on the mode of transportation. The Seattle employee referenced in the article may commute by ferry, which is about as relaxing of a commute as possible. The Seattle ferries are very nice; you can sit in a booth and eat breakfast and read the newspaper. Here's a photo of what it looks like: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/travel/vashon-island-near-seattle-a-rural-throwback.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/travel/vashon-island-near.... I'd totally be willing to do that for an hour every morning and evening.

mywittyname 5y ago
We should probably assume that people commute via car unless noted otherwise, since it is by far the most common method.
- panda888888 5y ago
  Generally speaking, I agree, but for three example locations that were given in the article, that's not the case. Google's offices tend to be in major cities, especially more liberal ones, and those often have good public transit. Both Seattle and NYC have more people who commute to the city center via public transit than by car; I'm not sure about the numbers for SF. I agree 100% that 2 hour commutes are crappy, but a 2-hour commute on a nice form of public transit is very different than 2 hours of being stuck in traffic and stressed out.
dragonsngoblins 5y ago
But would you do it for 4? I thought when people said they had an X hour commute they typically meant that they traveled for X hours to work and X hours from work
- panda888888 5y ago
  Good point. Where I am, people usually use "X hour commute" to mean the full amount in a day. I wonder what percentage of people interpret it to mean one way vs. both ways.
  - dragonsngoblins 5y ago
    Yeah I was wondering to what degree it is a regional thing. I'm from Australia and most people seem to mean it one way, but I've been wondering how many times I've misunderstood people online