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Your commute has ranged between those values, but do you think that the mode commute time isn't a good indicator? Or maybe you can use the 75 percentile time?

• UK-AL 11y ago
  It can literally change by 30 minutes day by day. With extremes at 50 minutes. At 75 percentile you'd still probably have to come in 30 minutes early most days, unpaid. And for most companies being late 25% of the time is not good enough. That range isn't the full curve, just the ones I've experienced. Having had short commutes, and long commutes the difference is immense in being able to predict how long it takes. The only way avoid this is to come in really early, and negotiate to leave work early. Or flexi-time. Most people just accept it and waste 30-40 minutes.
  • mildbow 11y ago
    And in locations such as yours, you've found people to be more lenient with times. I'm originally from a country with fairly crap transportation infrastructure. Consequently, the culture is very much one of "we'll see you at around X" rather than "meetings are at X". And, no one has a problem because it's a well-known problem that everyone faces. But if you are the one who is always late, then you are the one doing something wrong. Note that I'm not talking about being late to work. I'm talking about being late to mutually agreed upon events at specific times in a way that causes other people to wait for you. Surely all work doesn't need to come to a standstill untill you get in everyday?
    • UK-AL 11y ago
      It isn't inherently wrong. It's wrong because the specific group of people you interact with say its wrong. In a lot of times it isn't damaging financially, productively etc. It's only there because of a cultural rule. In plenty of societies it isn't an issue. In others being 5 minutes late, regardless of any damage done can get you fired. That is what I don't like. It's there choice however, if they decide that being dead on time is the most important thing in the world they can pay the cost associated. I avoid those companies anyway.
      • mildbow 11y ago
        I am talking about meetings, not general work. Meetings mean you hold people up . General work means you probably won't. The article also talks about meetings, not general 9-5. If your coming to work too late affects people then you should fix it. If it doesn't but is an abitrary rule you just have an overbearing boss, so fix that. Note that everything doesn't come down to "if I'm not bringing corresponding value, they should fire me". It's that attitude that'll do you more disservice in the long run.