>But I feel a bit out of place among my peers because assuming I lived within reasonable commuting distance from the office. But what is a reasonable commuting

>But I feel a bit out of place among my peers because assuming I lived within reasonable commuting distance from the office. But what is a reasonable commuting distance? Is it half an hour by car in medium traffic that turns to one hour one way in heavy traffic? Is it 15min combined walking and riding a train? There is a huge span of possibilities here. When I used to live in a city I had a combined 15 min walking/riding a train/underground commute. I actually enjoyed it and my work. I enjoyed that I could get good coffee or eat breakfast in a cafe on my way to work. I didn't mind the 10min on public transport. But I also knew I could never afford to buy a nice property without a huge mortgage. I couldn't move out to the country if I wanted or I'd waste my life commuting at least 2h every day. When comparing wfh with the office people often focus on all the time they get back in their life not having to commute. For me being able to live where I want is a much bigger deal. Also the fact what matters are actual results of my work not how busy and hardworking I can myself look like in the office. I'm definitely not a fan of all the video/voice meetings that happen. It's such a collosal waste of time 90% of the time, but I'll take virtual meetings any day over actual in person meetings. Anyone who came up with an idea of a daily "stand up" as a way to "update what we're working on" as opposed to just sharing blockers must have been an evil genius.