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A shit-tonne more money. Like, more than the extra time spent travelling to and from work worth of salary.
Honestly, you are paid by the hour, so why not travel hours?
Worked for a guy back in the early 2010s that paid for travel to the work site, was pretty rad
That brings some weird factors into play. If I'm slightly more qualified to work a job than another candidate, but I live across town and the next best guy lives down the street, it'll be hard to justify choosing me over a factor unrelated to my performance.
Also, what if I move way into the country or the next major city over? (I live in Denver, and it's not uncommon for people to commute from Colorado Springs). If that adds 2+ hours of daily round trip commuting to my day over something that was 100% my choice, it's not really fair to the employer either. I'm not a "think about the businesses" type normally, but that is kinda BS for someone to make a decision that increases someone else's costs (or decreases their output) by 25%
Yeah, there of course should be a limit. But these things take your time and time is money.