US commutes are especially grueling for many Americans compared to Europeans, I believe. The excellent urban and suburban European public transit makes commutin

US commutes are especially grueling for many Americans compared to Europeans, I believe. The excellent urban and suburban European public transit makes commuting even for an hour each way tolerable, because someone else is doing the driving. I’ve heard this advantage is substantially eroded for younger European generations who are effectively locked out of affordable housing within easy commute of public transit hubs. That generational housing affordability factor might also help explain some of the WFH sentiment split between older and younger generations, and between management and IC. Older generations tend to as an aggregate have already locked in their housing cost basis in generally desirable areas with better commute characteristics, and be more represented in management.