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I absolutely let my employer pay for my commute. Indirectly of course, but my income requirements are dependent on how much hours I have to put into work, which

I absolutely let my employer pay for my commute. Indirectly of course, but my income requirements are dependent on how much hours I have to put into work, which includes my overall time investment. Same with all other costs I have because of work. That said, time is important to me and I have a 5min commute, 20min if I walk. For that reason I do prefer the office. Better meals and better coffee and nice colleagues. If employers want to force people into offices, maybe pay them a bonus.

bob88jg 3y ago
It's not the financial cost of the time that's important it's the time itself - it's the requirement to completely go against my internal body clock to be at a location by a socially determined starting time - I start working at 10am usually - from home that means I can get up at 8.30 perhaps- to be in an office that means 6.30 am - I don't want to wake up at that time...
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  Disclaimer: not saying regular exercise isn't important... There is a meme, or some "motivational" thing that floats around. "Exercise for an hour a day. It's less than 5% of your day - what's your excuse?" Uhh... because, if I factor in: - 8 hours for sleeping - 8 hours for working - 1.5-2 hours for commuting - 0.5-1 hour to get ready for work - 1 hour to prepare and eat dinner All of a sudden we are at 19-20 hours, and it's not less than 5% of my day, it's actually 25% of my day.
jen20 3y ago
Better coffee is definitely situational, especially if your employer buys over roasted beans.
- raxxorraxor 3y ago
  I have good coffee at home but my boss is a fanatical addict that considers bad coffee a mortal sin.
  - bluefirebrand 3y ago
    It sounds like you're lucky to have that boss if you really enjoy coffee. I would wager most bosses are fanatical cheapskates that consider expensive coffee an unnecessary cost
caskstrength 3y ago
Usually office coffee sucks though. Do you have real manual espresso machine in the office and a person who is responsible for operating and regularly cleaning it? The automatic kind with "americano" and "espresso" buttons can't really make a good coffee.

bob88jg 3y ago

It's not the financial cost of the time that's important it's the time itself - it's the requirement to completely go against my internal body clock to be at a location by a socially determined starting time - I start working at 10am usually - from home that means I can get up at 8.30 perhaps- to be in an office that means 6.30 am - I don't want to wake up at that time...

FireBeyond 3y ago
Disclaimer: not saying regular exercise isn't important... There is a meme, or some "motivational" thing that floats around. "Exercise for an hour a day. It's less than 5% of your day - what's your excuse?" Uhh... because, if I factor in: - 8 hours for sleeping - 8 hours for working - 1.5-2 hours for commuting - 0.5-1 hour to get ready for work - 1 hour to prepare and eat dinner All of a sudden we are at 19-20 hours, and it's not less than 5% of my day, it's actually 25% of my day.

jen20 3y ago

Better coffee is definitely situational, especially if your employer buys over roasted beans.

raxxorraxor 3y ago
I have good coffee at home but my boss is a fanatical addict that considers bad coffee a mortal sin.
- bluefirebrand 3y ago
  It sounds like you're lucky to have that boss if you really enjoy coffee. I would wager most bosses are fanatical cheapskates that consider expensive coffee an unnecessary cost

caskstrength 3y ago

Usually office coffee sucks though. Do you have real manual espresso machine in the office and a person who is responsible for operating and regularly cleaning it? The automatic kind with "americano" and "espresso" buttons can't really make a good coffee.