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Not everyone has a long commute, nor does everyone have a commute they dislike. For example many people like biking to work, or reading on transit.

by ceras 5y ago

dymk 5y ago
Show of hands, for whom here does their commute contribute positively to their quality of life?
- amrocha 5y ago
  I loved my commute
- azemetre 5y ago
  I live near one of the subway stops in Boston (10 minute walk) and I absolutely miss my commute. Before the pandemic I would typically walk 7 miles a day, now I have to force myself to walk 3 miles. Most of my hobbies would be in the city as well (meetups, concerts, board games, dating). All that has took a massive hit but the city is slowly coming back. My current team prefers working remote and TBH I don't like it. I want to be in an office with others. It's nice having a clear separation of work and home. I don't like how companies are able to subsidize business costs (electricity, rent, maintenance, food, internet) through my home. They aren't reimbursing me for this, nor would I expect it. IDK, I just miss the old ways.
- alecbz 5y ago
  I buy I might be in the minority but I like my commute a lot, I'm in NYC, it's a great 15-30 min buffer/bookend for my day, and I've started biking to work which I enjoy a lot. I wonder how much of these remote vs. office convos are effected by the maybe unstated fact that commuting in the Bay is maybe especially bad?
  - Gigachad 5y ago
    I think almost the entire office vs wfh argument is based around commute quality. When I lived an hour drive from the office I hated going in and WFH was a blessing. Then I moved to the city and lived a 10 minute walk from the office and ended up going in half the time just because it was no bother to go in.
- ceras 5y ago
  Walking or biking to work is quite nice for me when I live close enough to work. A good friend of mine loves her walks home from work, as she's told me many times. When I've lived train distance, a 20min commute has been quite fine. I'd say neutral, which is sufficient to make the point.

Not everyone has a long commute, nor does everyone have a commute they dislike. For example many people like biking to work, or reading on transit.

by ceras 5y ago

Not everyone has a long commute, nor does everyone have a commute they dislike. For example many people like biking to work, or reading on transit.

dymk 5y ago

Show of hands, for whom here does their commute contribute positively to their quality of life?

amrocha 5y ago
I loved my commute
azemetre 5y ago
I live near one of the subway stops in Boston (10 minute walk) and I absolutely miss my commute. Before the pandemic I would typically walk 7 miles a day, now I have to force myself to walk 3 miles. Most of my hobbies would be in the city as well (meetups, concerts, board games, dating). All that has took a massive hit but the city is slowly coming back. My current team prefers working remote and TBH I don't like it. I want to be in an office with others. It's nice having a clear separation of work and home. I don't like how companies are able to subsidize business costs (electricity, rent, maintenance, food, internet) through my home. They aren't reimbursing me for this, nor would I expect it. IDK, I just miss the old ways.
alecbz 5y ago
I buy I might be in the minority but I like my commute a lot, I'm in NYC, it's a great 15-30 min buffer/bookend for my day, and I've started biking to work which I enjoy a lot. I wonder how much of these remote vs. office convos are effected by the maybe unstated fact that commuting in the Bay is maybe especially bad?
- Gigachad 5y ago
  I think almost the entire office vs wfh argument is based around commute quality. When I lived an hour drive from the office I hated going in and WFH was a blessing. Then I moved to the city and lived a 10 minute walk from the office and ended up going in half the time just because it was no bother to go in.
ceras 5y ago
Walking or biking to work is quite nice for me when I live close enough to work. A good friend of mine loves her walks home from work, as she's told me many times. When I've lived train distance, a 20min commute has been quite fine. I'd say neutral, which is sufficient to make the point.