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I don't think we should incentivize people to have longer commutes
by Rebelgecko 11mo ago
I don't think we should incentivize people to have longer commutes
- kelseyfrog 11mo agoI don't think people should be doing unpaid labor. What's the win-win?
- kaashif 11mo agoSalaried employees are already paid for their labour, I'm not paid hour by hour. If I work one extra hour, was that unpaid and my employer stealing from me? If I work one hour less, is that me stealing from my employer? No on both counts in my opinion. When picking a job I consider a commute a cost already and would need to be compensated for it in the form of higher pay. But I don't think we should artificially stack the deck in favour of people who live close to work, that just adds a totally fake and unneeded item to the long list of advantages e.g. non parents have over parents who need a bigger house or access to schools.
- xboxnolifes 11mo agoAgreed, which is why all salaried positions allow you to leave work at any time, as long as your work is done for the day.
- IAmBroom 11mo agoHeh, "all". Fun fact: you don't know "all".
- xboxnolifes 11mo agoThat was a joke. The percentage of salary positions that allow this rounds to 0.
- vladvasiliu 11mo agoThat "incentive" already exists in the form of cheaper housing the further away you go. I agree that commuting should be considered as part of "work", but I always took into account commute time when considering job opportunities. The pay obviously never had an explicit "commute" line, but my math was "this job + this commute for this pay". Figure if it's worth it or not.