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To each their own. I rather enjoy riding the train. It forces me to do things I should do anyways. For the vast majority of jobs it would be time wasted. But
by sbov 14y ago
To each their own. I rather enjoy riding the train. It forces me to do things I should do anyways.
For the vast majority of jobs it would be time wasted. But as a software developer it's an automatic 1.5 hours per day I have to spend thinking about what I need to do.
- hudibras 14y agoI used to feel exactly the same way, but eventually the novelty wore off after I started a family. The prospect of spending 2 hours every day commuting for the next 20-30 years got me looking at real estate and job listings real quick. Two hours a day is 500 hours a year on the train. That's a tremendous amount of time to be away from your loved ones for the sake of a Good Job or a Nice House.
- ihaveajob 14y agoThat's assuming you waste those 2 hours. I do work while on Caltrain, and count those hours as work, not as missed private time.
- peacemaker 14y agoDoes that 1.5 hours per day count as part of your work day, allowing you to leave work earlier? Or are you just doing extra work every day and not being compensated for it? I can understand using that time to better yourself in some way, but working for free I don't agree with.
- sbov 14y agoThere aren't any particular number of hours I have to be there. Usually I just leave when I hit a good stopping point for the day.