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Every 5 minutes further from the office is about 40 hours of commuting over a year. When I look at a job that's further away from my house it helps me to weigh
by jobu 12y ago
Every 5 minutes further from the office is about 40 hours of commuting over a year. When I look at a job that's further away from my house it helps me to weigh the cost/benefit of losing a week or more of vacation.
- dandv 12y agoWhile that puts commute in perspective, time is not fungible like that in reality. 5 minutes on the margin won't make much of a different. Will you really take an extra week of vacation if move 5 minutes closer? No. Let alone the huge time cost of changing workplaces or residences.