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[–] Misconduct@startrek.website 69 points 1 year ago (10 children)

I couldn't believe how much more time it felt like I had in the day just cutting out the short work commute. You don't really realize the extent of how much time you waste going into work until it's gone. Even a short commute adds up quick when you include all the time to get ready in the morning and decompress at night. Plus all the extra maintenance on a daily driver and gas... Companies making people go into the office when it's not even necessary are just power hungry morons. That's all there is to it.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

And for many, half an hour primping in order to be seen in public. I guess if you're still in vid convos that somewhat still applies, but for others, now you can lay around in your underwear and stink and still get work done.

[–] DAVENP0RT@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife was talking about this recently. She used to wake up at 5:30AM everyday, take a shower, blowdry her hair and style it, put on makeup, and prep her lunch by 7AM. Then she'd set out on her 1.5 hour commute to the office.

Once we started working from home, all of that extra time went to sleeping well and relaxing.

[–] digitalgadget@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

3 hours a day of unpaid time just to get ready for work.... we were far overdue for a shift in the system.

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