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I'm shocked that in this entire thread there's nary a mention of the elephant in the WFH room: the commute. Not only is commuting a (potentially huge) waste of
by pmoriarty 3y ago
I'm shocked that in this entire thread there's nary a mention of the elephant in the WFH room: the commute.
Not only is commuting a (potentially huge) waste of time, but it forces me to risk my life on the road.
In the US this commuting time is uncompensated, and I've never heard of anyone being compensated for risking their life by driving/flying to work, and that risk is not even acknowledged.
It's also far less stressful to roll out of bed and "be at work", as it were, than brave the commute, rush hour traffic, the belligerence of other stressed-out commuters, potential road rage, traffic tickets, stressing out even more when you're late or you're stuck in traffic, etc...
All for what? I'd rather spend more time with my friends and family than my coworkers.
No, now that I've tasted WFH life, I'm going to do everything in my power to avoid commuting. Maybe if they doubled or tripled my salary I might consider it, but nothing short of that is remotely worth it (pardon the pun).