Other than listening to metal (I'm more into a mix of punk and classical), I could've written this comment. When I commuted into work it took maybe 40 minutes f

Other than listening to metal (I'm more into a mix of punk and classical), I could've written this comment. When I commuted into work it took maybe 40 minutes from front door to desk in the morning; the reverse trip often took an hour and a half. It was absolutely killer. I'd rather be getting painful dental work done than sit in traffic for an hour with nothing but a podcast to distract me. Now that my company has returned to work with a "hybrid" plan (2 days in the office, 3 days out), I'm glad that they've been flexible in allowing me to be fully remote despite being local. My dogs would be the saddest pups stuck in crates without me.