> I was young and I had a 1.5 train > I built my career further and could afford to live closer to my office > it was still a 30 minute cycle each way > it was

> I was young and I had a 1.5 train > I built my career further and could afford to live closer to my office > it was still a 30 minute cycle each way > it was a 10 minute ride in a beautiful city Almost none of these apply to the average American commuter. Public transportation/biking infrastructure is poor to non-existent in most of the US. And the places where it does exist are usually the most expensive. For 95% of American workers, a commute does not mean leisurely spending time on a train unwinding while they read or sleep, or getting outside for a nice bike ride through the city. It means bumper to bumper traffic on the highway for 2 hours every day. As for the 6am and 9pm meetings, can you not just tell people to not schedule meetings then? My company made it clear that due to our distributed work force, meetings are only scheduled within core hours near the middle of the day so that no one is getting up early or working late.