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Interestingly, a long commute is one of the most highly correlated factors with regards to people's happiness: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/06/p

by mankyd 12y ago

Interestingly, a long commute is one of the most highly correlated factors with regards to people's happiness: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/06/perils-commuting http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/06/perils-commu... You may be happier living at work than you realize, (yes, I joke, but not as much as you'd think).

jarjoura 12y ago
So you're saying if Google really wants happy employees they should open more offices in downtown SF? :)
- dilap 12y ago
  yes, obviously, & i'm surprised they haven't
- mmagin 12y ago
  Actually, they want to maximize their return on investment. A cost-effective happy employee.
- bluthru 12y ago
  Yes. That would be the greenest thing possible. Unfortunately, the higher ups really like a short commute from their suburban homes. At least Amazon and Twitter are urban.
mjklin 12y ago
In the hardcore-communist days of China the setup was usually: factory on one side, block of flats for workers on the other, school and hospital adjacent. The kids played in the courtyard. Actually not that bad of a setup...
- infinite8s 12y ago
  That's how a lot of industrial towns in the early US looked.
habosa 12y ago
For the first few months the commute made me miserable. I was just in a bad mood after every 90minute bus ride. And when there would be an accident or god water from the sky (see: rain) the commute could easily go over 2h each way. Recently I have found ways to keep my commute negativity way down. I started going into work earlier when the traffic is lighter And much more predictable. I leave at 6:50 and I'm in by 8:00. And I started using the time on the bus as time to read, which has been great. Having 3h a day to just read books means I am tearing through my 'books to read one day' list. Sometimes I even look forward to the bus ride, it's personal time for me.

by mankyd 12y ago

jarjoura 12y ago

So you're saying if Google really wants happy employees they should open more offices in downtown SF? :)

dilap 12y ago
yes, obviously, & i'm surprised they haven't
mmagin 12y ago
Actually, they want to maximize their return on investment. A cost-effective happy employee.
bluthru 12y ago
Yes. That would be the greenest thing possible. Unfortunately, the higher ups really like a short commute from their suburban homes. At least Amazon and Twitter are urban.

mjklin 12y ago

In the hardcore-communist days of China the setup was usually: factory on one side, block of flats for workers on the other, school and hospital adjacent. The kids played in the courtyard. Actually not that bad of a setup...

infinite8s 12y ago
That's how a lot of industrial towns in the early US looked.

habosa 12y ago

For the first few months the commute made me miserable. I was just in a bad mood after every 90minute bus ride. And when there would be an accident or god water from the sky (see: rain) the commute could easily go over 2h each way. Recently I have found ways to keep my commute negativity way down. I started going into work earlier when the traffic is lighter And much more predictable. I leave at 6:50 and I'm in by 8:00. And I started using the time on the bus as time to read, which has been great. Having 3h a day to just read books means I am tearing through my 'books to read one day' list. Sometimes I even look forward to the bus ride, it's personal time for me.